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French rape victim Gisèle Pelicot’s book to be adapted by HBO?

Pelicot won international acclaim last year for her courage during the trial of her former husband, Dominique Pelicot. Her upcoming memoir "A Hymn to Life" will be published next year and reports indicate that HBO will adapt the book.

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Jury selection to begin in Harvey Weinstein's retrial

Seven years after allegations against him first emerged, Harvey Weinstein is back in court. But even if the retrial ends in not guilty verdicts, the disgraced movie mogul will remain behind bars at Rikers Island.

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Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault

The presenter-turned-conspiracy theorist first faced public allegations in the form of a British TV investigation.

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Spanish prosecutors to appeal Dani Alves' rape acquittal

The Supreme Court in Madrid must agree to review the decision to acquit before the case can be heard again.

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Spanish court overturns football player Dani Alves' rape conviction

The former Barça footballer was sentenced to four and a half years in prison last year and has spent more than a year in pre-trial detention for the alleged rape of a young woman in a nightclub.

Gaza

UN experts accuse Israel of sexual and gender-based violence in Gaza

Israel has dismissed the inquiry as flawed, accusing the UN-backed commission of relying on “second-hand, single, uncorroborated sources".

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Jay-Z sues woman who accused him of rape

The US rapper claims the anonymous woman and her lawyers knowingly proceeded with false claim that he and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her when she was 13.

France

What is the story behind France's largest child sexual abuse case?

Months after the Gisèle Pelicot case rocked France, Le Scouarnec is accused of raping or abusing 299 victims, most of them young children at the time.

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French ex-surgeon on trial for alleged sexual assault of 299 people

A former French surgeon is on trial accused of raping or sexually assaulting almost 300 people, mostly children.

India

Indian court finds man guilty of raping and murdering Irish backpacker

Violence and sexual assault directed at women continues to draws outrage more than a decade after a horrific gang rape and murder shocked India.

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Scores of children raped by fighters in eastern DR Congo, UNICEF says

Unprecedented sexual violence against children has been reported in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as the Rwanda-backed M23 ramps up its offensive.

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs sues NBC for €95 million while awaiting trial

Sean Combs’ lawsuit says an NBC documentary “falsely, recklessly, and maliciously” accuses him of murdering Kimberly Porter, Christopher Wallace and Dwight Arrington Myers, among other notable names.

France

French PM says he will sue over school abuse cover-up allegations

François Bayrou rejected accusations he covered up sexual abuse in a school his children attended, stating he would sue the media outlet behind the story for defamation.

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French rapist Dominique Pelicot questioned over 1990s cold cases

Dominique Pelicot, who was jailed in December for repeatedly drugging and raping his then-wife Gisèle, is a suspect in other cases of rape and murder.

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Marilyn Manson cleared of sexual assault charges

The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office has ruled not to level sexual abuse charges on Marilyn Manson, citing statute of limitations.

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French MPs call for rape law to include consent after Pelicot trial

Dominique Pelicot was sentenced last month along with 50 other men for the repeated drugging and rape of Gisèle Pelicot in case that stunned France.

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French police arrest founder of website used by Gisèle Pelicot's ex

Isaac Steidl has been detained by French police for creating a website used by criminals, including Dominique Pelicot, to carry out rape and murder.

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French opinion poll names Gisèle Pelicot personality of the year

Pelicot edged out Trump and Macron after she waived her anonymity in a highly publicised rape trial of her ex-husband and dozens of other men, insisting that "shame should change sides".

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Jay-Z's rape accuser can remain anonymous

New York Judge Analisa Torres has ruled that the woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean 'Diddy' Combs of raping her at age 13 can proceed anonymously.

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France mass rape trial: Calls at new helpline increase after verdict

The platform to help victims who believe they have been drugged then assaulted was created two months amid the trauma of a mass trial that shook France and the rest of the world.

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