News, 9/18/24

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    REGIONAL NEWS

III.   ADVOCACY

IV.   CLERGY ABUSE
V.    SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

VI.   INCARCERATION

VII.  CASE STORIES

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

Associate of Frenchman in mass rape trial admits to copycat abuse on his own wife

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240918-associate-of-frenchman-in-mass-rape-trial-admits-to-copycat-abuse-on-his-own-wife

 

 

Frenchwoman in mass rape case denounces husband, other suspects as 'degenerates'

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/associate-frenchman-accused-mass-rape-wife-admits-similar-abuse-2024-09-18/

 

 

French soccer star Wissam Ben Yedder stays free ahead of trial on charges of sexual assault

https://apnews.com/article/soccer-ben-yedder-sexual-assault-case-c8ed8c318d3ac65d18c368d45fe37cbd

 

 

UK: Male police officers accused of domestic abuse have been promoted, report says

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/18/male-police-officers-accused-of-domestic-abuse-have-been-promoted-report-says

 

 

Pakistan police arrest key suspect in gang rape of a woman polio worker

https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-police-arrest-polio-worker-attack-d135a1882d43f04967ca45166bd74578

 

 

Canada: Yukon government knew about sexual assault allegations against employee for years, documents show

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/ross-river-allegations-sexual-assault-1.7230263

 

 

 

 

REGIONAL NEWS

 

Hampden Township faces challenges with mentally ill man allegedly exposing himself

https://local21news.com/news/local/hampden-township-faces-challenges-with-mentally-ill-man-allegedly-exposing-himself#

 

 

Cumberland County man, woman accused of forcing young child into sex acts

https://www.wgal.com/article/cumberland-county-man-woman-accused-of-forcing-young-child-into-sex-acts/62250422

 

 

Daycare responds after former employee charged with rape of child in Cumberland County

https://local21news.com/news/local/tender-years-daycare-responds-after-former-employee-charged-with-rape-of-child-in-cumberland-county-silver-spring-township-crime-pennsylvania-pa#

 

 

Former L-S middle school musical director sentenced to prison for secretly recording, photographing children

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/former-l-s-middle-school-musical-director-sentenced-to-prison-for-secretly-recording-photographing-children/article_80ac4a24-75cb-11ef-8ed3-5f22e106b162.html

 

 

 

 

ADVOCACY

 

For Tarana Burke, the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs legal case is one more sign of #MeToo’s lasting impact

https://www.abc27.com/news/entertainment/ap-for-tarana-burke-the-sean-diddy-combs-legal-case-is-one-more-sign-of-metoos-lasting-impact/

 

 

 

 

CLERGY ABUSE

 

SBC to create sexual abuse response department

https://www.baptiststandard.com/news/baptists/sbc-to-create-sexual-abuse-response-department/

 

 

Peru: Cardinal's former diocese denies claim of clerical sexual abuse cover-up

https://www.ncronline.org/news/cardinals-former-diocese-denies-claim-clerical-sexual-abuse-cover

 

 

 

 

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

 

Malaysia freezes bank accounts linked to GISB after child abuse allegations

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysia-freezes-bank-accounts-linked-gisb-after-child-abuse-allegations-2024-09-17/

 

 

Malaysia charges man linked to Islamic firm in alleged child abuse scandal

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysia-charges-man-linked-islamic-firm-alleged-child-abuse-scandal-2024-09-18/

 

 

 

 

INCARCERATION

 

More allegations of sexual abuse emerge from Oregon’s juvenile detention system

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/09/18/oregon-juvenile-detention-system-sexual-abuse-federal-civil-rights-lawsuit-youth-authority/

 

 

 

 

CASE STORIES

 

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to appeal his bail denial Wednesday in racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking case

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/18/entertainment/sean-diddy-combs-appeal-bail-denial-wednesday/index.html

 

 

Pivotal witness in Harvey Weinstein’s New York trial says she will testify in upcoming retrial

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/17/entertainment/mimi-haley-testfy-harvey-weinstein-retrial/index.html