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I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    REGIONAL NEWS

III.   FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

IV.   CRIMINAL JUSTICE

V.    CAMPUS
VI.   INCARCERATON

VII.  CLERGY ABUSE
VIII. CASE STORIES
IX.    COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Telegram CEO Durov faces preliminary charges in France of allowing crime on messaging app

https://apnews.com/article/france-telegram-pavel-durov-arrest-6e213d227458f330ed16e7fe221a696c

 

 

K-pop star Taeil quits NCT boy band over sex crime accusation

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/29/k-pop-star-taeil-quits-nct-boy-band-over-sex-crime-accusation-what-we-know

 

 

South Korea to ask Telegram, other social media firms to help tackle digital sex crimes

https://www.reuters.com/technology/south-korea-ask-telegram-other-social-media-firms-help-tackle-digital-sex-crimes-2024-08-28/

 

 

India: President Murmu reacts to Kolkata doctor rape-murder case

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kolkata-rape-murder-president-murmu-slams-societys-collective-amnesia-on-violence-against-women-101724836894282.html

 

 

Sex abuse allegations rock Indian film industry

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgjlyl3n5xo

 

 

Some South Indian movie stars under investigation for sex crimes, police say

https://www.reuters.com/world/india/some-south-indian-movie-stars-under-investigation-sex-crimes-police-say-2024-08-29/

 

 

Australia: Court hears that more women have made complaints against former Seven journalist

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-29/nsw-sydney-court-robert-ovadia-women-complaints-misconduct/104284866

 

 

Kenya: Gender Principal Secretary urges women to leverage on government initiatives

https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/gender-ps-urges-women-to-leverage-on-government-initiatives/

 

 

 

 

REGIONAL NEWS

 

Dickinson counselor fired, charged with child sex crimes

https://local21news.com/news/local/dickinson-college-wellness-center-counselor-fired-after-being-charged-with-sex-offenses-against-children#

 

 

Perry County man charged with raping two young girls

https://www.wgal.com/article/pennsylvania-perry-county-man-charged-rape-young-girls/61934716

 

 

Authorities investigate reports of AI-generated nude images featuring Lancaster Country Day students

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/authorities-investigate-reports-of-ai-generated-nude-images-featuring-lancaster-country-day-students/article_49cf24d0-658c-11ef-b8de-0f35cffb17dc.html

 

 

 

 

FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

 

UK: Met Police log 1,000 female genital mutilation reports over 10 years but only two lead to convictions

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/female-genital-mutilation-reports-london-met-police-fgm-crime-statistics-b1178633.html

 

 

 

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

 

Justice Department watchdog finds flaws in FBI’s reporting of sex crimes against children

https://apnews.com/article/fbi-child-sexual-abuse-inspector-general-investigation-e99e729147421fe166f92ca23eefc4e5

 

 

 

 

CAMPUS

 

Cheerleader drops sexual harassment lawsuit against Northwestern University

https://apnews.com/article/northwestern-cheerleader-sexual-assault-lawsuit-dropped-d1d0ca6f5231415aebb064b88e6da13f

 

 

 

 

INCARCERATION

 

Georgia lawmakers seek answers to deaths and violence plaguing the state’s prisons

https://apnews.com/article/georgia-prisons-deaths-violence-contraband-c7b957010897ba04d74f738ffc3ae53e

 

 

Defense seeks to undermine accuser’s credibility in New Hampshire youth center sex abuse case

https://apnews.com/article/new-hampshire-youth-center-sex-abuse-trial-e2c9bee0e207f7b09847c8c0bca2c764

 

 

 

 

 

CLERGY ABUSE

 

Texas megachurch faces exodus of worshippers after a sex abuse scandal set off a summer of turmoil

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/29/us/gateway-church-scandal-texas/index.html

 

 

Church sex abuse scandals in East Timor met by silence, but Pope Francis’ visit brings new attention

https://apnews.com/article/east-timor-pope-francis-clergy-sex-abuse-403444937a155db9dafc947607183aee

 

 

Pope Francis is visiting East Timor in the wake of a clergy abuse scandal, but will he address it?

(Video)

https://apnews.com/video/scandals-pope-francis-east-timor-asia-walter-reed-934967f5e14549e2bf631aac6fc8586d

 

 

 

 

CASE STORIES

 

The truth behind 'The Truth': Secretive religious sect operating in Spokane area under federal investigation

https://www.kxly.com/news/the-truth-behind-the-truth-secretive-religious-sect-operating-in-spokane-area-under-federal-investigation/article_6c2565ac-6551-11ef-8365-8fff8edbb10e.html

 

 

 

 

COMMENTARY

 

South Korea’s Digital Sex Crime Deepfake Crisis

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/08/29/south-koreas-digital-sex-crime-deepfake-crisis

 

 

Australia: What's to be done about murdered and 'disappeared' Indigenous women?

(Audio)

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/latenightlive/kerry-staines-thelma-schwartz-hannah-mcglade/104282600

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