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[Link] A Warden Who Ran a Prison Called the ‘Rape Club’ Is Now on Trial for Sex Abuse
Read: 29/11/2022 www.vice.com
The sexual abuse trial of a California warden who used to run a federal prison known as a “rape club” kicked off Monday, with emotional testimony from one of the women he stands accused of abusing.
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[Link] Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid for new trial denied, judge rules
Read: 3/4/2022 www.theguardian.com
Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid for a new trial has been denied, the judge in her Manhattan federal court sex-trafficking case said. Former British socialite Maxwell repeatedly requested a new trial after a juror on her case failed to disclose childhood sexual abuse during jury selection.
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[Link] A Women's Prison Nurse Sexually Assaulted 12 Incarcerated Women, DOJ Says
Read: 16/3/2022 www.vice.com
The nurse, Tony Daniel Klein, is facing 21 counts of “depriving the victims of their constitutional right not to be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment by sexually assaulting them.
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[Link] Ghislaine Maxwell retrial arguments must be public, prosecutors tell judge
Read: 6/2/2022 www.theguardian.com
Ghislaine Maxwell’s legal arguments involving the juror who might not have disclosed childhood sexual abuse during jury selection should be public, prosecutors said in a letter Friday.
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[Link] Hillsong founder Brian Houston steps down as leader of church
Read: 30/1/2022 www.theguardian.com
Hillsong founder Brian Houston has announced he is stepping down as leader of the church as he defends criminal charges that allege he covered up his father’s child sexual abuse.
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[Link] Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking trial adjourned after attorney becomes ill
Read: 9/12/2021 www.theguardian.com
Ghislaine Maxwell’s New York sex-trafficking trial was unexpectedly adjourned early Thursday because an “ill” attorney needed medical care.
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[Link] Ghislaine Maxwell warned Epstein’s house manager not to ‘look at his eyes’, court hears
Read: 6/12/2021 www.theguardian.com
The former house manager of Jeffrey Epstein’s Palm Beach home said Thursday that Ghislaine Maxwell warned that he should “never look” his boss in the eyes.
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[Link] Women’s Tennis Just Called China’s Bluff
Read: 2/12/2021 www.vice.com
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has suspended its tournaments in China over Beijing’s silencing of tennis player Peng Shuai, demanding an investigation into her sexual assault allegation against a former leader of the ruling Communist Party.
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[Link] How Activision Blizzard employees made CEO Bobby Kotick powerless in just 30 minutes
Read: 2/12/2021 esports.gg
Amidst calls for resignation, CEO Bobby Kotick seemed to be all but untouchable. Blizzard employees proved him wrong in 30 minutes. Someone like Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick will do whatever it takes to hold onto their power.
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[Link] Ghislaine Maxwell was present when Epstein abused me, accuser testifies
Read: 1/12/2021 www.theguardian.com
The first accuser in the child sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell testified in court in New York on Tuesday. The accuser, who used the name “Jane”, alleged that Maxwell was sometimes present when Jeffrey Epstein abused her.
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[Link] Elizabeth Holmes trial: former Theranos CEO recounts alleged abuse by her former lover
Read: 30/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
Elizabeth Holmes has testified that she was emotionally and physically abused by her former lover and business partner, Sunny Balwani, part of her attempt to refute accusations that she lied about Theranos’ core blood-testing technology.
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[Link] She Wanted to Accuse a Celebrated Techie of Sexual Assault But Couldn’t. Until Now.
Read: 29/11/2021 www.vice.com
Multimillionaire tech entrepreneur Zia Chishti has stepped down from his roles in the AI software firm Afiniti, following accusations of sexually assault revealed by a former employee at a U.S. congressional hearing on Nov. 16.
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[Link] The billionaire, the socialite and the 'little black book': Ghislaine Maxwell's trial finally begins
Read: 28/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
Sixteen months after FBI agents swooped in on her remote hideaway to arrest Ghislaine Maxwell on sexual abuse charges, the trial of the British socialite and former partner of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein is beginning in New York.
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[Link] Thailand Is Sweeping Sexual Abuse in Its Schools Under the Rug
Read: 25/11/2021 www.vice.com
Nalinrat Thuthubthim was in high school when the attack happened. She’d often stay on campus after school had ended, working on drafts of speeches with her male teacher for upcoming contests.
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[Link] Maradona Was Buried Without His Heart So Soccer Fans Wouldn't Steal It
Read: 24/11/2021 www.vice.com
Diego Maradona, the long-time heart and soul of Argentine soccer, is apparently buried without one of those things. After his November 2020 death, the soccer star was reportedly buried without his heart, according to a new book about his health written by an Argentine doctor and journalist.
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[Link] Missing tennis star Peng Shuai says she 'wants her privacy respected' in video call with IOC president
Read: 21/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
The International Olympic Committee says Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has called its president to tell him she is safe and well.
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[Link] Orgs Affiliated With Craven Activision Blizzard Board Members Remain Silent
Read: 19/11/2021 www.vice.com
As shareholders, employees, and the top executives of both Playstation and Microsoft condemn the leadership of Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, the board of directors still stands behind him. Bobby Kotick is having a bad week.
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[Link] Workers Walk Out As Board, Company Stand Behind Activision Blizzard CEO Accused of Covering Up Sexual Abuse
Read: 16/11/2021 www.vice.com
Activision Blizzard’s board of directors says it stands by CEO Bobby Kotick after a Wall Street Journal report alleged that he hid assault and harassment at the company from the board. Meanwhile, employees have reportedly walked out.
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[Link] Maryland Mayor Accused of Posting Revenge Porn to r/needysluts Reddit Forum
Read: 15/11/2021 www.vice.com
The mayor of a Maryland city was just charged with 50 counts of distributing revenge porn after he allegedly posted sexually explicit photos of a woman to Reddit while in office, according to a charging document released Monday.
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[Link] Kanye West condemns #MeToo movement as ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four mind control’
Read: 6/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
Kanye West has condemned the #MeToo movement that has spoken out against sexual assault in the entertainment industry and beyond, describing it as “mob mentality … Nineteen Eighty-Four mind control”.
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[Link] A High School Suspended a 15-Year-Old After She Reported Sexual Assault
Read: 3/11/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. The student, who is not named in the report by WBTV, told the outlet that she was routinely harassed by a male student at Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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[Link] Chinese Censorship in Overdrive After Tennis Star Accuses Ex-Top Leader of Sexual Assault
Read: 3/11/2021 www.vice.com
Peng Shuai, a former Wimbledon doubles champion, alleged on Tuesday night she was coerced into having sex with ex-Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli three years ago. The claims, which have not been corroborated, were posted on her verified account on the microblogging site Weibo.
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[Link] Two-thirds of Australians think government more interested in protecting itself than women – poll
Read: 31/10/2021 www.theguardian.com
Two in three respondents in the latest Essential poll believe the government has shown more interest in protecting its political interests than the interests of women who have made rape and sexual assault allegations.
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[Link] QAnon Influencer Who Calls Democrats Pedophiles Is an Actual Child Abuser
Read: 28/10/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. QAnon promoter David Trent has spent the last four years telling his tens of thousands of followers that the Democrats are pedophiles working as part of a global child sex trafficking ring run by the world’s elite.
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[Link] George Christensen says AFP letter falsely accuses him of ‘serious crime’
Read: 23/10/2021 www.smh.com.au
Nationals MP George Christensen claims a letter from the federal police to Minister Peter Dutton about a probe into the MP’s frequent travel to the Philippines contains information that “falsely accuse me of a serious crime”.
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[Link] Tennant Creek Aboriginal leaders say $80m aid package prompted by toddler's rape is being misdirected
Read: 23/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
John Fitz Jakamarra and the other members of Tennant Creek's Apurtu traditional owner group feel the Central Australian town is descending into chaos.
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[Link] Government blocks bid to investigate Christian Porter over legal fee donation
Read: 23/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
The Coalition has blocked a bid to have former attorney-general Christian Porter investigated over his financial disclosures, despite the Speaker of the House having argued there was a case for further scrutiny.
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[Link] 24 Women Soccer Players Accuse Venezuela's Ex-Youth Coach of Sexual Abuse
Read: 19/10/2021 www.vice.com
Venezuelan prosecutors are seeking the arrest of a former national women's soccer coach on sexual abuse charges after a group of 24 players accused him of a litany of violations in an open letter.
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[Link] R. Kelly's Defense in His Sex Trafficking Trial Did Not Go Well
Read: 23/9/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. R. Kelly was charged in federal court more than two years ago, but it took less than three days for the testimony called in his defense to draw to a close. And it was a somewhat less-than-stellar showing, per multiple media reports.
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[Link] R. Kelly Allegedly Forced a Woman to Have Sex as “Punishment”
Read: 24/8/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. The woman, who is identified as Jane Doe 5 in court documents, testified on both Monday and Tuesday in New York court, Vulture reported.
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[Link] A Sex Trafficking Investigation Didn't Stop Matt Gaetz From Getting Married
Read: 23/8/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. The 39-year-old Florida congressman married Ginger Luckey in California, Luckey (who is now going by the name Ginger Luckey Gaetz) tweeted Saturday. Former Rand Paul aide Sergio Gor served as the officiant.
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[Link] R Kelly accuser describes physical abuse from singer when she was 16
Read: 20/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
A key accuser at the R Kelly sex-trafficking trial returned to the witness stand on Thursday, saying he often videotaped their sexual encounters and demanded she dress like a Girl Scout during a relationship that began when she was a minor.
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[Link] Disgraced former K-pop star Seungri sent to jail and fined $1.3 million in prostitution case
Read: 13/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
Disgraced former K-pop star Seungri has been jailed for three years after being convicted of arranging prostitution and other charges stemming from a sex and drugs scandal.
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[Link] Activision Blizzard shareholder calls cultural reform plans 'deficient' and 'inadequate'
Read: 13/8/2021 www.gamasutra.com
As reported by Axios, a letter penned by SOC executive director Dieter Waizenegger suggests the Call of Duty and World of Warcraft maker hasn't outlined any changes that would address key issues and usher in meaningful change.
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[Link] ‘What He Did to Me Was a Crime’: Cuomo Accuser Brittany Commisso Speaks Up
Read: 9/8/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Brittany Commisso, the woman who last week filed a criminal complaint against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for groping her, is going public and pushing back against the governor’s claim that he never touched anyone inappropriately.
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[Link] The Problem Isn’t Just Cuomo, It’s the System That Made Him
Read: 7/8/2021 theintercept.com
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo should have resigned or been removed from his position months ago. This much is obvious. It should have been sufficient that the governor oversaw a cover-up of thousands of pandemic deaths in New York nursing homes — deaths for which he bears major responsibility.
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[Link] Matt Gaetz Has a Podcast Now, and It’s Just As Bad As You’d Expect
Read: 7/8/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Matt Gaetz is a United States congressman who’s currently under investigation for sex crimes, but he’s apparently still got some free time to step into a new role: Podcaster.
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[Link] Cuomo Is Now Facing Potential Criminal Charges For Sexual Assault
Read: 7/8/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. A woman who accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of groping her has now filed a criminal complaint against him, a move that could ultimately land the embattled governor in handcuffs.
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[Link] David Dobrik Just Threw Himself A Party
Read: 7/8/2021 www.mtv.com.au
This year we’ve seen YouTuber David Dobrik make headlines for all the wrong reasons.
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[Link] #MeToo Hits One of China’s Biggest Celebrities. The State Is Taking Credit.
Read: 7/8/2021 www.vice.com
A megastar fell from grace over rape accusations. Now China is scrambling to steer the narrative in its favor. Until recently, Kris Wu was one of China’s most adored pop singers, swamped by screaming fans wherever he went.
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[Link] Fake Uber driver admits sexually assaulting two ‘vulnerable’ women he lured into his car in Melbourne
Read: 6/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
A Melbourne man has admitted raping one “remarkably vulnerable” woman and sexually assaulting another after pretending to be a ride-share driver.
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[Link] Activision Blizzard Faces Second Lawsuit Over First Lawsuit
Read: 4/8/2021 kotaku.com
A class action lawsuit filed today in the U.S. District Court of Central California on behalf of investors alleges that Activision Blizzard’s intentional failure to disclose its ongoing problems with sexual harassment and discrimination artificially inflated the company’s stock value.
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[Link] Blizzard confirms developer named in lawsuit was removed for “misconduct”
Read: 31/7/2021 arstechnica.com
Last year, reports started to bubble up among Blizzard-watchers that longtime World of Warcraft developer Alex Afrasiabi, who was first hired in 2004, had quietly left the company without any official explanation.
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[Link] Bobby Kotick finally responds to Activision Blizzard employees: our initial response was 'tone deaf'
Read: 31/7/2021 www.pcgamer.com
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has issued a letter to all employees in the wake of a lawsuit alleging widespread sexual harassment and discrimination at the company.
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[Link] US fencers wear pink masks after teammate accused of sexual misconduct
Read: 31/7/2021 www.theguardian.com
Three members of the United States Olympic men’s épée team wore pink masks on Friday amid allegations their teammate is guilty of sexual misconduct. Jake Hoyle, Curtis McDowald and Yeisser Ramirez all wore pink facemasks before the start of the competition.
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