News, 9/23/22
Angeline Binick
I. GLOBAL NEWS
II. REGIONAL NEWS
III. SEX OFFENDERS
IV. MEDICAL
V. FORENSIC EVIDENCE
VI. SEX TRAFFICKING
VII. ARMED CONFLICT
VIII. FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
IX. SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
X. CASE STORIES
XI. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
Filipino survivors of martial law still haunted by abuses 50 years after declaration
(Trigger warning)
21 Women Accuse Chinese Film Veteran of Sexual Abuse in One of China’s Largest #MeToo Cases
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkgzjn/china-film-school-principal-metoo
Nigeria: Group Decries 'High Rate' of Children, Women's Rights Abuse in Enugu
https://allafrica.com/stories/202209230024.html
REGIONAL NEWS
Central PA church minister accused of trying to solicit sex from a minor
Police: PSU professor accused of stalking, taking 'up-skirt' photos of faculty member
SEX OFFENDERS
Amazon sued over refusal to hire California sex offenders
MEDICAL
At Least 2 Kids Had to Flee Ohio for Abortions After Being Raped
https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3pna7/ohio-abortion-ban-lawsuit-affidavits
FORENSIC EVIDENCE
Australia: Five revelations from the 'shocking' report into Queensland forensic lab DNA bungle
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-21/qld-crime-data-dna-bungle-forensic-lab/101459282
Australia: Sexual assault services brace for 'major impact' ahead of years-long fallout from Queensland's DNA testing debacle
SEX TRAFFICKING
Career prosecutors recommend no charges for Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/09/23/gaetz-no-charges-sex-trafficking/
ARMED CONFLICT
Investigation chief says Russia committed war crimes in Ukraine
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
Kenya: Stakeholders asked to renew fight against FGM
https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/stakeholders-asked-to-renew-fight-against-fgm/
SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
Massachusetts: Three Stoughton police officers had inappropriate relationships with a young woman who later killed herself, report finds
Report of sexual assault by Maine Uber driver highlights national trend
Boy Scouts' $2.46 billion bankruptcy settlement draws appeals from insurers, abuse claimants
Zambia investigates sexual abuse claims in women’s soccer
CASE STORIES
The online incel movement is getting more violent and extreme, report says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/22/incels-rape-murder-study/
COMMENTARY
For US women who run, fear of assault is shockingly common – but the solution remains unclear
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/23/women-joggers-running-with-guns-firearms