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
South Korea to ask Telegram, other social media firms to help tackle digital sex crimes
India: President Murmu reacts to Kolkata doctor rape-murder case
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
Australia: Court hears that more women have made complaints against former Seven journalist
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
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
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
UK: Met Police log 1,000 female genital mutilation reports over 10 years but only two lead to convictions
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Justice Department watchdog finds flaws in FBI’s reporting of sex crimes against children
CAMPUS
Cheerleader drops sexual harassment lawsuit against Northwestern University
INCARCERATION
Georgia lawmakers seek answers to deaths and violence plaguing the state’s prisons
Defense seeks to undermine accuser’s credibility in New Hampshire youth center sex abuse case
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?
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CASE STORIES
The truth behind 'The Truth': Secretive religious sect operating in Spokane area under federal investigation
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?
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