I. GLOBAL NEWS
II. SEXUAL HARASSMENT
III. POLICY / LEGISLATION
IV. CRIMINAL JUSTICE
V. SEX TRAFFICKING
VI. ARMED CONFLICT
VII. CAMPUS
VIII. INCARCERATION
IX. SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
X. CLERGY ABUSE
XI. CASE STORIES
XII. COMMENTARY
GLOBAL NEWS
Australian sex offender has left the Games, IOC looking into the issue
Canada: Former cleaner seeks damages for alleged sexual assault at Alberta work camp
(Video)
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6472410
2 former Canada world junior players charged with sexual assault sign with top Russian league
Canada: Billionaire Frank Stronach says of 13 sex crime charges filed against him
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/frank-stronach-sex-crime-charges-interview-1.7286772
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
White men who have been mistreated at work are more likely to notice and report harassment − new research
POLICY / LEGISLATION
Kentucky: Governor Beshear announces domestic violence funding via Violence Against Women Act
Louisiana: New “Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights”
https://ktvz.com/cnn-regional/2024/08/05/new-sexual-assault-survivors-bill-of-rights/
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Domestic violence victims need shield in attorney character and fitness reviews, ABA says
SEX TRAFFICKING
Two of Jeffrey Epstein's close advisers can face victims' claims
ARMED CONFLICT
Israel set up facilities dedicated to torturing Palestinians: Rights group
Israel: Reservists suspected of serious sexual abuse against Palestinian detainee to stay in custody
CAMPUS
Pennsylvania: A Temple student pleads to sexual abuse, burglary. Questions arise on whether Temple should let him stay
(Trigger warning)
https://www.inquirer.com/education/temple-student-guilty-david-kramer-fried-20240805.html
INCARCERATION
CBS 21 News looks into the history of abuse at PA juvenile detention centers
SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
1 in 5 Abuse Claims in Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Case Fell by the Wayside
CLERGY ABUSE
Washington: Seattle Archdiocese faces new sex abuse lawsuits naming known offenders
https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-archdiocese-faces-new-sex-abuse-lawsuits-naming-known-offenders
CASE STORIES
Chipotle can't force arbitration of workplace rape claim, US court rules
COMMENTARY
Teenage girls in Africa face shocking rates of physical and sexual abuse in intimate relationships – new global report