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England and Wales police to collect ethnicity data on child sex abuse
The announcement follows a series of recommendations by Baroness Casey made in her audit on 'grooming gangs', which found that Asian men were overrepresented in three local areas – but more data was needed to gain a national picture.
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NY jury convicts Harvey Weinstein of top charge in sex crimes retrial
The Oscar-winning producer maintains that he never sexually assaulted or raped anyone. His lawyers portrayed his accusers as opportunists who accepted his advances because they wanted help with their careers in Hollywood.
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Sexual harassment trial opens in France for former Ubisoft bosses
Serge Hascoët, Thomas François and Guillaume Patrux appeared before the Bobigny criminal court in France on charges of psychological abuse, sexual harassment and attempted sexual assault. The trial is seen as a landmark #MeToo moment in the male-dominated video game publishing industry.
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Russell Brand granted conditional bail on rape and assault charges
The British actor-comedian arrived at Westminster Magistrates’ Court for his first hearing since he was charged last month with one count each of rape, indecent assault and oral rape, as well as two counts of sexual assault.
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James Toback ordered to pay $1.68 billion in civil sexual abuse case
Oscar-nominated writer and director James Toback has been ordered to pay €1.5 billion to victims of sexual abuse and misconduct spanning more than three decades. The case, brought under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, is one of the largest civil verdicts in state history.
