News, 12/19/22

[Angeline Binick]

I.      GLOBAL NEWS

II.     REGIONAL NEWS

III.    SEXUAL HARASSMENT

IV.    LGBTQ

V.     SEX TRAFFICKING

VI.    MILITARY

VII.   CLERGY ABUSE
VIII.  COMMENTARY

GLOBAL NEWS

UK: Five arrests in crackdown on violence against women in Teesside
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-64011700

Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon urged to set up fund to help women with costs of fleeing abuse
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/18/scotland-fund-women-costs-abuse-scottish-government-domestic-violence

Canada: Police details in court documents outline alleged sexual assault involving 5 world junior hockey players
(Trigger warning)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/world-junior-hockey-alleged-assault-1.6690436

Philippines: Quezon City government inaugurates rehabilitated shelter for victims of gender-based abuse
https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/18/qc-govt-inaugurates-rehabilitated-shelter-for-victims-of-gender-based-abuse/

Uganda: Government urged to build more shelters for victims of violence
(Video)
https://www.ntv.co.ug/ug/news/gov-t-urged-to-build-more-shelters-for-victims-of-violence--4059038

REGIONAL NEWS

Man arrested on child porn charges in York County, police say
https://local21news.com/news/local/man-arrested-on-child-porn-charges-in-york-county-police-say#

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

South Korean YouTuber’s harassment in India highlights lack of safety for women in public
(Trigger warning)
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3203327/south-korean-youtubers-harassment-india-highlights-lack-safety-women-public

Nobel laureate at Washington U. faces sexual harassment allegations
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/nobel-laureate-at-washington-u-faces-sexual-harassment-allegations/article_fd89ac50-ba8e-5374-9e06-26f8e9d835a3.html

LGBTQ

Lesbian, transgender women across Africa forced into heterosexual marriages
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2022/12/19/lesbian-transgender-women-across-africa-forced-into-heterosexual-marriages/

SEX TRAFFICKING

State leaders vow reforms to crack down on sex trafficking in Florida after Sun Sentinel investigation
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-innocence-sold-reaction-20221218-6br77ujckzgxfibdpmwdr6exb4-story.html

MILITARY

Discrimination, sex assault are among barriers that prevent more women from serving in special ops forces, watchdog study says
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-12-16/special-operations-women-study-pentagon-8445539.html

CLERGY ABUSE

Jesuit abuse case widens as victim speaks, order seeks witnesses
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/jesuit-abuse-case-widens-victim-speaks-order-seeks-witnesses-2022-12-19/

Australia: Frank Houston was a ‘serial pedophile’ and extent of his crimes may never be known, court hears
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/19/frank-houston-committed-child-sexual-abuse-at-a-time-when-he-felt-emotionally-low-court-hears

COMMENTARY

Airbrushing claim as ‘Eric Gill museum’ shuns legacy of artist and sexual abuser
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/dec/18/eric-gill-museum-artist-sexual-abuser

Iran Uses Rape to Enforce Women’s Modesty
(Trigger warning)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/17/opinion/iran-women-rape.html