Category: rape allegations

Labor Bunkers Down As Opposition and Greens Push on Higgins and Housing

The Labor government has been forced to bunker down after being buffeted on two fronts (in both the upper and lower house) by the opposition over the Higgins saga and the Australian Greens on housing affordability. This comes after finance minister, Senator Katy Gallagher, faced claims she had misled parliament over her knowledge of Brittany…


Stanford Employee Charged With Lying About Rape to Get Revenge on Coworker

A 25-year-old Stanford employee faces two felony counts of perjury and two misdemeanor counts for intentionally lying about being raped twice on the California university’s campus last year, according to a press release from the local District Attorney’s office. On Aug. 9, 2022, Jennifer Gries, a Neighborhood Housing Service Center Supervisor at Stanford, told county…


Family of Girl Allegedly Raped in School Bathroom to Sue Loudoun County School District

The family of a Loudoun County, Virginia girl who was allegedly raped by a male student at school earlier this year, is pursuing a legal challenge against the school district. “Attorneys for the family of the Stone Bridge High School student who was sexually assaulted in the girls’ restroom on May 28 by a boy…


Australian Liberal Party Divided Over PM’s Call for Female Quotas

The Australian Liberal Party has not decided whether to go with gender quotas for its preselection of political candidates, despite the call from Prime Minister Scott Morrison and other members of Parliament over the past week. The call by some Liberal politicians comes as the Morrison government is under increasing scrutiny over its handling of…


Attorney-General Christian Porter Denies Allegations of Historical Sexual Assault

Australian Attorney-General Christian Porter has denied allegations of a historical sexual assault claim that is alleged to have taken place in 1988, after it became public knowledge. Following days of media reports of a rape allegation against an unnamed cabinet minister, Porter fronted the media from his home state of Western Australia on Wednesday, to…


Australian AG Denies Historical Rape Accusation

Australian Attorney-General Christian Porter has denied allegations of a historical sexual assault claim that is alleged to have taken place in 1988, after it became public knowledge. Following days of media reports of a rape allegation against an unnamed cabinet minister, Porter fronted the media from his home state of Western Australia on Wednesday, to…