World news | The Guardian1d ago
Sexual assault survivor calls failure of Travelodge boss to meet MPs ‘shocking’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/30/sexual-assault-survivor-calls-failure-travelodge-boss-meet-mps-shocking #RapeAndSexualAssault #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #Society #Law #KeirStarmer #Politics #UkNews
Sexual assault survivor calls failure of Travelodge boss to meet MPs ‘shocking’

Woman assaulted after man was given key card to her room criticises CEO Jo Boydell over cancelled meeting

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World news | The Guardian3d ago
Afghan asylum seeker jailed for raping and abducting 12-year-old girl https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/27/afghan-asylum-seeker-ahmad-mulakhil-jailed-raping-abducting-girl-nuneaton #Warwickshire #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #RapeAndSexualAssault #UkNews #Crime #England
Afghan asylum seeker jailed for raping and abducting 12-year-old girl

Ahmad Mulakhil filmed himself during the assault in Nuneaton in July

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Culture | The Guardian US5d ago
Duffy to tell story of her kidnapping and rape ordeal in new Disney+ documentary https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/25/duffy-kidnapping-rape-ordeal-new-disney-documentary #Duffy #Music #Culture #PopAndRock #RapeAndSexualAssault #Disney #Documentary #FactualTv
Duffy to tell story of her kidnapping and rape ordeal in new Disney+ documentary

Promising ‘unprecedented access’, the programme will recount the singer’s story, including full details of the harrowing attacks that drove her into hiding for a decade

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US news | The GuardianMar 20
The legend of Cesar Chavez will never be the same after multiple rape allegations | Moira Donegan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/20/cesar-chavez-legacy-rape-allegations #RapeAndSexualAssault #Children #UsUnions #UsNews
The legend of Cesar Chavez will never be the same after multiple rape allegations

The righteousness of the farmworker struggle persists in the face of a man who chose not to live up to its values

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World news | The GuardianMar 19
California moves to rename Cesar Chavez Day after recent sexual abuse allegations https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/california-rename-cesar-chavez-day #California #UsFarmWorkers #RapeAndSexualAssault #UsCrime #WestCoast #UsNews
California moves to rename Cesar Chavez Day after recent sexual abuse allegations

Legislators propose designating 31 March as Farmworkers Day in light of allegations against late labor leader

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World news | The GuardianMar 19
St Patrick’s Day float that mimicked a sexual assault is condemned https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/19/st-patricks-day-float-mimicked-sexual-assault-epstein-andrew-condemned #Ireland #StPatricksDay #Europe #WorldNews #RapeAndSexualAssault
St Patrick’s Day float referencing Epstein files draws condemnation in Ireland

Charities call display, which mimicked a sexual assault, ‘an act of public grooming’ that normalises sexual violence

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US news | The GuardianMar 18
Dolores Huerta speaks out about César Chávez abuse allegations https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/18/dolores-huerta-cesar-chavez-abuse-allegations #California #UsFarmWorkers #RapeAndSexualAssault #UsUnions #UsCrime #WestCoast #UsNews
Dolores Huerta says she was abused by Cesar Chavez: ‘My silence ends here’

UFW co-founder published her statement after sharing her story publicly for the first time with the New York Times

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US news | The GuardianMar 18
Lawmakers and community leaders react to ‘indefensible’ César Chávez sexual abuse allegations https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/18/cesar-chavez-sexual-abuse-allegations #UsFarmWorkers #RapeAndSexualAssault #UsNews #California #Arizona #UsUnions #WestCoast
Lawmakers and community leaders react to ‘indefensible’ César Chávez sexual abuse allegations

New York Times report leads to multiple cancellations of events meant to celebrate the late labor organizer

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World news | The GuardianMar 17
US rapper Mystikal pleads guilty to third-degree rape in 2022 arrest https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/17/us-rapper-mystikal-pleads-guilty-third-degree-rape #Louisiana #UsCrime #RapeAndSexualAssault #Rap #Music #UsNews #Culture #Celebrity
US rapper Mystikal pleads guilty to third-degree rape in 2022 arrest

Musician, AKA Michael Tyler, faces up to 20 years after entering plea in state court outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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World news | The GuardianMar 17
Cutting jury trials risks ‘undermining justice’ for abused women and girls, Lammy warned https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar/17/cutting-jury-trials-risks-undermining-justice-for-abused-women-and-girls-lammy-warned #TrialByJury #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #UkCriminalJustice #DomesticViolence #UkNews #Law #Women #England #Wales #RapeAndSexualAssault
Cutting jury trials risks ‘undermining justice’ for abused women and girls, Lammy warned

In letter to justice secretary, groups say judge-led decisions more likely to be influenced by bias than those made by 12 random people

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