Topic: sexual-assault

Six men tell their stories of sexual assault in the US military

Six men tell their stories of sexual assault in the US military

Dave Philipps, New York Times
Posted at Sep 12 11:05 AM

Sexual assault in the military is a problem widely recognized but poorly understood. Elected officials and Pentagon leaders have tended to focus on the thousands of women who have been preyed upon while in uniform. But over the years, more of the victims have been men. Read more »

Bangladeshis reveal 'rampant' rapes in Islamic schools

Bangladeshis reveal 'rampant' rapes in Islamic schools

Shafiqul Alam, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 29 01:07 PM

DHAKA - Former Bangladeshi students are turning to social media to detail allegations of "rampant" sex abuse at the hands of teachers and older pupils in Islamic schools, breaking their silence on a taboo topic in the conservative country. Read more »

Prosecutors drop Kevin Spacey sex assault case

Prosecutors drop Kevin Spacey sex assault case

Nate Raymond, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 18 06:26 AM

BOSTON - Massachusetts prosecutors on Wednesday dropped a criminal case accusing former "House of Cards" star Kevin Spacey of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old man at a Nantucket bar in 2016 after the alleged victim refused to testify. Read more »

Bill Cosby appeals 2018 conviction for Pennsylvania sex attack

Bill Cosby appeals 2018 conviction for Pennsylvania sex attack

Barbara Goldberg and Steve Gorman, Reuters
Posted at Jun 26 08:30 AM

Bill Cosby's lawyers on Tuesday formally appealed his conviction for drugging and sexually attacking a former friend at his home near Philadelphia 15 years ago, citing what they called errors in legal procedure that allowed trial testimony and evidence the defense contends should have been excluded. Read more »

Spain's ‘Wolf Pack’ found guilty of rape in landmark ruling

Spain's ‘Wolf Pack’ found guilty of rape in landmark ruling

Sabela Ojea and Ingrid Melander, Reuters
Posted at Jun 22 09:56 AM

MADRID - Spain's Supreme Court on Friday ruled that five men who attacked a teenager at a bull-running festival were guilty of rape not the lesser crime of sexual abuse, concluding a case that sparked mass protests across Spain over chauvinism and sexual abuse. Read more »

Sexual assaults spike in US military, hit new record -Pentagon

Sexual assaults spike in US military, hit new record -Pentagon

Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart, Reuters
Posted at May 03 07:55 AM

The US Defense Department said on Thursday the estimated number of sexual assaults in the military climbed nearly 38 percent in 2018 compared with a survey 2 years earlier, data that critics say laid bare broken Pentagon promises of a crackdown. Read more »

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