News, 7/9/24
Angeline Binick
I. GLOBAL NEWS
II. REGIONAL NEWS
III. CHILD MARRIAGE
IV. SEXUAL HARASSMENT
V. POLICY / LEGISLATION
VI. MILITARY
VII. CLERGY ABUSE
VIII. SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
IX. ARTS & CULTURE
X. CASE STORIES
GLOBAL NEWS
Australia: Sexual violence ‘disturbingly common’ as research shows one in five admit to it
Australia: Loud Fence ribbons recognizing child sexual abuse survivors removed from Ballarat cathedral
France players arrested in Argentina for alleged sexual assault, federation says
French court rules American man detained after ‘So I raped you’ Facebook message can be extradited
REGIONAL NEWS
Former Lancaster officer facing 2 new sexual assault charges of minor after hearing
CHILD MARRIAGE
‘I was handed to a complete stranger’: the survivors fighting to end child marriage in 37 US states — and the people who want to keep it legal
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/09/child-marriage-laws
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Australia: The workplace rife with shocking sexual harassment
A Herald investigation has found sexual harassment of female staff is rife, but is often buried or ignored within NSW Corrective Services.
(Trigger warning)
Indian wrestlers eye Olympics after sex harassment scandal
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce58grz0020o
Judge in Alaska resigns after investigation finds he had ‘inappropriately sexualized relationship’
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/09/politics/joshua-kindred-resignation/index.html
POLICY / LEGISLATION
Survivors of child sex abuse urging Pennsylvania lawmakers to put statutory window measure on ballot
Survivors champion Mass. legislation to protect children from being sexually abused
MILITARY
US envoy to Japan expresses regret over alleged sex crimes by military personnel in Okinawa
CLERGY ABUSE
Lawyer for megachurch pastor blamed 12-year-old for initiating ‘inappropriate’ sexual conduct
Spain’s church to compensate victims whose abusers have died. Victims say the plan lacks guarantees
https://apnews.com/article/spain-catholic-church-abuse-d1ae30773bf990a25bde8e6531d6d08d
SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
Former Olympic gymnast MyKayla Skinner draws criticism for saying SafeSport is hindering coaches
https://apnews.com/article/mykayla-skinner-gymnastics-safesport-5c12e65805bebf65fe96208ab2dbae04
ARTS & CULTURE
Canada: Central Huron mayor would 'consider' amending monument to Alice Munro
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/munro-daughter-central-huron-mayor-1.7258521
CASE STORIES
Harvey Weinstein under investigation for additional sexual assaults, prosecutor says
https://www.reuters.com/legal/harvey-weinstein-prosecutors-plan-seek-new-indictment-2024-07-09/
Manhattan prosecutors anticipate November retrial for Harvey Weinstein in #MeToo era rape case
Alice Munro’s daughter alleges sexual abuse by the late author’s husband
A school district in Pa. says students made fake TikTok accounts to target teachers
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/09/nx-s1-5033803/pennsylvania-middle-school-students-tiktok-teachers