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'His Silence Is Deafening': MP Urges PM To Launch Investigation Into Rape Allegation Against Cabinet Minister
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said the prime minister's "silence is deafening".
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Scott Morrison Under Fire After Text Shows PMs Office May Have Known About Rape Allegations In 2019
Texts cast doubt over the prime minister's claim that he and his office learned of Brittany Higgins rape allegations last week.
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Scott Morrison Apologises To Former Liberal Staffer For Treatment After Rape Allegations
Following a conversation with his wife Jenny, the PM said he was "shattered" over how his party handled Higgins' allegations.
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I Was Raped As A Sex Worker And This Is What I Want You To Know
Sex workers can be raped, make no mistake about that.
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Mary Kay Letourneau, Former 6th Grade Teacher Jailed For Raping Student, Dies
Letourneau, who later married her victim, was the subject of a USA Network movie, All American Girl.
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Porn Actor Ron Jeremy Accused of Raping 3 Women, Sexually Assaulting Another
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office said the adult industry star could be sentenced to up to 90 years in prison.
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Leah Remini: Danny Masterson Rape Charges Are Beginning Of The End For Scientology
The "That's '70s Show" actor was charged in Los Angeles with forcibly raping three women in the early 2000s.
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Harvey Weinstein Jailed For 23 Years After Rape Conviction
The disgraced Hollywood mogul is going to prison in upstate New York.
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Harvey Weinstein Is A Convicted Rapist. Here's Why Those Words Matter.
Though most survivors can't rely on the criminal justice system, there is a power in knowing that "rapist" will be a permanent part of Weinstein's legacy.
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I Was Raped At 16. It Changed Everything About Me
Overnight, I didnt know my place in the world any more. Now, every time someone comes forward, I hope my attacker worries he's next.
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