News, 4/29/22
Angeline Binick
I. GLOBAL NEWS
II. REGIONAL NEWS
III. SEXUAL HARASSMENT
IV. ARMED CONFLICT
V. CAMPUS
VI. FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
VII. CLERGY ABUSE
VIII. SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
IX. CASE STORIES
X. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
Aid group reports surging numbers in child abuse in Pakistan
Recorded sex crimes reach record high in England and Wales
Australia: Drink spiking an 'enabler to other offences' and difficult to investigate, Queensland police say
Australia: Former GP and brother of Tasmania's A-G speaks out over child sexual abuse and groaning in parliament incident
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-29/former-gp-peaks-out-on-impact-of-child-sex-abuse/101022842
REGIONAL NEWS
Federal judge stays Sandusky’s latest appeal pending resolution of a restitution issue
Man arrested for sex trafficking 18-year-old in Lancaster Co.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Backlash Erupts as NYU Weighs Hiring Scientist Accused of Harassment
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/27/nyregion/nyu-protest-sexual-harassment-sabatini.html
Switzerland: Government welcomes improved reporting on sexual harassment
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/government-calls-for-improved-reporting-on-sexual-harassment/47549290
ARMED CONFLICT
UK to send investigators to Ukraine, focus on sex violence, says Truss
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/uk-sends-war-crimes-experts-ukraine-foreign-office-2022-04-29/
Rape as a weapon of war: France's shameful legacy in Algeria
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CAMPUS
Tennessee: She told her Christian college she was raped. Then she was banned from campus.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/visible-music-college-rape-complaint-rcna26418
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
Kenya: Kajiado girls urged to stay in school in anti-FGM efforts
https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/kajiado-girls-urged-to-stay-in-school-in-anti-fgm-efforts/
CLERGY ABUSE
Pope warns of trust loss without more abuse accountability
Washington: Archdiocese of Seattle settles 2 sex abuse claims for $375K
SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
Gabonese FA president charged in connection with investigation into alleged sexual abuse
CASE STORIES
'Doctor Strange' actor Zara Phythian and husband accused of sexually abusing 13-year-old girl
COMMENTARY
Breaking Vicious Cycle of Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
https://www.ipsnews.net/2022/04/breaking-vicious-cycle-trafficking-sexual-exploitation/
Poland: Trafficking, Exploitation Risks for Refugees
https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/29/poland-trafficking-exploitation-risks-refugees
On May 1, End Violence and Harassment at Work
https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/29/may-1-end-violence-and-harassment-work