News, 5/27/22

[Angeline Binick]

I.          GLOBAL NEWS

II.         REGIONAL NEWS
III.        SEX TRAFFICKING

IV.        ARMED CONFLICT

V.         CHILD MARRIAGE
VI.        CLERGY ABUSE

VII.       SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

VIII.      COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

UK: Plymouth commission launches plan to tackle violence against women

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-61604567

 

 

Under Conservative Pressure, Israel Delays Vote on Joining Gender Violence Treaty

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-05-26/ty-article/.premium/pushed-by-right-israel-delays-vote-on-joining-gender-violence-treaty/00000181-0011-d7b1-a9b5-d59f02400000

 

 

Australia: Child sexual abuse survivor says planned Tasmanian law a step forward but will not prevent offending

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-27/new-consent-laws-to-protect-children-from-authority-figures/101097714

 

 

Woman reaches settlement with Hockey Canada, CHL after alleged sexual assault

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/woman-reaches-settlement-with-hockey-canada-chl-after-alleged-sexual-assault-010842527.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGIONAL NEWS

 

Man who sexually assaulted women he met on Facebook Marketplace sentenced to prison time

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2022/05/man-who-sexually-assaulted-women-he-met-on-facebook-marketplace-sentenced-to-prison-time.html

 

 

Jury deliberating in Reading sex trafficking trial

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/jury-deliberating-in-reading-sex-trafficking-trial/article_d0056148-dd3c-11ec-a022-e71dafedb3cb.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEX TRAFFICKING

 

Ohio human trafficking bust: 9 men called ‘pure filth’ by attorney general

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/ohio-human-trafficking-bust-10-men-called-pure-filth-by-attorney-general/

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARMED CONFLICT

 

Nobel Laureate Denounces Rape as Weapon of War

https://www.voanews.com/a/nobel-laureate-denounces-rape-as-weapon-of-war-/6592391.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHILD MARRIAGE

 

Pakistan: Child marriages key factor in secondary school dropout, according to research

https://www.app.com.pk/domestic/child-marriages-key-factor-in-secondary-school-dropout-research/

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLERGY ABUSE

 

Southern Baptist leaders release once-secret list of accused abusers

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/southern-baptist-leaders-release-secret-list-accused-abusers-rcna30807

 

 

Southern Baptist Convention sets up a hotline for victims of sexual abuse

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article261854595.html

 

 

New head of Italian bishops launches sex abuse query

https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-religion-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-italy-3c15fd6acf93fc288e18b5685269b78b

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

 

DOJ again declines to charge former FBI agents in Nassar case after new review

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/doj-declines-charge-former-fbi-agents-nassar-case-new-review-rcna30782

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMENTARY

 

Decades of Sexual-Abuse Coverups in the Southern Baptist Convention

https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/decades-of-sexual-abuse-coverups-in-the-southern-baptist-convention

 

 

3 in 4 fundraisers have experienced sexual harassment on the job – often because of inappropriate behavior from donors

https://theconversation.com/3-in-4-fundraisers-have-experienced-sexual-harassment-on-the-job-often-because-of-inappropriate-behavior-from-donors-183332