News, 9/2/22

[Angeline Binick]

I.          GLOBAL NEWS

II.         REGIONAL NEWS
III.        SEXUAL HARASSMENT

IV.        POLICY / LEGISLATION

V.         SEX TRAFFICKING

VI.        MILITARY

VII.       SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

VIII.      CASE STORIES

IX.        COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

UK: No 10 retained cabinet minister and aide accused of sexual misconduct – reports

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/01/no-10-retains-cabinet-minister-and-aide-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-reports

 

 

UK: Next PM urged to ‘reset’ Westminster culture after new sexual assault claims

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/sep/02/next-pm-urged-to-reset-westminster-culture-after-new-sexual-assault-claims

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGIONAL NEWS

 

Lancaster man charged with unlawful contact with minor, indecent assault, and more

https://local21news.com/news/local/lancaster-man-charged-with-unlawful-contact-with-minor-indecent-assault-and-more

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

 

Sexual harassment and assault plague U.S. research bases in Antarctica, report says

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/01/1120518369/antarctica-sexual-harassment-assault-nsf-report

 

 

Actors And Crew Have Alleged On-Set Abuse By Nickelodeon TV Show Creator Dan Schneider

https://www.buzzfeed.com/mollycapobianco/nickelodeon-actors-reveal-alleged-dan-schneider-abuse

 

 

 

 

 

 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

A lawsuit window for Pa. survivors of childhood sexual abuse could open as early as next May

https://www.witf.org/2022/09/01/a-lawsuit-window-for-pa-survivors-of-childhood-sexual-abuse-could-open-as-early-as-next-may/

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEX TRAFFICKING

 

'Worst Human Traffickers' Include Russia, Belarus, Iran, Turkmenistan

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-belarus-iran-turkmenistan-human-traffickers-report/29326302.html

 

 

Yoga sect allegedly exploited women to lure men like Domingo

https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-crime-a2ad3b8de848cfbfd85523928fa2ec86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MILITARY

 

U.S. military laments 'tragic' rise in sexual assault

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-military-laments-tragic-rise-sexual-assault-2022-09-01/

 

 

Sexual assault spike spurs military to focus on prevention

https://apnews.com/article/crime-army-sexual-assault-government-and-politics-66b8e823aa29a8f9edd1fc1286c4c039

 

 

 

 

 

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

 

Boy Scouts nears court approval of $2.3 billion bankruptcy settlement

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/boy-scouts-nears-court-approval-23-billion-bankruptcy-settlement-2022-09-01/

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASE STORIES

 

Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears accused of grooming and molesting siblings in sexually explicit skits, lawsuit says

(Trigger warning)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tiffany-haddish-aries-spears-accused-grooming-molesting-siblings-sexua-rcna46006

 

 

Former Idaho state lawmaker convicted of raping legislative intern sentenced to 20 years in prison

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-idaho-state-lawmaker-convicted-raping-legislative-intern-senten-rcna45818

 

 

Feist quits Arcade Fire tour, citing allegations against Win Butler

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62759868

 

 

California: Police yet to give rape test results to teen allegedly assaulted by SDSU football players

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-01/police-yet-to-give-rape-test-results-to-teen-allegedly-assaulted-by-sdsu-football-players

 

 

Illinois: At a Remote Mental Health Facility, a Culture of Cruelty Persists Despite Decades of Warnings

(Trigger warning)

https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-choate-mental-health-abuse-history

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMENTARY

 

School-Related Sexual Violence Cases at Alarming Levels in Ecuador

https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/09/02/school-related-sexual-violence-cases-alarming-levels-ecuador