News, 12/14/22

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    ARMED CONFLICT

III.   MILITARY

IV.   INCARCERATION

V.    CLERGY ABUSE
VI.   CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IMAGES
VII.  CASE STORIES

GLOBAL NEWS

Hockey Canada to make financial statements public after backlash over sexual assault settlements
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/hockey-canada-public-financial-statements-1.6684855

India: Supreme Court to probe validity of Sec 375 that legalizes marital rape
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/supreme-court-to-probe-validity-of-sec-375-that-legalises-marital-rape/articleshow/96207942.cms

Australian government settles civil claim in parliament rape case
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australian-government-settles-civil-claim-parliament-rape-case-2022-12-14/

Australia: Victoria Police allegedly use LEAP database to pursue, stalk, harass women prompting calls for inquiry
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-15/victoria-police-leap-database-pursue-stalk-harass-women/101663452

Australia: Launceston General Hospital report makes 92 recommendations after abuse scandal
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-14/lgh-child-safety-changes-accepted-by-tasmanian-govt/101769744

ARMED CONFLICT

A War on Women: As Nigeria battled insurgents, she was brutalized by both sides
(Trigger warning)
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/nigeria-military-mother-profile

MILITARY

Canada: Opposition MPs respond to government's plan to tackle military sexual misconduct
(Video)
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2145821251797

INCARCERATION

Senate probe found some federal prison staff abused female inmates without discipline
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/14/1142520821/senate-probe-found-some-federal-prison-staff-abused-female-inmates-without-disci

Justice Dept. Considers Early Release for Female Inmates Sexually Abused Behind Bars
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/13/us/politics/federal-prison-sexual-abuse.html

CLERGY ABUSE

Closing of Jesuit abuse case left victims feeling betrayed, expert says
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/closing-jesuit-abuse-case-left-victims-feeling-betrayed-expert-says-2022-12-14/

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IMAGES

Microsoft and Apple among the global companies accused of 'turning a blind eye' to child sexual exploitation
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-15/microsoft-apple-child-sexual-exploitation-esafety/101771844

Israel to crack down on social media companies to tackle offensive content
https://www.reuters.com/technology/israel-regulate-social-media-firms-rein-illegal-content-2022-12-14/

CASE STORIES

Kehlani Says She’s ‘Sick to My Stomach’ After Being Sexually Assaulted at Her Concert
(Trigger warning)
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kehlani-sexually-assaulted-at-concert-1235186432/

Vince McMahon Reportedly Facing Another Sexual Assault Allegation
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2022/12/13/vince-mcmahon-reportedly-facing-another-sexual-assault-allegation-and-wwe-referee-asks-for-millions-in-damages/

Massachusetts governor seeks pardons in 1980s sex abuse case
https://apnews.com/article/massachusetts-sexual-abuse-children-8a2f98431507ce0734cb13cdbf751856

Virginia: 3 trials to be held against Loudoun school administrators
https://apnews.com/article/education-indictments-sexual-assault-24d034a3b52c7e707d0244747c89f73e

Tennessee audit: Agency failed to protect vulnerable kids
https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-sexual-abuse-government-and-politics-3b9e7b973daae52c78311cd2af257738