News, 4/17/23

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    REGIONAL NEWS

III.   SEXUAL HARASSMENT

IV.   MEDICAL

V.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

VI.   SEX TRAFFICKING

VII.  MILITARY

VIII. ADVOCACY

IX.   CAMPUS

X.    CLERGY ABUSE
XI.   CASE STORIES

XII.  COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

Japan: Students who are late due to reporting sexual assault should not be penalized
https://news.yahoo.com/japan-students-due-reporting-sexual-201211293.html

Uganda's failure to jail child rapists as teen pregnancies soar
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65273311

Uzbek Authorities Covered Up The Sexual Abuse Of Teenage Girls In Foster Care
https://www.rferl.org/a/uzbekistan-sexual-abuse-girls-foster-care/32365926.html

Federal government to restore Hockey Canada funding
https://www.reuters.com/sports/federal-government-restore-hockey-canada-funding-2023-04-16/

Spanish PM apologizes over sexual consent law reform loophole
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spanish-pm-apologises-over-sexual-consent-law-reform-loophole-2023-04-16/

UK: Bromley councillor Shaun Slator expelled from Conservative party over rape tweet
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/apr/15/bromley-councillor-shaun-slator-expelled-from-conservative-party-over-tweet

Australia: Anthony Albanese dismisses Peter Dutton's claim of failing to act on child sexual assault warnings
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-17/albanese-dismisses-dutton-claim-child-sexual-assault-warnings/102233520

 

REGIONAL NEWS

Reading man charged in child sexual abuse investigation
https://berksweekly.com/crime/reading-man-charged-in-child-sexual-abuse-investigation/

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Report Reveals Bullying, Sexual Harassment at Dutch Parliament
https://news.yahoo.com/report-reveals-bullying-sexual-harassment-131802776.html

New York: Sexual harassment claim filed against Buffalo Assemblyman Patrick Burke
https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/politics/sexual-harassment-claim-filed-against-assemblyman-patrick-burke/71-dc90cda3-01c3-4226-b40d-31e133e61a9

MEDICAL

Canada: New training offered to health-care workers who care for victims of sexual assault in rural Alberta
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/new-training-offered-to-health-care-workers-who-care-for-victims-of-sexual-assault-in-rural-alberta-1.6809782

POLICY / LEGISLATION

Michigan: Bills aim to prevent sexual abuse of youth and medical patients
https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/bills-aim-to-prevent-sexual-abuse-of-youth-and-medical-patients,51424?

Arizona court upholds clergy privilege in child abuse case
https://apnews.com/article/mormon-church-child-sex-abuse-e02ae4470a5a53cbeb9aa146ff2762ac

Kansas: Gov. Laura Kelly signs sexual abuse reform bill adopted unanimously by House, Senate
https://kansasreflector.com/2023/04/17/gov-laura-kelly-signs-sexual-abuse-reform-bill-adopted-unanimously-by-house-senate/

Parents behind ‘Bree’s Law’ blocked by Dunleavy administration from adapting Alaska’s teen dating violence classes for nationwide use
https://www.adn.com/politics/2023/04/16/parents-behind-brees-law-blocked-by-dunleavy-administration-from-adapting-alaskas-teen-dating-violence-classes-for-nationwide-use/

Florida lawmakers pursue death penalty in child rapes
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-lawmakers-pursue-death-penalty-in-child-rapes/

SEX TRAFFICKING

Michigan: Local woman makes a promise to herself to help victims of sex trafficking, the result is The House of Promise
https://www.fox47news.com/neighborhoods/good-neighbors/local-woman-makes-a-promise-to-herself-to-help-victims-of-sex-trafficking-the-result-is-the-house-of-promise

MILITARY

Report: Vermont National Guard sees increase in sexual harassment complaints
https://www.wcax.com/2023/04/14/report-vt-national-guard-sees-increase-sexual-harassment-complaints/

ADVOCACY

Nonprofit seeks to provide safe space in Hawaii for young victims of sexual violence
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/04/15/oahu-facility-treats-children-whore-sold-sex-some-young-11/

CAMPUS

Canada: Sexual harassment allegations prompt N.B. university to hire investigator
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/crandall-university-sexual-harassment-1.6812924

CLERGY ABUSE

Former cardinal charged with sexual abuse in Wisconsin
https://www.cbs58.com/news/former-cardinal-charged-with-sexual-abuse-in-wisconsin

CASE STORIES

‘Stop the Steal’ Organizer Apologizes After Being Accused of Asking Teen Boys for Pics
https://www.thedailybeast.com/stop-the-steal-organizer-ali-alexander-apologizes-after-being-accused-of-asking-teen-boys-for-sexual-pics

A YouTube stage mom faces abuse allegations from 11 teens in court case
(Trigger warning)
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/piper-rockelle-mom-trial-court-abuse-allegations-tiffany-smith-rcna77228

COMMENTARY

Myanmar’s ‘Forgotten War’ Lurches Deeper into Horror
https://www.ipsnews.net/2023/04/myanmars-forgotten-war-lurches-deeper-into-horror/

A lexicon of cyberviolence: Nine types of online abuse against women that may go unnoticed
https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-04-14/a-lexicon-of-cyberviolence-nine-types-of-online-abuse-against-women-that-may-go-unnoticed.html