Sexual assault
Review
Germaine Greer
'All snark no substance': Germaine Greer's On Rape reviewed
Two books about rape - an essay by Germaine Greer and a collection edited by Roxane Gay - are both uneven offerings.
- by Amy Gray
Latest
EPL player charged with rape of French teenager
An English Premier League player has been charged with raping a schoolgirl in France in 2012.
Video shows Weinstein caressing woman before alleged rape
The video aired by Sky News was recorded by Melissa Thompson when she met Weinstein at his office in 2011.
Sexual assault
Pope Francis summons bishops for summit on clergy sex abuse
Alarmed by sexual abuse scandals in a number of countries, Pope Francis is summoning senior bishops for the first time.
- by Stefano Pitrelli & Chico Harlan
'I didn't know I had a voice': Sally Field on being a survivor of abuse
In a new memoir Sally Field details the abuse she endured at the hands of her step father.
No sex assault case against Backstreet Boy
Nick Carter is escaping a sex assault case because too much time has passed since the alleged incident took place.
- by Keiran Southern
Sexual assault
Ex-school house mistress guilty of sex with students slept with others
The judge said he hoped he didn't make a mistake in the 'extraordinarily lenient' sentence handed down to the 25-year-old woman.
- by Angus Thompson
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Private schools
Armidale School headmaster's letter angers parents of abused boys
The headmaster of a prestigious private school where a female staff member slept with five male students has angered parents by writing a letter saying the school had "worked hard" to support all those involved.
- by Angus Thompson
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Sexual assault
Staff member at prestigious school had sex with boys 'under duress', court hears
The woman told the court the students had threatened to report her to the school if she didn’t continue sleeping with them.
- by Angus Thompson
Crime
John Jarratt to plead not guilty to historical rape charge
A lawyer for the Australian actor has told a Sydney court that the 66-year-old would plead not guilty to the historical sexual assault charges.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
Kevin Spacey escapes charges over sexual assault allegation
LA's D.A. office also rejected charges against Steven Seagal and actor Anthony Anderson, who faced similar allegations in the wake of the #MeToo movement.
- by Richard Winton