As teenagers, my friends and I thought it was glamorous to have relationships with older men. But after the revelations about Russell Brand and David Walliams, I have started to see that period of my life in a new lightIt has...
Read MoreOne was a high-profile defendant watched by more than 100 journalists. Another was an unknown man who preyed on a girl almost half his age. Their stories played out minutes apart, one entirely out of the spotlightWhat is going...
Read MoreIt is important to understand just how effectively perpetrators of abuse have used lawyers as their shields. A challenge to that can’t come soon enoughThere will be empty shelves in many bedrooms this weekend, where the David...
Read MoreReform leader this week criticised the Labour party for ‘cosying up to’ and ‘promoting’ disgraced comedianUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage appeared on Russell Brand’s US podcast nine months after the comedian was...
Read MoreAs a survivor of the era, I welcome this reckoning – and I salute the women who were brave enough to bring it aboutMr Justice Bennathan’s sentencing remarks in the trial of Russell Brand hit me like a train, and I know I’m not...
Read MoreMet says several people have been in contact since start of disgraced comedian’s rape and sexual assault trialBrand sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assaultPolice have received further criminal...
Read MoreCulture secretary says there is still a problem with exploitation and abuse in the industry and public lifeThe culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has said there is still a problem with exploitation and abuse in the media industry...
Read MoreI love my industry but it contains people who leave a secret trail of pain and devastation totally at odds with their stage and screen personasSarah Solemani is an actor, writer and activist who starred in the Bafta-winning...
Read MoreLevel of interest in comedian’s case resulted in examination of affairs inside and outside the courtroomRussell Brand’s trial at Southwark crown court, which ended with him being found guilty of raping one woman and sexually...
Read MoreDonaldson was found guilty in June of 18 counts of sexual abuse including one rape between 1985 and 2008Jeffrey Donaldson has been sentenced to 15 years for sexual offences against two women who were children when he abused...
Read MoreFormer DUP leader was found guilty in June of 18 counts of sexual abuse including one rape between 1985 and 2008Jeffrey Donaldson has been sentenced to a total of 15 years for sexual offences against two women who were children...
Read MoreThe popularity of Hand’s book Not the Perfect Victim is the latest twist in a story that puts the spotlight on how society responds to sexual assault allegationsNikita Hand had a compelling reason to not pursue a civil rape case...
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