News, 9/1/21
Angeline Binick
II. SEXUAL HARASSMENT
III. POLICY / LEGISLATION
IV. CAMPUS
V. CLERGY ABUSE
VI. SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
VII. CASE STORIES
VIII. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
Outcry in Ivory Coast over televised ‘rape demonstration’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/31/outcry-in-ivory-coast-over-televised-rape-demonstration
Canada: Ontario teachers to face mandatory training on preventing sexual abuse
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/teachers-ontario-sexual-abuse-1.6161021
Australia: New ad campaign, resources to tackle consent and sexual violence announced
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-02/ad-campaign-consent-sexual-violence-universities/100427550
Iceland PM saddened by football sex abuse scandal
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58407789
Iceland's Soccer Federation Board Resigns In Uproar Over Sexual Assault Allegations
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/31/1032944848/icelands-soccer-federation-board-resigns-in-uproar-over-sexual-assault-allegatio
UK: Alex Salmond inquiry upheld five sexual harassment complaints
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/aug/30/alex-salmond-inquiry-upheld-five-sexual-harassment-complaints
POLICY / LEGISLATION
Sexually Harassed At Work? It's Now Easier To File A Complaint In Texas
https://www.keranews.org/government/2021-08-31/sexually-harassed-at-work-its-now-easier-to-file-a-complaint-in-texas
Texas enacts six-week abortion law without exceptions for rape or incest
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20210901-texas-enacts-six-week-abortion-law-without-exceptions-for-rape-or-incest
Iowa: Sexual assault protest at UI fraternity ends in vandalism
https://apnews.com/article/vandalism-sexual-assault-5f64aa41280eb2f801e77f9199d7df86
Vatican exonerates Brooklyn Bishop accused of sexual abuse
https://apnews.com/article/religion-brooklyn-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-sexual-abuse-f9e644d78f751157ca8823064bfe8a7c
SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
USA Gymnastics eyes $425 million settlement with sexual abuse survivors
https://www.wagmtv.com/2021/09/01/usa-gymnastics-eyes-425-million-settlement-with-sexual-abuse-survivors/
Photographer Bruce Weber Settles Sexual Assault Suit With Male Models
https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/9/01/photographer-bruce-weber-settles-sexual-assault-suit-male-models
R. Kelly accuser says he kept gun nearby while berating her
(Trigger warning)
https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-arts-and-entertainment-r-kelly-bd42a092620ac9d159a8e6e8e9824e62
COMMENTARY
The R. Kelly trial shocks us: Here's what shouldn't
(Trigger warning)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2021/08/30/r-kelly-trial-shocks-exposes-abuse-black-women-and-girls/5642930001/
It's time to end #MeToo whack-a-mole — and sexual harassment — for good
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/569763-its-time-to-end-metoo-whac-a-mole-and-sexual-harassment-for-good