37 h. ago Deafening silence from Harry and Meghan as Lilibet's billionaire godfather is sued by actor for sexual harassment

One of the most powerful black figures in Hollywood is being sued for $260 million (£193 million) in a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault.

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4 d. ago Senior consultant behind 'toxic culture' at hospital convicted of 12 counts of sexual assault

A jury dismissed Dr Amal Bose's claims his behaviour was just 'banter'

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4 d. ago ‘Unofficial Uber’ driver guilty of kidnapping, attempted rape and sexual assault

Graham Head, 68, drove around of posing as an ‘unofficial Uber’ to pick up ‘vulnerable and intoxicated’ women he could abuse.

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4 d. ago Met terror cop who won bravest officer award for stopping Samurai sword attack is charged with sexually assaulting a woman

Sergeant Stephen Brown, 47, is claimed to have sexually touched the woman without her consent at Biggleswade Railway Station on November 29 2019.

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5 d. ago The racial violence in Ballymena repeats a pattern that’s blighted Britain for years. We must wake up to that | Lanre Bakare

History tells us attacks on migrants are a predictable result of political failings, distorted media coverage and far-right opportunismIn early June, the violence began. Rumours of a foreigner assaulting a local woman resulted in groups roaming through a small British town, breaking windows of homes belonging to “outsiders”. A few days later, the police attempted to stop mobs from reaching another nearby multiracial area. Eventually they broke through, ransacking shops and burning down a house, while local media reported that the violence had developed into “something like a fever”.Sound familiar? This isn’t Ballymena, the County Antrim town in Northern Ireland that has seen several nights of unrest in which immigrant homes were attacked after reports of an alleged sexual assault on a local girl by two teenagers, who had a Romanian interpreter read them the charges. These incidents actually took place more than a century ago, during the summer of 1919, as racial violence spread thro...

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6 d. ago Falkirk crime: Rapist jailed after ‘appalling, opportunistic’ sexual assault on 15

A man who raped a 15-year-old girl after following her on a street in Falkirk has been jailed.

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6 d. ago Tyler Perry denies ‘scam’ sexual assault allegations against him made by The Oval actor

The accusations have been made by Derek Dixon who starred in Perry’s shows ‘The Oval’ and ‘Ruthless’

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6 d. ago Tyler Perry sued by actor on 'The Oval' for sexual assault and harassment

An actor who worked on the Tyler Perry-created TV drama “The Oval” has filed a lawsuit alleging Perry leveraged his power in the entertainment industry to sexually assault and harass him

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6 d. ago Tyler Perry accused of sexual harassment and workplace gender violence

Media mogul faces allegations of creating ‘coercive, sexually exploitative dynamic’ in lawsuit seeking $260m in damagesTyler Perry has been accused of sexual harassment, workplace gender violence and sexual assault in a lawsuit from an actor who said the media mogul used his influence and power to create a “coercive, sexually exploitative dynamic”.In the suit filed in Los Angeles last week and first reported on Tuesday, Derek Dixon, who worked on Tyler Perry’s shows Ruthless and The Oval, said Perry promised career advancement but subjected him to “escalating sexual harassment, assault and battery”. Dixon alleges he was subjected to harassment and abuse by Perry while he “held direct control over his employment, compensation, and creative opportunities” and that he faced retaliation when he did not respond favorably to his advances. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Tyler Perry accused of sexual assault by The Oval actor in $260 million lawsuit

Derek Dixon, who appeared in Perry’s political drama ‘The Oval’ and its spinoff ‘Ruthless,’ also accused the creator and producer of battery, quid pro quo and workplace sexual harassment

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6 d. ago Tyler Perry denies sexual assault allegations as he's sued for $260m in damages

US actor and director Tyler Perry has been accused of sexual assault by an actor who starred on his long-running TV show, The Oval, but Perry has denied the claims

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6 d. ago Edinburgh crime: Man who dragged schoolgirl, 13, into woods and raped her is jailed for eight years

A man has been jailed for the serious sexual assault of a teenage girl in Edinburgh.

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7 d. ago MP accused of groping women at Groucho Club appears in court to deny sexual assault

MP accused of groping women at Groucho Club appears in court to deny sexual assault  London Evening Standard

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8 d. ago MP to face trial over claims he groped women at London’s Groucho Club

Patrick Spencer has exercised right to be tried by jury in crown court over allegationsAn MP faces trial over allegations he groped two women in one night while drunk at the Groucho Club in London.Patrick Spencer, the MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual assault at Westminster magistrates court on Monday morning. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Suspended Conservative MP Patrick Spencer denies two counts of sexual assault

The MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

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8 d. ago Teacher in court charged with murdering and sexually assaulting baby he was trying to adopt

Former schoolteacher Jamie Varley is accused of the murder and sexual assault of 13-month-old Preston Davey

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8 d. ago Family of baby weep in court as trial date set for alleged killer

Jamie Varley, 36, is accused of the murder and sexual assault of Preston Davey, a baby he was in the process of adopting.

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8 d. ago Tory MP pleads not guilty to sexual assault at London’s Groucho Club

Patrick Spencer, who has has lost the Conservative party whip and been suspended from the party, accused of cupping women's breasts at private members' club

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8 d. ago MP Patrick Spencer denies groping women at London's exclusive Groucho Club

Patrick Spencer MP, who has been suspended by the Conservatives, pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges

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8 d. ago MP Patrick Spencer denies sexually assaulting women at London's exclusive Groucho Club

Patrick Spencer MP, who has been suspended by the Conservatives, pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges

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