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Detectives investigating the rape of a 14-year-old girl in Leigh have made an arrest. A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of rape and remains in custody for questioning. Police have increased patrols in the area and say they are not looking for anyone else in connect with the attack. Shocked neighbours and community …

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is sticking by Defence Minister Linda Reynolds after she called alleged rape survivor Brittany Higgins a 'lying cow’. The PM confirmed he would not sack her and said she had apologised to staff over her comments, which Ms Reynolds claims was not related to the rape allegation. “She apologised to the …

Australian of the Year and sexual abuse survivor Grace Tame is delivering a powerful National Press Club address. The 26-year-old was 15 when she was raped by her 58-year-old teacher, and she rose to prominence via News Corp’s #LetHerSpeak campaign which, in 2019, took her legal case to be able to publicly self-identify as a …

By Richard Wood02 Mar 2021 23:46 Mining giant Rio Tinto’s chairman Simon Thompson will step down from the post next year. The company said Mr Thompson will not seek re-election at the miner’s 2022 annual general meeting. Rio Tinto’s reputation remains dented after the destruction of 46,000-year-old rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in Western Australia …

Issued on: 24/02/2021 – 12:35Modified: 24/02/2021 – 12:39 France is coming to terms with the fact that sexual assault and rape cases are often known about but ignored. The situation at the prestigious Sciences Po university has been under the spotlight after one of its top professors was accused of abusing his stepson. The school’s director then resigned …

Data from more than 600,000 vaccinated Israelis shows the Pfizer vaccine is 95 per cent effective, with only 21 vaccinated people ending up in the hospital with COVID-19, according to a press release from Maccabi Healthcare Services, Israel’s second largest healthcare provider. The findings, while preliminary, suggest the vaccine remains remarkably effective in the real …

Police said the man forced his way into the apartments of two women in two separate incidents, as they were attempting to open their doors. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A man has been charged on numerous charges including breaking and entering, assault, kidnapping, and rape in Winston-Salem.  On Thursday, September 24 at 10:20 p.m. officers with …

That ’70s Show star Danny Masterson has appeared in Los Angeles Supreme Court to be arraigned on rape charges.  Masterson, a Scientologist, appeared in a blue suit and gray mask in the courtroom Friday where he stands accused of raping three women in separate incidents between 2001 and 2003.  The 44-year-old was arrested back in mid-June …

According to the sheriff’s office, deputies attempted to serve an arrest warrant at an apartment complex when the dog got away from its handler and ran. “The K-9 deputy lost sight of the suspect and came upon a plain clothes sheriff’s office investigator involved in the pursuit,” Chief Deputy Randy Akies said in a statement. …

Leah Remini has called Danny Masterson’s arrest on suspicion of raping three women ‘just the beginning’ for the Church of Scientology.   Masteron, 44, was charged on Wednesday with forcibly raping three women in separate incidents between 2001 and 2003. Masterson, 44, stands accused of raping a 23-year-old woman between January and December 2001, according to the complaint. …