News, 8/7/24

[Angeline Binick]

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

https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/triathlon-australian-sex-offender-has-left-games-ioc-looking-into-issue-2024-08-04/

 

 

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

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/2-former-canada-world-junior-players-charged-with-sexual-assault-sign-with-top-russian-league-1.7286437

 

 

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

https://theconversation.com/white-men-who-have-been-mistreated-at-work-are-more-likely-to-notice-and-report-harassment-new-research-234528

 

 

 

 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Kentucky: Governor Beshear announces domestic violence funding via Violence Against Women Act

https://www.wnky.com/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

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/domestic-violence-victims-need-shield-attorney-character-fitness-reviews-aba-2024-08-06/

 

 

 

 

SEX TRAFFICKING

 

Two of Jeffrey Epstein's close advisers can face victims' claims

https://www.reuters.com/legal/two-jeffrey-epsteins-close-advisers-can-face-victims-claims-2024-08-05/

 

 

 

 

ARMED CONFLICT

 

Israel set up facilities dedicated to torturing Palestinians: Rights group

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/6/israel-set-up-facilities-dedicated-to-torturing-palestinians-rights-group

 

 

Israel: Reservists suspected of serious sexual abuse against Palestinian detainee to stay in custody

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/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

https://local21news.com/news/local/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

https://www.wsj.com/articles/1-in-5-abuse-claims-in-boy-scouts-bankruptcy-case-fell-by-the-wayside-696ed250

 

 

 

 

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

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/chipotle-cant-force-arbitration-workplace-rape-claim-us-court-rules-2024-08-05/

 

 

 

 

COMMENTARY

 

Teenage girls in Africa face shocking rates of physical and sexual abuse in intimate relationships – new global report

https://theconversation.com/teenage-girls-in-africa-face-shocking-rates-of-physical-and-sexual-abuse-in-intimate-relationships-new-global-report-236022