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Queen to fund Prince Andrew’s rape case settlement – reports

The monarch is reportedly ready to contribute personal funds following her son’s £12 million sex abuse trial agreement Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, will pay Virginia Roberts Giuffre more than £12 million ($16.3 million) following an out-of-court settlement using money from the Queen, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday. The settlement, which was announced on […]

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Australian Parliament apologizes to victims of rape and bullying

An in-depth review of Parliament workplace culture is underway for national govt offices Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison and other high-ranking authorities said they were sorry on Tuesday to every worker who had experienced sexual assault and bullying during their career in federal Parliament. The statements were made both in the House of Representatives and […]

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California prison ‘rape club’ exposed by media investigation

Female inmates were subjected to ‘rampant sexual abuse,’ according to AP The federal correctional facility in Dublin, California permitted and covered up sexual abuse carried out by staff members, according to a Sunday report by the Associated Press, citing internal Federal Bureau of Prisons statements from inmates and former employees, detailing instances of abuse. According […]

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Virtual ‘gang rape’ results in new Meta feature

Social network rolls out personal force field for VR avatars blocking most touch Meta, formerly Facebook, has added a “personal boundary” system to its Horizon virtual reality platform in response to concerns over virtual harassment. The feature, which creates an invisible and impenetrable force field with an “almost four-foot” radius around individual avatars, will be […]

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Brazilian police discover $3.5mn trove of Nazi memorabilia at home of ‘insane psychopath’ suspected of child rape

Nazi uniforms and flags, photos of Adolf Hitler, and German WWII medals were among a massive collection of Third Reich items found at the home of a Rio de Janeiro man, whom the police came to arrest on suspicion of raping a minor. The discovery, which lead detective Luis Armond described as “totally unusual and […]

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Europe’s top human rights organization calls on Poland to change criminal definition of rape

In a statement released on Thursday, the Council of Europe called on Poland to change its definition of rape to ensure women are better protected, warning that, currently, the law could let assailants walk free. Europe’s top human rights body urged the EU member state to alter its current legal definition of rape over concerns […]