News, 6/18/24
Angeline Binick
I. GLOBAL NEWS
II. REGIONAL NEWS
III. SEXUAL HARASSMENT
IV. FORENSIC EVIDENCE
V. ARMED CONFLICT
VI. CLERGY ABUSE
VII. SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
VIII. CASE STORIES
IX. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
Rubiales to go on trial in Spain over unwanted World Cup Hermoso kiss
Australia: Jarryd Hayne's successful appeal raises concerns from experts and advocates over treatment of sexual assault cases in NSW
Canada: She was sexually assaulted at work. It took 6 years for a human rights tribunal to schedule a hearing
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/human-rights-tribunal-delayed-case-1.7235762
REGIONAL NEWS
Millersburg teen who allegedly molested kindergartener 23 times charged years later
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York County man to stand trial on charges including sexual assault and animal cruelty
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SEXUAL HARASSMENT
UK: Sexual harassment and sexism rife in schools, report finds
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https://news.stv.tv/scotland/sexual-harassment-and-sexism-rife-in-schools-report-finds
FORENSIC EVIDENCE
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh rape kit company sues attorneys general after being hit with cease-and-desist orders
https://www.wtae.com/article/pittsburgh-rape-kit-company-attorney-general-lawsuit/61162410
ARMED CONFLICT
‘Bring hard justice’: Liberia civil war survivors welcome war crimes court
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https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/6/18/liberia-civil-war-survivors-war-crimes-court
CLERGY ABUSE
California: San Diego Diocese files for bankruptcy after 457 sex abuse claims
Pastor Robert Morris resigns from Gateway Church after child sex abuse allegation
This megachurch warned of hell. Then it concealed its own sins.
Web of megachurch sex abuse leads to a trusted pastor and his sons
SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
Indiana: Ex-South Bend officer faces decertification after Post sex abuse investigation
Australia: State of Tasmania and teacher ordered to pay more than $2m to victim-survivor of child sexual abuse
CASE STORIES
Ethics probe into Matt Gaetz now reviewing allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use
COMMENTARY
New Connecticut Law Aims to Support Victims of Sexual Assault – and Prevent Them From Being Treated Like Suspects
https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2024/06/connecticut-law-sexual-assault-victim-suspect/
Violence against women in Queensland: What do we know? And what's going to change?