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CHARLES WEBSTER: Rape culture. What women say
While there is an unfortunate need for men to speak out about rape culture in South Africa, it's what women say that really matters, writes Charles Webster.
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CHARLES WEBSTER: Rape culture and the ‘ownership’ of women
We have aeons of deeply ingrained ideas of ownership of women to break free from, writes Charles Webster.
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CHARLES WEBSTER: Rape culture 'prison' and the importance of consent
The rape culture in South Africa is like a prison for women, where they are the inmate who faces the very real threat of both physical and sexual violence all day, every day, from stronger and more powerful inmates, writes Charles Webster.
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CHARLES WEBSTER: Rape culture roulette, every woman’s daily game
Over the course of their lives, South African women wake up to the knowledge that they have a chance of being one of the four out of every 10 women who will be raped – and today might be the day, writes Charles Webster.
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Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. to face new US charges in groping case
Gooding is expected to appear in Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday to enter a plea to the new charges, which are not yet public, according to the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance.
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Die Antwoord’s Ninja dismisses sexual assault claims as ‘unsubstantiated’
It's reported Zheani Sparks filed a police report of revenge porn against him, as well as sexual assault in Queensland, alleging Jones sexually assaulted her in South Africa six years ago.
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Sex assault claims rock Ardern's New Zealand government
A 19-year-old woman alleges a staffer sexually assaulted her at his home in February last year and she reported it to Labour Party president Nigel Haworth in October that year.
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Historic sex assault case postponed to December
The trial will see two sisters testify against their alleged abusers more than 4 decades after the crime allegedly took place.
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Pennsylvania judges skeptical of Cosby effort to reverse sex assault conviction
Cosby became the first celebrity to be convicted in the #MeToo era when a jury found him guilty in April 2018 of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his home in 2004.
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Cosby's lawyers claim unfair trial, seek to overturn his sex assault conviction
In court papers, prosecutors have countered that the testimony proved Andrea Constand’s assault was the 'culmination of a decades-long pattern of behaviour'.
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British MP charged with sexual assaults
Charlie Elphicke, 48, was charged with three counts of sexual assault, London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
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Massachusetts prosecutors drop Kevin Spacey sex assault case
Prosecutors said they dropped the felony indecent assault and battery charge against Kevin Spacey after the alleged victim invoked his right against giving self-incriminating testimony.
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Sexual assault case against Marius Fransman postponed to July
Marius Fransman briefly appeared in the Kimberley Magistrates Court on Thursday.
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[OPINION] We need to talk about this
We need to talk more openly to our children about love, sex, intimacy, and most importantly, appropriate sexuality.
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[WATCH] Gillette's ‘The Best Men Can Be’ ad draws some razor sharp reactions
The razor brand’s advertisement shines a light on bullying, sexual assault, #MeToo and the need for men to set a positive example for boys.
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Former England footballer Gascoigne pleads not guilty to sexual assault
The 51-year-old was arrested at Durham train station in northern England in August and later released while police investigated the incident.
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Expert blames Parktown Boys' High's code of silence for prolonged abuse
Luke Lamprecht testified on Wednesday at the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court where sentencing proceedings of convicted sexual predator Collan Rex are being heard.
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Collan Rex’s victims suffered emotional trauma, court told
The 23-year-old former assistant water polo coach has been found guilty on 144 counts of sexual assault and 12 of common assault.
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Child abuse experts expected to take stand in Collan Rex sentencing
Rex been found guilty of 144 counts of sexual assault and 12 of common assault.
