sexualassault
When I got back into sex work in New York City in 2015, I was told, "Never go to New Jersey, no matter how much money he offers you." Jose Torres, a 46-year-old known today as Joey the Player, had been luring young women with promises of a lot of money that he never paid. He would become aggressive, "often assaulting and raping" his victims, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey. He was convicted in October 2023, and just last month, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison. It's good news that Torres has finally been stopped—but law enforcement sure took their t...
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Manhattan prosecutors said yesterday (Tuesday 9 July) that they intend to bring new sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein as they anticipate a November retrial for the disgraced media mogul. Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg said in court that prosecutors are actively pursuing claims of rape that occurred in Manhattan within the statute of limitations. She said some potential survivors that were not ready to step forward during Weinstein’s first New York trial have indicated they are now willing to testify. But when pressed by the judge, Blumberg said prosecutors have not y...
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After having received a Lifetime Achievement Award in Turin last year, US actor Kevin Spacey is set to receive several gongs this month. It has been announced that he has won an award for his voice performance in the thriller Control, given by the Folkestone Independent Film Awards in the UK. The actor does not appear on screen in Gene Fallaize’s movie, his first film after his acquittal last year, in which Spacey plays a man who hijacks a government official’s car in order to exact revenge. The part is entirely vocal. The awards are set to take place in Folkestone, Kent, on 20 July. It’s uncl...
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French prosecutors have requested that film director Benoît Jacquot be charged with raping actresses Isild Le Besco and Julia Roy. Jacquot, 77, was questioned by police on Monday after several women accused him of a range of offences including rape, sexual assault and violence. In March, Julia Roy accused him of sexual violence committed over multiple years, while in May actress Isild Le Besco also alleged Jacquot raped her several times between 1998 and 2007. Jacquot has denied all accusations and any wrongdoing. #MeToo: French directors Benoît Jacquot & Jacques Doillon detained A third accus...
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French filmmakers Benoit Jacquot and Jacques Doillon have reportedly been taken into custody by Paris police investigating several claims of sexual violence against minors. An accusation against was first made public in February by the French actress Judith Godrèche, 51, who alleges she was raped by Jacquot when she was 14 and he was 39. Jacquot, one of France's most prominent directors, whose 2013 film Les Adieux à la reine (Farewell, My Queen) won three César awards (the French equivalent of an Oscar), has previously denied the accusations, describing their relationship at the time as "lovin...
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Supporters say a Chinese journalist Huang Xueqin who promoted women’s rights as part of the country’s nascent #MeToo movement has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of incitement to subvert state authority. Huang's sentencing comes almost three years after she and an activist Wang Jianbing were detained. Jianbing, a co-defendant known more for his labour rights activity also helped women report sexual harassment and was sentenced to three years and six months on the same charge. Huang Xueqin would also face a fine of 100,000 yuan (€13,000), underscoring the ruling Communist Part...
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If alone in the woods, would you rather encounter a bear or a man? This recent TikTok trend has revived an important debate about women’s safety, as almost all women on the platform, as well as X and Instagram, chose the giant wild animal. Their responses are unsurprising. In every corner of Europe, offline and online, women face abuse. Some are stalked, some harassed, some assaulted. The problem is so entrenched and widespread across the EU that one in three women have suffered some form of sexual or physical violence. While this viral discourse misses how most violence is perpetrated by inti...
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French actor Edouard Baer has been accused by six women of sexual violence, in a joint investigation by Médiapart and Cheek. The report, published today (Thursday 23 May), states that the events took place between 2013 and 2021, largely in professional contexts. The women who testified, half of whom are of African descent, were in their twenties at the time of the events. According to the investigation, most of these women crossed paths with the 57-year-old actor on sets or show recordings. One young woman said she had to fight off the comedian, who tried to kiss her “on the neck and mouth” in...
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The Cannes Film Festival starts next week, on Tuesday (14 May), with the opening film Le Deuxième Acte from French absurdist Quentin Dupieux. However, it’s already off to a rocky start, with a French labour group representing freelance workers at film festivals calling for a strike. As if that wasn’t enough of a headache for the Croisette, speculation is mounting in the French media over rumours that a bombshell #MeToo exposé will drop on the day of the opening. Indeed, there are rumours of a mysterious list of 10 actors / directors / producers who are set to be accused of #MeToo allegations d...
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Prosecutors have asked for a September retrial for disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein during a hearing yesterday (Wednesday 1 May) in Manhattan. Weinstein’s first court appearance since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned by an appeals court last week – a ruling which shocked and disappointed women who celebrated historic gains during the era of #MeToo, a movement that ushered in a wave of sexual-misconduct claims in Hollywood and beyond. One of Weinstein’s accusers, Jessica Mann, was in the courtroom on Wednesday and is prepared to testify again, Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blu...
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