News, 6/6/22

[Angeline Binick]

I.          GLOBAL NEWS

II.         REGIONAL NEWS
III.        SEXUAL HARASSMENT

IV.        POLICY / LEGISLATION
V.         LAW ENFORCEMENT

VI.        CLERGY ABUSE
VII.       SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

VIII.      CASE STORIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Canada: Alberta working group makes 113 recommendations to end violence against Indigenous women and girls

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-working-group-makes-113-recommendations-to-end-violence-against-indigenous-women-and-girls-1.6477220

 

 

Thousands join anti-femicide march in Argentina's capital

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/thousands-join-anti-femicide-march-argentinas-capital-2022-06-04/

 

 

India: In Hyderabad gang rape, 4th accused, a minor, detained; one yet to be arrested

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/in-hyderabad-gang-rape-4th-accused-a-minor-detained-one-yet-to-be-arrested-101654410101473.html

 

 

Former Australian under-19 cricketer Jamie Mitchell sues Cricket Australia over sexual abuse allegations

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-05/jamie-mitchell-suing-cricket-australia-abuse-allegations/101117536

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGIONAL NEWS

 

Members of Reading boarding house sex trafficking gang ‘The Sevens’ convicted after six-week trial in Allentown

https://berksweekly.com/crime/members-of-reading-boarding-house-sex-trafficking-gang-the-sevens-convicted-after-six-week-trial-in-allentown/

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

 

$460 million awarded to ex-workers who sued SoCal Edison over sexual harassment, retaliation

https://abc7.com/socal-edison-lawsuit-sexual-harassment-440-million/11926286/

 

 

 

 

 

 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Louisiana to ensure sexual assault survivors get access to medical records

https://lailluminator.com/2022/06/06/louisiana-to-ensure-sexual-assault-survivors-get-access-to-medical-records/

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAW ENFORCEMENT

 

‘Unacceptable’ Seattle police sex assault unit low staffing

https://apnews.com/article/seattle-police-government-and-politics-sexual-assault-c64414f9b1c63c576b132bac31365103

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLERGY ABUSE

 

Mexican megachurch leader pleads guilty in L.A. to sex abuse

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/06/03/breaking-news/mexican-megachurch-leader-pleads-guilty-in-l-a-to-sex-abuse/

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

 

Boy Scouts sell off camps under financial strain from sex abuse lawsuits

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/04/1103083504/boy-scouts-land-sales-bankruptcy

 

 

Australia: ‘Shocking’ rate of sexual abuse of aged care residents barely changed since royal commission

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/06/shocking-rate-of-sexual-abuse-against-aged-care-residents-barely-changed-since-royal-commission

 

 

Australia: Aged care RC estimates 50 sexual assaults a week

(Audio)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-06/an-estimate-of-50-people-sexually-assaulted-in/13916748

 

 

Sexual assault accusations levied against Israeli doctors

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-708637

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASE STORIES

 

Canadian singer Jacob Hoggard convicted of sexual assault

(Trigger warning)

https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-toronto-canada-ottawa-af887cd29b805578451af6855eefb2da