sexual

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Gomez was friends with former California Rep. Eric Swalwell, who earlier this year resigned from Congress and suspended his California gubernatorial campaign after multiple women accused him of sexual assault.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

By putting her name back in the news, Trump unwittingly gave #MeToo another moment to show that, actually, there are still a lot of people who care about stopping sexual violence.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

Then there was the trial of the former SNP first minister Alex Salmond who was cleared of sexual offences in 2020.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Lawyer Busayapa said creating a safer environment would require society to recognise there is no "perfect victim" and that "sexual violence should be met with genuine zero tolerance".

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Only 23 percent of Americans believed black people wanted to marry and/or have sexual relations with whites.5 Clearly, we still had a long way to go.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry