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Angeline Binick

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I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    MEDICAL

III.   POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.   SEX TRAFFICKING

V.    INCARCERATION

VI.   CLERGY ABUSE
VII.  SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
VIII. CASE STORIES
IX.   COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

'Believed consent' no longer a defense as South African court rules on sexual offence law

(Video)

https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241002-believed-consent-no-longer-a-defence-as-south-african-court-rules-on-sexual-offence-law

 

 

India: Junior doctors begin mega rally demanding justice for victim

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal/junior-doctors-mega-rally-on-mahalaya-begins-demanding-justice-for-rg-kar-medical-college-victim/article68709335.ece

 

 

Murder of rape-accused sparks fresh unrest in Bangladesh hills

https://www.ucanews.com/news/murder-of-rape-accused-sparks-fresh-unrest-in-bangladesh-hills/106590

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL

 

Tennessee: Facing criticism for turning away victims, Murfreesboro hospital to ‘rebuild’ sex assault program

https://tennesseelookout.com/2024/10/02/facing-criticism-for-turning-away-victims-murfreesboro-hospital-to-rebuild-sex-assault-program/

 

 

 

 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

California: Newsom vetoes bill allowing more lawsuits from victims of sex abuse at juvenile facilities

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-10-01/newsom-vetoes-bill-allowing-more-lawsuits-from-victims-of-sex-abuse-at-juvenile-facilities

 

 

 

 

SEX TRAFFICKING

 

California: Over 100 arrested in north Sacramento human trafficking, prostitution sting

https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/over-100-arrested-north-sacramento-human-trafficking-prostitution/

 

 

 

 

INCARCERATION

 

Justice Department finds Georgia is ‘deliberately indifferent’ to unchecked abuses at its prisons

https://apnews.com/article/georgia-prisons-death-sex-abuse-justice-department-72f4ba2bc960d4b0feaeb5663906e175

 

 

 

 

CLERGY ABUSE

 

Maryland: Baltimore Archdiocese begins process of closing dozens of Catholic churches by Dec. 1

https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/religion/archdiocese-of-baltimore-catholic-church-closures-LZPDKW2EVFBNBOEE7WF5VFHRYA/

 

 

Pope leads top cardinals in atoning for a host of sins ahead of a new phase of reform effort

https://apnews.com/article/vatican-synod-reform-women-c8aa79a5e69120f7377d90f5219d443c

 

 

 

 

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

 

Army hit with $90 million in claims over handling of one of its largest sexual abuse cases in history

(Trigger warning)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-09-30/army-90-million-claims-sexual-abuse-15358926.html

 

 

 

 

CASE STORIES

 

Details from New Mexico’s lawsuit against Snap show site failed to act on reports of sextortion

https://apnews.com/article/snapchat-new-mexico-lawsuit-grooming-sextortion-c2dcabed0ed12ae40854a0018a2a1413

 

 

 

 

COMMENTARY

 

How Child Marriage Survivor Naila Amin Plans to End the Practice in the U.S.

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-child-marriage-survivor-naila-amin-plans-to-end-the-practice-in-the-us

 

 

Children of the Cult review: Fierce doc about the Osho commune survivors

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/02/children-of-the-cult-review-osho-commune-bhagwan-shree-rajneesh-wild-wild-country

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