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#MeToo exposes legal failures, but ‘trial by Twitter' isn’t one of them

  • Written by Cristy Clark, Lecturer in Law, Southern Cross University
In a 2016 ABS survey, one in two women reported having experienced sexual harassment, but 90% of them did not contact the police.Cindy Zhi/The Conversation NY-BD-CC

Six months after the explosive allegations of sexual harassment against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein came to light, giving impetus to the #MeToo movement, this series looks at...

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