News, 10/24/23
Angeline Binick
I. GLOBAL NEWS
II. REGIONAL NEWS
III. FORENSIC EVIDENCE
IV. POLICY / LEGISLATION
V. FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
VI. SEXUAL HARASSMENT
VII. SEX TRAFFICKING
VIII. ARMED CONFLICT
IX. SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
X. ARTS & CULTURE
XI. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
Australia: Why are calls for a royal commission into child sexual abuse causing a stir?
Australia: Victorian survivor fears for safety of children visiting patients
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How AI is changing the fashion industry and making models susceptible to 'deepfake porn'
Growing gang violence is devastating Haitians, with major crime at a new high, UN envoy says
Canada: N.L. takes steps to prevent sex offenders from changing their names
Welsh police officer incited 210 girls to send him explicit images, court hears
Woman raped by ex-partner left traumatized by English family courts
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REGIONAL NEWS
Man found not guilty of rape, sexual abuse in Cumberland County
https://www.abc27.com/news/man-found-not-guilty-of-rape-sexual-abuse-in-cumberland-county/
FORENSIC EVIDENCE
North Carolona CMPD receiving two federal grants to help process rape kits
POLICY / LEGISLATION
Ohio lawmakers attempt — again — to make it illegal to drug and rape spouse
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
Kenya: Youth Leaders Innovate to Pave the Way for Ending Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage By 2030
https://allafrica.com/stories/202310240004.html
Liberia: Women want penalties for violators of FGM practice
https://thenewdawnliberia.com/women-want-penalties-for-violators-of-fgm-practice/
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Michigan: Gov. Whitmer criticizes MSU for ‘scandal after scandal,’ leadership woes
Harassment victims in UK film and TV face backlash after #MeToo, study finds
SEX TRAFFICKING
JPMorgan settlement with Epstein accusers draws objection from US states
ARMED CONFLICT
Burns, Beatings, Attempted Sexual Assault: Israeli Settlers and Soldiers Abused Palestinians
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SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
Australia: Public Inquiry Opens Into Historical Sexual Abuse In Victorian Schools
ARTS & CULTURE
Spain: Barcelona opera house hires intimacy director to police passion
COMMENTARY
Women are brutalized, raped, and humiliated during wartime. When will our bodies stop being seen as collateral damage?
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https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/rape-weapon-war
‘I stood up and fought back’: How revenge porn survivor Georgia Harrison got her abuser jailed