In this op-ed, Mags Lesiak, a criminologist specializing in domestic violence, takes on criticism of Cassie Ventura after her testimony in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial. When Casandra Ventura was 19, she met 37-year-old Sean “Diddy” Combs, a music mogul…[Continue Reading...]
On June 3, an anonymous accuser of Sean "P. Diddy" Combs wrapped up her testimony during the rapper's sex trafficking trial. The woman, who goes by the pseudonym Mia, claimed she was sexually abused by Diddy throughout her term of…[Continue Reading...]
Monday 26 May 2025 was a memorable one for so many people in their fight for greater awareness and understanding when it comes to the very real issue of coercive control. This day saw Queensland’s coercive control laws come into…[Continue Reading...]
Former NXIVM member and author Sarah Edmondson joins "Banfield" to discuss parallels between NXIVM leader Keith Raniere and Sean “Diddy” Combs. Both men are accused of using sex, threats and manipulation to build their empires, and both were or are…[Continue Reading...]
For David Challen, reading last year about the decades-long abuse of Gisèle Pelicot by her husband and dozens of other men brought back a flurry of emotions. “It highlighted the normality of these men in our society,” Challen says. “My…[Continue Reading...]
One of the first men convicted of coercive control in Ireland is back in prison after abusing his former partner again following his release. The Irish Independent reports Tullamore Circuit Court heard from an undertaker of Martin Mulqueen's attempt to…[Continue Reading...]
The women arrived with dreams of rebirth, community and climax. Instead, they said, their twenties were ruined by working at OneTaste, a buzzy San Francisco company that billed itself as a health and education start-up promoting female empowerment via “orgasmic…[Continue Reading...]
A victim of domestic abuse has spoken out, a decade after coercive control became a criminal offence in the UK, about how long it took her to realise her ex-husband was abusing her. Alice, which is not her real name,…[Continue Reading...]
In 2020, The Weekly campaigned for governments to criminalise coercive control. Now, as new laws come into force in Queensland, we meet families who have lost loved ones to this insidious form of abuse and have been working towards this…[Continue Reading...]
The new laws have come into effect after years of campaigning from advocates, including Sue and Lloyd Clarke, whose daughter Hannah experienced domestic violence and coercive control. Here's what you need to know about the new laws and why it…[Continue Reading...]
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