19 h. ago Tyler Perry emerges for first time since male accuser spoke out amid bombshell $260M sexual harassment lawsuit

Tyler Perry stepped back into public life when he resurfaced on Friday for the first time since the man who accused him of sexual harassment and assault in a new lawsuit finally spoke out.

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34 h. ago Cops searching for man who helped woman after serious sexual assault in Scots town

Cops are still investigating a sickening incident in Dumfries just over a month ago.

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42 h. ago Appeal for more victims to come forward after Brixton shop owner jailed for rape

Bernard Williams was sentenced to nine years in prison for rape and sexual assault at Harrow Crown Court on Friday.

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43 h. ago Kanye West flashes a peace sign as he lands in Shanghai with Bianca Censori after fleeing LA following sexual assault claim from his ex

The rapper, 48, flashed a peace sign as he left Shanghai Pudong International Airport with his wife Bianca Censori on Friday morning.

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45 h. ago The Oval actor who accused Tyler Perry of sexual harassment in $260M lawsuit says he ‘couldn’t stay silent’

Actor Derek Dixon has accused series creator Perry of alleged sexual assault and workplace sexual harassment

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50 h. ago Tyler Perry accuser Derek Dixon speaks out after sexual assault claims in bombshell $260m lawsuit

An actor who has accused entertainment mogul Tyler Perry of s exually harassing and assaulting him in a bombshell $260million lawsuit has broken his silence.

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54 h. ago Bianca Censori rocks microscopic shorts at LAX as she and Kanye West flee town after sexual assault claim

Kanye West and wife Bianca Censori turned heads as they were pictured making their way through Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday to catch a commercial flight.

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4 d. ago Trials by jury could be scrapped for fraud and sexual assault cases in radical reforms to tackle court backlog

The government is considering sweeping court reforms proposed in a review by Sir Brian Leveson

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4 d. ago BYU coach Kalani Sitake avoids comment on QB Jake Retzlaff's status amid transfer rumors

BYU coach Kalani Sitake is not directly addressing the status of Jake Retzlaff amid reports that the quarterback is transferring after being accused of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit that was dismissed

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4 d. ago Sorry, Baby is a smart film about sexual assault and it’s here at just the right time | Adrian Horton

Eva Victor’s intelligent and subtle debut film tells the story of the aftermath of an assault and as the backlash to #MeToo increases, it serves an important purposeAbout 25 minutes into Sorry, Baby, writer-director Eva Victor’s debut feature out this summer, a bad thing happens to Agnes, Victor’s twentysomething academic in a small New England town. The film is forthright and economical with the details; Agnes, an English PhD student, goes to meet her thesis adviser (Louis Cancelmi), with whom she shares a light flirtation and a mutual passion for Virginia Woolf. He shifts the meeting to his house, citing logistics and lavishing praise. Agnes enters at dusk; we linger outside as the shot cuts to dark, signaling hours past. She emerges in silence and hustles to her car, expressionless as she drives away for what feels like an eternity.Back at home, Agnes sits in the bath and tells her best friend Lydie (an excellent Naomi Ackie) what happened in clipped, detached details. He was ins...

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4 d. ago Convicted paedophile brands residential school abuse allegations ‘rubbish’

An ex-teacher, referred to as Evan, gave evidence via videolink from prison, where he is serving an eight-year sentence for sexual assault and rape.

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5 d. ago Woman ‘sexually assaulted by home intruder’ in popular UK seaside town as man, 31, charged

Mohammad Raza, 31, of no fixed address, has been charged with burglary, sexual assault, and trespass with intent to commit a relevant sexual offence following the alleged incident in Eastbourne

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6 d. ago Shopkeeper jailed for 10 years for sexually assaulting and grooming a girl in his shop

‘I thought I could trust him’, said victim of shopkeeper jailed for sexual assault

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7 d. ago Man who avoided court for rape as teen faces fresh charges for attacking woman

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was previously accused of serious sexual assault when he was 15-year-old.

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8 d. ago The Neil Gaiman allegations have left Netflix’s The Sandman in an ethical minefield

The fantasy drama returns months after the author – on whose books ‘The Sandman’ is based – was accused of sexual assault. Micha Frazer-Carroll looks at the difficult quandary now facing viewers – and the thorny issue of separating art from artist

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8 d. ago Arsenal break silence after Thomas Partey is charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault just five days after leaving the club

Arsenal have broken their silence after former midfielder Thomas Partey was charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, just days after his contract at the Emirates expired.

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8 d. ago Thomas Partey: the former Arsenal midfielder facing five rape charges

Ghanaian left club this week after playing a central role in Premier League title challenges under Mikel ArtetaFor the first time since Thomas Partey left his home town of Krobo Odumase in eastern Ghana at the age of 11, he woke on Tuesday without a club. Three days later the midfielder, who had departed Arsenal after his contract expired, was charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.What happens next with Partey’s career will be determined by the outcome of legal proceedings scheduled to start with his appearance at Westminster magistrates court on 5 August. The allegations relate to three women who reported incidents between 2021 and 2022. Partey denies all the charges and “welcomes the opportunity to finally clear his name”, his lawyer said. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Thomas Partey, former Arsenal footballer, charged with rape and sexual assault

Five charges of rape and one charge of sexual assaultDue to appear in magistrates court next monthFormer Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, the Crown Prosecution Service said.The allegations relate to three separate women who reported incidents between 2021 and 2022. Partey has been charged with two counts of rape of one woman, three counts of rape of a second woman, and one count of sexual assault of a third woman. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on 5 August. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces growing wave of civil suits as criminal trial ends

Combs remains jailed awaiting sentencing as more than 50 civil cases alleging abuse and assault move forwardAfter two months, the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs came to a close on Wednesday with a mixed verdict. The jury acquitted the 55-year-old music mogul of the most serious charges – racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking – but found him guilty on the two lesser counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.Still, this verdict marks only one chapter in Combs’s mounting legal battles. Combs, who remains incarcerated at the Metropolitan detention center in Brooklyn, is now awaiting sentencing and faces a growing number of civil lawsuits against him alleging sexual assault and abuse. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Met hunt man who 'sexually assaulted woman after following her off bus' in west London

A woman was sexually assaulted after stepping off the E1 bus in Ealing in May

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