News, 12/16/21

[Angeline Binick]

I.          GLOBAL NEWS

II.         REGIONAL NEWS
III.        SEXUAL HARASSMENT
IV.        POLICY / LEGISLATION

V.         SEX TRAFFICKING

VI.        MILITARY

VII.       CLERGY ABUSE
VIII.      SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

IX.        CASE STORIES
X.         COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

China's #MeToo victims face abuse, payback for going public

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/chinas-metoo-victims-face-abuse-payback-public-81785612

 

 

Australia: Milton Orkopoulos to stand trial on 29 child sexual abuse charges after negotiations fail

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-16/milton-orkpoulos-to-stand-trial-on-29-child-sex-abuse-charges/100706372

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGIONAL NEWS

 

‘There is a seat in Hell waiting for you,’ woman says as man she met on dating app gets prison term for sex assault

(Trigger warning)

https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2021/12/there-is-a-seat-in-hell-waiting-for-you-woman-says-as-man-she-met-on-dating-app-gets-prison-term-for-sex-assault.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

 

Six more women file lawsuits against Tesla, allege sexual harassment worsened by Musk’s tweets

(Trigger warning)

https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/14/22835181/tesla-lawsuit-sexual-harassment-six-women

 

 

 

 

 

 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Nebraska: Proposed bill would remove statute of limitations for sexual assaults

https://fox42kptm.com/news/local/proposed-bill-would-remove-statute-of-limitations-for-sexual-assaults

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEX TRAFFICKING

 

Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers can’t call witnesses under pseudonyms, judge rules

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/16/ghislaine-maxwell-trial-lawyers-witnesses-testify-anonymously

 

 

 

 

 

 

MILITARY

 

Judge calls for ban on drunken parties in UK armed forces after rape case

(Trigger warning)

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/16/judge-calls-for-ban-on-excessive-drinking-uk-armed-forces-sailor-jailed-raping-colleague

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLERGY ABUSE

 

Canada: Montreal archdiocese independent ombudsman receives 75 formal complaints

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-archdiocese-ombudswoman-1.6287350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

 

Blackhawks, Kyle Beach Reach Settlement Agreement in Sexual Assault Lawsuit

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/chicago-hockey/blackhawks-kyle-beach-reach-settlement-agreement-in-sexual-assault-lawsuit/2708638/

 

 

Indonesia: He Raped 13 Girls, Impregnating Several of Them. He Was Their Teacher.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/3abd9j/students-raped-indonesia-boarding-school

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASE STORIES

 

Appeals court raises doubts about Weinstein’s conviction

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/appeals-court-raises-doubts-weinsteins-conviction-rcna8982

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMENTARY

 

Testing Rape Kits Can Deliver Exonerations, Closure and Cost Savings. Why Does It Still Take So Long to Do?

https://www.propublica.org/article/testing-rape-kits-can-deliver-exonerations-closure-and-cost-savings-why-does-it-still-take-so-long-to-do

 

 

Billie Eilish says porn 'destroyed my brain' at age 11, so how can parents prevent harmful exposure?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-16/billie-eilish-speaks-out-porn-exposure/100704588

 

 

Guinea: Horrific cases of rape and murder of girls must urge authorities to strengthen efforts to prevent and combat sexual violence

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/12/guinea-horrific-cases-of-rape-and-murder-of-girls-must-urge-authorities-to-strengthen-their-efforts-to-prevent-and-combat-sexual-violence/