News, 10/23/23

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    REGIONAL NEWS

III.   FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

IV.   RESEARCH

V.    LGBTQ

VI.   SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
VII.  CASE STORIES

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Australia: National ad campaign to tackle child sexual abuse

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/tremendous-step-national-ad-campaign-to-tackle-child-sexual-abuse-20231020-p5edrm.html

 

 

Australia: Assault survivor urges NSW government to provide safe spaces at music festivals

(Video)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-23/assault-survivor-urges-nsw-govt-to-provide-safe-spaces/103009878

 

 

Threats against rape victim, 10, lay bare Bolivia’s culture of sexual violence

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/oct/21/bolivia-rape-girl-10-impunity-sexual-violence

 

 

Chechnya Forms Male-Dominated Group To Advance Women's 'Interests.' Critics Say It's Just For Show.

https://www.rferl.org/a/chechnya-womens-rights-interests-show/32647885.html

 

 

 

 

REGIONAL NEWS

 

2 Cumberland County men convicted for sexually assaulting minors: DA

https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2023/10/2-cumberland-county-men-convicted-for-sexually-assaulting-minors-da.html

 

 

Pa. sex offender convicted of offering $250 to have sex with 12-year-old: prosecutors

https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2023/10/pa-sex-offender-convicted-of-offering-250-to-have-sex-with-12-year-old-prosecutors.html

 

 

 

 

FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

 

Liberia: FGM Banned in Bong County

http://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-fgm-banned-bong-county

 

 

 

 

RESEARCH

 

WSU study hints at link between sports media and attitudes toward rape myths

https://www.spokanepublicradio.org/regional-news/2023-10-21/wsu-study-hints-at-link-between-sports-media-and-attitudes-toward-rape-myths

 

 

 

 

LGBTQ

 

India: Three arrested over rape and assault of two gay men in New Delhi park

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/20/india-gay-rape-new-delhi-police-arrest/

 

 

 

 

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

 

Australia: Inquiry into alleged child sexual abuse hears of ongoing impacts on survivors

(Video)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-23/inquiry-into-alleged-child-sexual-abuse-hears-of-impacts/103012350

 

 

Australia: Inquiry into child sex abuse at Victorian state primary schools hears of survivor heartbreak

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-23/beaumaris-primary-school-child-sexual-abuse-inquiry/103011292

 

 

Australia: Redress call for children subjected to 'virginity tests'

(Audio)

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/worldtoday/redress-call-for-children-subjected-to-virginity-tests/103009880

 

 

Australia: Were virginity tests sexual abuse?

(Audio)

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/pm/were-virginity-tests-sexual-abuse-/103012008

 

 

 

 

CASE STORIES

 

Ex-Pa. police officer sentenced to 15 to 40 years after guilty pleas in sex assault cases

https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2023/10/ex-pa-police-officer-sentenced-to-15-to-40-years-after-guilty-pleas-in-sex-assault-cases.html

 

 

Another Woman Accuses Danny Elfman of Sexual Abuse in New Lawsuit

(Trigger warning)

https://variety.com/2023/music/news/danny-elfman-second-sexual-harassment-case-1235762756/