News, 10/5/22

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    REGIONAL NEWS

III.   MEDICAL

IV.   SEXUAL HARASSMENT
V.    FORENSIC EVIDENCE
VI.   CHILD MARRIAGE
VII.  CLERGY ABUSE
VIII. SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

IX.   ARTS & CULTURE

X.    COMMENTARY

GLOBAL NEWS

UK: Woman to sue CPS after rape case dropped over sexsomnia claims
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/oct/05/jade-mccrossen-nethercott-sue-cps-rape-case-dropped-sexsomnia

MPs grill Hockey Canada chair over secretive multimillion-dollar payout to sexual assault victim
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/hockey-canada-committee-testimony-1.6605374

Hockey Canada's response to scandal 'boggles the mind,' says Trudeau
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/hockey-canada-st-onge-clean-house-1.6606780

Canada: Historic sex assault charge against Wilbur Dedam withdrawn

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/wilbur-dedam-charge-withdrawn-1.6606667

Women in Argentine Slum Confront Violence Together
https://www.ipsnews.net/2022/10/women-argentine-slum-confront-violence-together/

REGIONAL NEWS

Lititz man convicted of sexual abuse over a decade later
https://local21news.com/news/local/lititz-man-convicted-of-sexual-abuse-over-a-decade-later#

MEDICAL

Canada: 4 sex assault nurse examiners resign in wake of premier's comments
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/sexual-assault-nurse-examiners-resigned-fredericton-upper-river-valley-horizon-1.6599107

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Actress details sexual harassment on set of "Fresh Off the Boat"
(Video)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/media/2022/10/04/constance-wu-crazy-rich-asians-sexual-harassment-orig-jc.cnn

Australia: Surf Life Saving Queensland surveys women to change 'boys' club' reputation
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-05/slsq-culture-survey-boys-club-reputation/101500366

FORENSIC EVIDENCE

Tennessee: Rape kit backlog puts TBI funding in spotlight
https://wreg.com/news/rape-kit-backlog-puts-tbi-funding-in-spotlight/

Tennessee: 25 new jobs being added at TBI to speed up rape kit testing
https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/state/tbi-adding-new-positions-in-effort-to-speed-up-rape-kit-processing/522-7b72ffb7-d00a-4eec-b48b-ef39e37e1372

CHILD MARRIAGE

Zimbabwe: Latest Zimstats report says child marriages rampant in rural areas
https://www.newzimbabwe.com/latest-zimstats-report-says-child-marriages-rampant-in-rural-areas/

CLERGY ABUSE

Germany's Synodal Path continues to draw attention in Rome
https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/germanys-synodal-path-continues-draw-attention-rome

Secondary survivors of historic clergy abuse speak out in Australian-first Quilt of Hope book
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-05/secondary-survivors-of-historic-clergy-abuse-quilt-of-hope-book/101500914

14 girls sexually abused by North Texas youth pastor; the red flags the church ignored

https://www.fox4news.com/news/fox-4-investigates-14-girls-sexually-abused-by-north-texas-youth-pastor-the-red-flags-the-church-ignored

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

U.S. captain Sauerbrunn says responsible parties in NWSL abuse case must leave
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-captain-sauerbrunn-says-responsible-parties-nwsl-abuse-case-must-leave-2022-10-04/

ARTS & CULTURE

Documentary argues that chef Mario Batali has escaped justice
https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/10/05/batali-documentary/

COMMENTARY

5 years of #MeToo: How a hashtag shook up the world
https://www.dw.com/en/five-years-me-too/a-63339891

Time for more transparency in Vatican handling of sex abuse
https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/editorial-time-more-transparency-vatican-handling-sex-abuse

LAPD Officer Killed in Training ‘Accident’ Was Investigating Gang Rape by 4 Other Officers
(Trigger warning)
https://jezebel.com/lapd-officer-killed-in-training-accident-was-investig-1849612351