News, 12/20/22

[Angeline Binick]

I.      GLOBAL NEWS

II.     SEXUAL HARASSMENT

III.    SEX TRAFFICKING

IV.    MILITARY

V.     CHILD MARRIAGE

VI.    FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

VII.   CLERGY ABUSE

VIII.  CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IMAGES
IX.    CASE STORIES

GLOBAL NEWS

Court filing provides more details in alleged Hockey Canada sexual assault
(Trigger warning)
https://www.sportsnet.ca/juniors/article/court-filling-provides-more-details-in-alleged-hockey-canada-sexual-assault/

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

‘Criminal Minds’ Producers to Pay $3 Million to Settle Sexual Harassment Suit
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/criminal-minds-3-million-sexual-harassment-suit-1235465847/

Nike lawsuit records allege culture of sexism, bullying and fear of retaliation
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/20/nike-lawsuit-records-sexual-abuse-toxic-workplace-claim

SEX TRAFFICKING

UN rights experts condemn attacks in UK on trafficking victims’ credibility
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/12/1131867

Nearly 1,700 human-trafficking victims rescued from Lao SEZ since 2007
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/human-trafficking-12192022185054.html

MILITARY

Canada: Military launches probe to decide fate of Maj.-Gen. Fortin's career after sexual assault acquittal
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/military-administrative-review-underway-major-general-dany-fortin-case-1.6692181

CHILD MARRIAGE

India: Prevalence of child marriages in Andhra Pradesh is nearly 30%, says study
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/prevalance-of-child-marriages-in-ap-is-nearly-30-says-study/article66281345.ece

Survey Shows High Prevalence of Child Marriage in the Gambia
https://allafrica.com/stories/202212190600.html

FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

Kenya: Police Seek Woman Behind FGM Event in Njoro's Ewaat Village
https://allafrica.com/stories/202212200172.html

CLERGY ABUSE

Victims' lawyers try to make sense of Bishop Hubbard's request to be laicized
https://www.ncronline.org/news/victims-lawyers-try-make-sense-bishop-hubbards-request-be-laicized

'Listen to me', says Israeli woman accusing top rabbi of rape
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/12/listen-me-says-israeli-woman-accusing-top-rabbi-rape

Australia: Frank Houston going to jail for child sexual abuse ‘would always be a possibility’, son tells court
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/20/frank-houston-going-to-jail-for-child-sexual-abuse-would-always-be-a-possibility-son-tells-court

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IMAGES

FBI warns of explosion in sextortion cases targeting teenagers
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64042266

CASE STORIES

Harvey Weinstein is convicted of 3 of 7 charges, including rape, in his Los Angeles sexual assault trial
(Trigger warning)
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/19/us/harvey-weinstein-trial-deliberations-los-angeles-monday/index.html

Harvey Weinstein: Former employee says NDA was 'trauma inducing'

(Video)
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-63870789