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WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Five years after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and hauled to jail in handcuffs, the former movie mogul returns to a Manhattan courthouse Tuesday for a new trial covering many of the …
Read More »Soulja Boy found liable for sexual assault of ex-assistant, ordered to pay $4 million US
A jury on Thursday found that rapper Soulja Boy was liable for sexually assaulting and physically and emotionally abusing a former assistant, awarding the woman more than $4 million US in damages. The decision from the Los Angeles County jurors came after a three-week trial in Santa Monica, Calif. The …
Read More »Teen girl pleads guilty to assault in fatal swarming attack of Toronto man
A teen girl set to face trial for manslaughter in the death of a homeless Toronto man has pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of assault. The girl was one of two scheduled to go on trial next month in relation to the death of Kenneth Lee, a 59-year-old man …
Read More »Top scientists pen letter calling for end to ‘assault on U.S. science’
As It Happens7:17Top scientists pen letter calling for end to ‘assault on U.S. science’ Nearly 2,000 doctors, researchers, and scientists have signed an open letter calling for an end to what they describe as the Trump administration’s “wholesale assault on U.S. science” The letter, written by 13 scientists from disciplines …
Read More »Liberals drop Calgary candidate over failure to disclose 2005 stayed domestic assault charge
The Liberal Party of Canada has dropped its candidate in the Calgary Confederation riding, due to the candidate’s failure to disclose a 20-year-old domestic assault charge that was stayed six weeks after it was laid, CBC News has learned. Thomas Keeper, a 49-year-old real estate broker in Calgary, was announced …
Read More »French actor Gérard Depardieu stands trial in Paris over sexual assault allegations
WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. French actor Gérard Depardieu went on trial Monday in Paris on charges of sexually assaulting two women on a movie set, in a case seen as a potential watershed for the #MeToo movement in France. …
Read More »Some Windsor police workers knew about internal sex assault allegations before service claimed it did: docs
WARNING: This story contains disturbing details of sexual assault allegations, and may affect those who have experienced sexual assault or know someone impacted by it. Several Windsor, Ont., police employees — including a staff sergeant and superintendent — witnessed or were told about allegations of internal sexual assault years before the service said …
Read More »Hundreds of stayed sexual assault cases send chilling message to victims, advocates warn
When Danika went to the police in London, Ont., a few years ago, it wasn’t just to hold her step-father accountable for the horrific sexual crimes she says he committed against her as a child. She also wanted to stop this man — now in his late 50s and working …
Read More »Some 100,000 residents trapped in Israel’s north Gaza assault, Palestinians say
Israeli tanks thrust deeper on Monday into two north Gaza towns and a historic refugee camp, trapping around 100,000 civilians, according to the Palestinian emergency service, in what the military said were operations to root out regrouping Hamas militants. The Israeli military said soldiers captured around 100 suspected Hamas militants in a …
Read More »Woman accused of throwing boiling water on 10-year-old boy faces aggravated assault charge
A 46-year-old woman from Longueuil, Que., who allegedly threw boiling water at a 10-year-old boy as he walked by her home is facing a charge of aggravated assault. Stéphanie Borel was arrested following the attack on Oct. 2 that left the boy with serious burns to his head, face, torso and back. She …
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