News, 8/19/21
Angeline Binick
II. HEALTH
III. CLERGY ABUSE
IV. SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
V. ARTS & CULTURE
VI. CASE STORIES
VII. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
Hundreds of men in Pakistan investigated over mass sexual assault on woman
(Trigger warning)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/19/hundreds-of-men-in-pakistan-investigated-over-sexual-assault-caught-on-tiktok
Canada: Quebec gets closer to creating special tribunal for sexual and domestic violence victims
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/sexual-violence-domestic-tribunal-1.6146291
Childhood trauma may affect heart health in low-income Black adults
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-08-childhood-trauma-affect-heart-health.html
Intimate partner violence associated with negative outcomes for people living with HIV
https://www.aidsmap.com/news/aug-2021/intimate-partner-violence-associated-negative-outcomes-people-living-hiv
Survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Pennsylvania still looking for justice 3 years after report
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pennsylvania-catholic-church-covered-up-sexual-abuse-report-anniversary/
Illinois: The road to healing after decades of silence over sexual abuse in the Catholic Church
https://www.wcia.com/news/target3/never-one-word-was-ever-uttered-the-road-to-healing-after-decades-of-silence-over-sexual-abuse-in-the-catholic-church/
Florida: Attorneys sue local mosque over sexual abuse by youth director
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/attorneys-sue-local-mosque-over-sexual-abuse-by-youth-director
SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
Boy Scouts bankruptcy judge to rule on $850 million sex abuse deal
https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/boy-scouts-bankruptcy-judge-rule-850-million-sex-abuse-deal-2021-08-19/
ARTS & CULTURE
Examining A Culture Of Sexual Abuse In Martha Nussbaum's
Citadels Of Pride
https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2021/08/17/philosopher-martha-nussbaum-the-citadels-of-pride
R Kelly accuser describes physical abuse from singer when she was 16
(Trigger warning)
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/19/r-kelly-accuser-trial-girl-scout
What to know about R. Kelly’s trial for sex trafficking and racketeering charges
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/08/18/r-kelly-trial-sex-trafficking/
Bob Dylan movements ‘not inconsistent’ with alleged sex abuse, says lawyer for accuser
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/19/bob-dylan-movements-not-inconsistent-with-alleged-sex-abuse-says-lawyer-for-accuser
COMMENTARY
Ecuador Marks First Day Against Sexual Violence in Schools
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/08/19/ecuador-marks-first-day-against-sexual-violence-schools