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SEXUAL ASSAULT

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Jul 28, 2022
Victims rights advocate Sheldon Kennedy calls for top Hockey Canada officials to resign
Former NHL player and victims rights advocate Sheldon Kennedy on Tuesday called for the resignation of Hockey Canada's leadership team in the wake of sexual assault allegations involving two national junior teams.
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Jun 9, 2022
How the Texans and a spa enabled Deshaun Watson’s series of massages
A New York Times examination of records shows that the star quarterback engaged in more questionable behavior than previously known.
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Mar 21, 2022
Browns owners defend move to acquire QB Deshaun Watson
Watson is facing 22 civil lawsuits from women who accuse him of sexual misconduct and he could be disciplined by the NFL.
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Nov 5, 2021
NHL union plans to investigate response to sexual assault allegations
The National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA) said on Thursday it would conduct an independent review of its response to the 2010 allegations of sexual assault made by Chicago Blackhawks prospect Kyle Beach against former video coach Brad Aldrich.
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Feb 27, 2021
Former gymnast Rachael Denhollander repeats call for USA Gymnastics to be decertified
Denhollander went public with her allegations of sexual abuse against Larry Nassar in 2016, prompting more than 350 other women to come forward.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 16, 2020
Remembering the Okinawa rape incident that changed Japan-U.S. military relations
It was twenty-five years ago nearly to the day, following the tragic early September 1995 rape of an Okinawan school girl in Kin Village, Okinawa Prefecture, by three U.S. servicemen — two Marines and a Navy medic — that the Commander-in-Chief U.S. Pacific Command made an inexcusable remark during a trip to Washington, D.C. that cost him his career.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 9, 2019
Moving from #MeToo to #MenToo
False accusations of sexual assault have spawned the #MenToo movement in India, which demands gender-neutral laws and investigative procedures.
WORLD
Nov 24, 2018
Rights groups urge European countries to scrap 'outdated, harmful' rape laws
European countries must overhaul "outdated" laws that let rapists off the hook and perpetuate a culture of victim-blaming, rights groups said Saturday.
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WORLD / Politics
Sep 26, 2018
Trump calls allegations against his top court nominee a 'con game being played by the Democrats'
President Donald Trump, fighting to shore up his nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court in a divided U.S. Senate, on Tuesday called sexual misconduct allegations against the judge "a con game being played by the Democrats."
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 17, 2018
Democratic Sen. Diane Feinstein urges FBI probe into sexual assault allegations against Trump's top court pick
U.S. Senate consideration of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to become a Supreme Court justice should be put on hold until the FBI conducts an investigation into a California woman's allegations of sexual misconduct against President Donald Trump's nominee.
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JAPAN / Politics
May 11, 2018
After sexual assault, one young Japanese woman hopes to achieve change for all — including 'comfort women'
A damaging personal experience with sexual assault has led one young Japanese woman to examine her country's past.
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 26, 2018
Ex-teen model accuses magician David Copperfield of 1988 sexual assault after Japan competition
A former teen model has accused illusionist David Copperfield of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 1988 after he judged a modeling competition in Japan that she took part in.
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JAPAN / Society
Jan 6, 2018
Shifting attitudes toward sexual violence in Japan
The arrival of 2018 shouldn't bring the discussion of issues surrounding sexual violence to an end.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 3, 2018
Canadian freed after five years in Taliban captivity now in Ottawa jail facing assault, confinement charges: lawyer
A Canadian man freed in 2017 nearly five years after being abducted in Afghanistan has been arrested in Ottawa and faces several charges, including assault and forcible confinement, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 3, 2017
Kevin Spacey seeks treatment after sexual misconduct claims
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey is seeking unspecified treatment, according to his representatives, following allegations of sexual misconduct that have forced a halt in production of his Netflix show "House of Cards" and a social media backlash.
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WORLD / Politics
Sep 29, 2017
Billionaire education chief Betsy DeVos draws largely silent protest at Harvard speech
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was confronted by largely silent protesters holding signs opposing the Trump administration's promotion of for-profit schools and changes to how colleges handle sex assault allegations at a speech at Harvard University on Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 20, 2016
University of Tokyo student who co-founded club for molesting women given suspended sentence
The Tokyo District Court sentences a student to two years in prison, suspended for four years, for his role in a sexual assault.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 24, 2016
Actor Yuta Takahata arrested for alleged sexual assault of hotel staffer
Actor Yuta Takahata, 22, was arrested on early Tuesday after he allegedly sexually assaulted a hotel worker in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture.
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 4, 2014
Three women publicly detail sexual allegations against Bill Cosby
Three women on Wednesday came together to speak publicly about their allegations that comedian Bill Cosby sexually abused and groped them decades ago, a day after Cosby was sued by a woman who said he molested her when she was a teenager in 1974.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 25, 2014
Cosby's show nixed in Washington state after sex assault claims
Embattled comedian Bill Cosby's show in Yakima, Washington state, has been canceled, venue organizers said Monday, in the latest of several cancellations following decades-old sexual assault allegations that have surfaced in recent weeks.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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