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I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

III.   SEXUAL HARASSMENT

IV.   POLICY / LEGISLATION

V.    FORENSIC EVIDENCE

VI.   SEX TRAFFICKING
VII.  CAMPUS

VIII. CLERGY ABUSE
IX.   SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

X.    ARTS & CULTURE

XI.   COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS


Canada: Review of Nygard case in Manitoba was 'abuse of process,' judge rules

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/review-peter-nygard-decision-1.7544669



Canada: Crown wraps questioning NHLer Brett Howden at sexual assault trial of 5 ex-world junior hockey players


Chile weighs future of charming German village with dark past


Australia: Sexual assault trial of Kiama MP Gareth Ward begins in Sydney court


UK: West Mercia police accused of ‘shaming’ alleged victim of child sexual abuse


French Surgeon Tells Sexual Abuse Trial He Is 'Not Asking For Any Leniency'





FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION


Nigeria: Kwara govt, UNICEF organize town hall meeting against FGM

https://tribuneonlineng.com/kwara-govt-unicef-organise-town-hall-meeting-against-fgm/






SEXUAL HARASSMENT


India's ex-wrestling chief cleared of sexually harassing girl






POLICY / LEGISLATION


Sex abuse victims can’t be silenced under NDA ban headed to Texas Gov. Abbott

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/faith/2025/05/25/sex-abuse-victims-cant-be-silenced-by-ndas-under-texas-ban-advancing/



Alaska House votes to raise age of sexual consent — but with a caveat


Colorado: Gov. Polis rejects rideshare safety bill prompted by sexual assault of state lawmaker





FORENSIC EVIDENCE


Colorado's rape kit backlog is a barrier to investigations and arrests

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/26/nx-s1-5381401/colorados-rape-kit-backlog-is-a-barrier-to-investigations-and-arrests






SEX TRAFFICKING


Ecstasy and bribery accusations in Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial bolster racketeering charge

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ecstasy-bribery-accusations-sean-diddy-combs-trial-bolster-racketeering-charge-2025-05-27/






CAMPUS


UK: Uni course aims to tackle violence against women

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy900qzzjego






CLERGY ABUSE


Louisiana: New Orleans archbishop in court for clergy sexual abuse bankruptcy case

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/24/new-orleans-clergy-sexual-abuse-bankruptcy



Czech Republic: Apologies in order for sexual abuse, no reason for compensation, says Archbishop of Olomouc

https://english.radio.cz/archbishop-olomouc-apologies-order-sexual-abuse-no-reason-compensation-8852065






SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS


Colorado man sentenced to 210 years in prison after sexually abusing boys in orphanage he founded

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-man-sentenced-210-years-prison-sexually-abused-boys-orphanage/






ARTS & CULTURE


Susan Brownmiller, author of the landmark book on sexual assault, Against Our Will, dies at 90

https://apnews.com/article/feminism-new-york-writer-activist-brownmiller-7f25a9a2ed5a40958c29f7f4e14595c2



George Clooney's documentary on Richard Strauss' sexual abuse scandal to debut at Tribeca

https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/movies/2025/05/27/george-clooney-ohio-state-osu-abuse-documentary-festival-premiere-tribeca-movie/83875857007/






COMMENTARY


Why is child marriage still pervasive in Malawi?

(Audio)


Victims in landmark child abuse trial ask why France doesn't want to know
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