News, 6/13/22

[Angeline Binick]

I.          GLOBAL NEWS

II.         SEXUAL HARASSMENT
III.        POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.        LGBTQ

V.         INCARCERATION

VI.        CLERGY ABUSE
VII.       CASE STORIES
VIII.      COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

New confidential helpline 'Stop It Now! Australia' aims to prevent child sexual abuse
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-11/helpline-stop-it-now-australia-prevent-child-sexual-abuse/101137794

Chinese police arrest nine after women attacked at restaurant
(Trigger warning)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/11/china-group-of-women-attacked-at-restaurant

 

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

 

Australia: Young women, migrants particularly vulnerable to sexual harassment at work in Canberra, says Women's Legal Centre
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7719041/young-women-migrants-particularly-vulnerable-to-sexual-harassment-at-work/

 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Virginia: Gov. Youngkin signs seven preventative human trafficking bills
https://www.wfxrtv.com/news/regional-news/virginia-news/gov-youngkin-signs-seven-preventative-human-trafficking-bills/

 

LGBTQ

 

Uzbekistan police torture, extort and threaten LGBTQ+ people with rape, disturbing report finds
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/12/uzbekistan-lgbtq/

 

INCARCERATION

 

Australia: Isolation. Strip-searches. Rape. Inside a Tasmanian youth detention center
(Trigger warning)
https://www.smh.com.au/national/isolation-strip-searches-rape-inside-a-tasmanian-youth-detention-centre-20220609-p5asjm.html

 

CLERGY ABUSE

US Southern Baptist churches facing ‘apocalypse’ over sexual abuse scandal
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/12/southern-baptist-church-sexual-abuse-scandal

#ChurchToo revelations growing, years after movement began
https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-health-baptist-religion-c7c5f62a5737b3aee20ceaa3f99ab603

 

 

CASE STORIES

 

Kevin Spacey to face UK court over sexual assault charges
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/13/uk/kevin-spacey-sexual-assault-charges-intl-gbr/index.html

Browns firmly committed to Deshaun Watson despite 24th lawsuit alleging QB of sexual misconduct, per report
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/browns-firmly-committed-to-deshaun-watson-despite-24th-lawsuit-alleging-qb-of-sexual-misconduct-per-report/

US judge dismisses Cristiano Ronaldo rape lawsuit in Vegas
https://apnews.com/article/soccer-sports-las-vegas-nevada-lawsuits-229efaf7a6ac5ea7609089c233eb1a91

 

COMMENTARY

Alcohol is becoming more common in sexual assault among college students
https://theconversation.com/alcohol-is-becoming-more-common-in-sexual-assault-among-college-students-171584