News, 1/13/22
Angeline Binick
II. POLICY / LEGISLATION
III. FORENSIC EVIDENCE
IV. SEX TRAFFICKING
V. CLERGY ABUSE
VI. CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IMAGES
VII. CASE STORIES
VIII. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
Test of old Utah rape kit leads to man's arrest in Scotland
https://www.ksl.com/article/50327150/test-of-old-utah-rape-kit-leads-to-mans-arrest-in-scotland
UK: Sale Sharks suspend player arrested on suspicion of rape
https://www.espn.com/rugby/story/_/id/33055741/sale-sharks-suspend-player-arrested-suspicion-rape
Survivors sexually abused as adults want chance to sue in New York
https://apnews.com/article/new-york-lawsuits-sexual-abuse-statutes-nyc-state-wire-35ab749e42cf8ed722a130f7c24630b9
Kansas finally cleared a 2,000-plus backlog of rape kits and is poised to require quicker processing
https://www.kake.com/story/45648680/kansas-finally-cleared-a-2000plus-backlog-of-rape-kits-and-is-poised-to-require-quicker-processing
7,326 Human Trafficking Victims Were Rescued in Mexico in 2021
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/7326-Human-Trafficking-Victims-Were-Rescued-in-Mexico-in-2021-20220113-0001.html
Polish Catholic diocese asks court to verify if abuse victim is gay
https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/polands-catholic-church-asks-court-verify-if-abuse-victim-gay
2021 was worst year on record for online child sexual abuse, says IWF
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jan/13/2021-was-worst-year-on-record-for-online-child-sex-abuse-says-iwf
CASE STORIES
What’s next in Prince Andrew sex abuse lawsuit?
https://apnews.com/article/prince-andrew-sexual-abuse-lawsuit-next-steps-b4148469dece16b9b638d50ef7db0a06
Nicki Minaj No Longer Facing Harassment Lawsuit Filed by Husband’s Rape Accuser
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nicki-minaj-harassment-lawsuit-dropped-1283628/
Illinois judge sparks outrage by reversing 18-year-old’s rape conviction
(Trigger warning)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/13/illinois-judge-reverses-rape-conviction-outrage
COMMENTARY
Prince Andrew: The lengthy and embarrassing legal ordeal ahead
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/12/prince-andrew-the-lengthy-and-embarrassing-legal-ordeal-ahead
The sex abuse scandal is not over. The hierarchical culture still needs transformation
https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/sex-abuse-scandal-not-over-hierarchal-culture-still-needs-transformation