News, 9/27/24
Angeline Binick
I. GLOBAL NEWS
II. REGIONAL NEWS
III. MEDICAL
IV. POLICY / LEGISLATION
V. FORENSIC EVIDENCE
VI. ARMED CONFLICT
VII. MILITARY
VIII. CLERGY ABUSE
IX. SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
X. ENTERTAINMENT
XI. CASE STORIES
XII. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
India cuts target for fast-track sex crime courts as states fall short
France's mass rape trial sparks timid debate about systemic male violence
Australia: Artist Kirk Thomas Garlett's work removed from public display after guilty plea to child sex offences
Somali-Canadian rapper K'naan charged with sexual assault
Dominican Republic: Wander Franco ordered to stand trial in sexual abuse case
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41458844/wander-franco-ordered-stand-trial-sexual-abuse-case
REGIONAL NEWS
Man accused in series of sexual assaults at Lancaster County church, Pennsylvania State Police say
https://www.wgal.com/article/pennsylvania-lancaster-county-church-sexual-assault-charges/62406998
2 Harrisburg men accused of sexually assaulting 15-year-old, giving her drugs
https://www.wgal.com/article/harrisburg-two-men-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-15-year-old/62394942
Lancaster police talk about former tenant's rape claim against landlord
MEDICAL
Australia: Queensland Health unable to confirm how many sexual assault victims have experienced clinical care delays
POLICY / LEGISLATION
California governor signs law increasing penalty for soliciting minors to a felony
FORENSIC EVIDENCE
Wisconsin attorney general: DOJ taking ‘victim-centric approach’ to testing sexual assault kits
https://www.wpr.org/news/attorney-general-josh-kaul-doj-victim-testing-sexual-assault-kits
ARMED CONFLICT
Women tell BBC of sexual violence in Sudan's civil war
(Trigger warning)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3zq40qq25o
MILITARY
UK: MoD to investigate conduct of British troops in Kenya amid rape and murder claims
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/27/mod-investigate-british-troops-kenya-itv-documentary
CLERGY ABUSE
Tone deaf and color blind? Catholic Church struggles to keep accused abusers out of religious art
Texas files more sexual assault charges against Catholic priest accused of preying on women
New York Catholic diocese reaches $323 million sex abuse settlement
Belgian leader and king criticize Pope Francis to his face over Catholic Church’s sex abuse legacy
https://apnews.com/article/belgium-pope-abuse-cc729630469787d87e35d537d54e47e8
Pope Francis, pressed by Belgium on sexual abuse, says Church acting 'decisively'
SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
Justice probe finds pervasive abuse and discrimination by police in small Mississippi city
(Trigger warning)
ENTERTAINMENT
50 Cent producing Netflix doc on Diddy's sex trafficking charges
CASE STORIES
Nevada high court orders dismissal of Chasing Horse sex abuse case but says charges can be refiled
Ex-CIA officer convicted of groping coworker in spy agency’s latest sexual misconduct case
(Trigger warning)
COMMENTARY
Sexual assault survivors see some hope for justice as rape kit backlogs finally clear
https://www.upworthy.com/rape-kit-backlogs-are-finally-being-eliminated