News, 1/11/23

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    REGIONAL NEWS

III.   POLICY / LEGISLATION

IV.   FORENSIC EVIDENCE

V.    SEX TRAFFICKING

VI.   ARMED CONFLICT

VII.  CAMPUS

VIII. CLERGY ABUSE
IX.   CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IMAGES
X.    CASE STORIES
XI.   COMMENTARY

GLOBAL NEWS

Finnish police to re-think rape interrogations after legislative overhaul
https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/22795-finnish-police-to-re-think-rape-interrogations-after-legislative-overhaul.html

REGIONAL NEWS

Rape near public park nets Mount Holly Springs man a six-year state prison term
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2023/01/rape-near-public-park-nets-mount-holly-springs-man-six-year-state-prison-term.html

POLICY / LEGISLATION

‘Is this ever going to end?’ Abuse survivors in Pennsylvania still waiting for statutory window
https://www.penncapital-star.com/government-politics/is-this-ever-going-to-end-abuse-survivors-still-waiting-for-statutory-window/

Pa. House at a standstill as deadline nears to get relief for child sex abuse survivors on May ballot
https://www.witf.org/2023/01/10/pa-house-at-a-standstill-as-deadline-nears-to-get-relief-for-child-sex-abuse-survivors-on-may-ballot/

FORENSIC EVIDENCE

Tennessee: Sexual Assault survivors in 'limbo' as rape kits sit untested for weeks
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/health/sexual-assault-survivors-have-to-wait-weeks-for-rape-kits-to-be-tested-and-new-law-seeks-to-address-issues/51-dafacd07-6175-4dba-94bc-75bd5208dd72

West Virginia: SAFE Commission Provides Updates On Rape Kit Backlog
https://www.wvpublic.org/health-science/2023-01-10/safe-commission-provides-updates-on-rape-kit-backlog

SEX TRAFFICKING

Nevada: Healing center for child sex trafficking victims faces funding challenge
https://www.nevadacurrent.com/2023/01/11/healing-center-for-child-sex-trafficking-victims-faces-funding-challenge/

Andrew Tate loses appeal against asset seizures
https://apnews.com/article/romania-bucharest-government-organized-crime-human-trafficking-6a9a310c11af183b7e70032aa941f4f5

ARMED CONFLICT

Rape victim testifies in Swiss court as Liberian war criminal appeals conviction
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/former-liberian-rebel-seeks-overturn-swiss-war-crimes-ruling-2023-01-11/

CAMPUS

Canada: Some female international students afraid to report sexual assault, says CBU students' union president
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/international-students-crime-reporting-1.6709423

CLERGY ABUSE

Kansas clergy sex abuse investigation reports 188 clergy members suspected of crimes
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253320/kansas-clergy-sex-abuse-investigation-reports-188-clergy-members-suspected-of-crimes

Pope honors Cardinal George Pell, divisive Australian cleric
https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-vatican-city-religion-crime-rome-d8087dd6a8e0c7401da109144714cce4

Reaction to the death of Australian Cardinal George Pell
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/reaction-death-australian-cardinal-george-pell-2023-01-11/

Survivors lament Cardinal Pell's failure to prevent sexual abuse
(Audio)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-11/survivors-lament-cardinal-pells-failure-to-prevent/101846268

Vatican must treat abuse victims better, pope's lead investigator says
https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/exclusive-vatican-must-treat-abuse-victims-better-popes-lead-investigator-says

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IMAGES

Twitter blocks hashtags used to promote child sex abuse material after NBC News review
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/twitter-blocks-hashtags-elon-musk-child-sex-abuse-material-nbc-news-rcna64965

CASE STORIES

Harvey Weinstein asks New York's top court to toss 2020 rape conviction
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harvey-weinstein-asks-new-yorks-top-court-toss-2020-rape-conviction-2023-01-11/

COMMENTARY

How much reform has the Catholic church made on the issue of child sexual abuse?
(Audio)
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/religionandethicsreport/reform-catholic-church-made-on-child-sexual-abuse/101846258

Cardinal George Pell is dead — what his legacy is depends on who you talk to
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-11/cardinal-george-pell-death-sparks-mixed-reactions/101843250