Sexual Abuse

New Report Paints Vivid Picture Of Abuse Among Homeless Youth

Kevin M. Ryan | Posted 05.24.2012

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No one should have to go through the rites of adolescence from a homeless shelter. Creionna should not have had to go to the prom without a home of her own to return to. Benjamin should've had a roof, and a birthday cake, when he turned 18. Instead, he was left at our shelter.

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Franciscan Files Reveal How Clergy Preyed On Victims

AP | GILLIAN FLACCUS | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Child Molestation, Video, Robert Van Handel, Franciscan Monks, Mario Cimmarrusti, Church Sex Scandal, Terence McKiernan, Priestly Sexual Abuse, Sexual Abuse, St. Francis of Assisi, Bob Eckert, Brian Bosnahan, Crime News

LOS ANGELES — Robert Van Handel was a 15-year-old seminarian at St. Anthony's, a prestigious Franciscan boarding school, when, he said, a priest...

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An Overdue Step in Protecting Detained Immigrants From Rape and Sexual Assault, But More Work Remains

Katharina Obser | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Immigrant Rights, Rape, Justice Department, Rape Statistics, Prea, Immigration, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Impact News

That the Obama administration has articulated in no uncertain terms that the Prison Rape Elimination Act should apply to all confinement is a huge victory for the countless detained individuals around the country.

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Ex-Priest Planned Contract Killing Of Teen Abuse Accuser

AP | Posted 05.18.2012

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DALLAS — A Texas jury has sentenced a former Roman Catholic priest to 60 years in prison for plotting the death of a man who accused him of sexu...

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Why Beggars Must Be Choosers

Becca Stevens | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Social Enterprise, Prostitution, Women's Issues, Addiction & Recovery, Non-Profits, Giving, Sexual Abuse, Prostitutes, Domestic Violence, Charities, Philanthropy and Gifts, Impact News

As the founding volunteer director for Thistle Farms I have long ago bought into the myth that beggars can't be choosers. As a professional beggar and priest for more than 20 years, I now understand beggars have to be choosy.

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US: Sexual Violence, Harassment of Immigrant Farmworkers

Human Rights Watch | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Sexual Violence, Immigration Reform, Immigration, United States, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harrassment, Video, World News

(New York) – Hundreds of thousands of immigrant farmworker women and girls in the United States face a high risk of sexual violence and sexual h...

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Female Farmworkers Commonly Suffer Sexual Assault, Harassment

AP | TRACIE CONE | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Westside Family Preservation Services Network, Bryan Little, California Farm Bureau Federation, Female Farmworkers, Grace Meng, Amparo Yebra, Illegal Immigration, Agriculture, Immigration, Immigration-Reform, Sexual Abuse, Department of Homeland Security, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Farm Employers Labor Service, Sexual Harassment, Ap, Women News

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Female farmworkers across the United States are commonly sexually harassed and assaulted, in part because their immigration st...

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Woman Can Go To Jail For Not Testifying In Her Own Rape Trial

AP | MARGERY A. BECK | Posted 05.11.2012

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A woman can be sent to jail for refusing to testify against the man she has accused of sexual assault, the Nebraska Supreme Court...

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Prosecutors Want To Visit Nuns In Monastery For Sex Abuse Testimony

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Video, Nicholas Cudemo, Philadelphia Priest Trial, Stanley Gana, Philly Priest Trial, Sexual Abuse, Monsignor William Lynn, James Brennan, Crime News

PHILADELPHIA — Defense lawyers complained Tuesday that the lengthy priest-abuse trial of a Roman Catholic church official has veered far afield ...

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Adoptive Father Accused Of Raping Boy In His Care

AP | Posted 05.04.2012

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DAYTON, Ohio — An adoptive father who's been accused of raping three boys in his care was indicted along with another man Friday on rape charges...

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Students Accused Of Sodomizing Deaf Boy On School Bus With Driver Present

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Sodomy, Rape, Student Sexual Abuse, School Crime, Student Rape, Student Abuse, Forced Sodomy, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Student Sexual Assault, Education News

Two students from Roswell, Ga., are facing charges of aggravated sodomy and aggravated molestation after a 10-year-old deaf boy reported that he was s...

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Women Are Waiting...

Rep. Gwen Moore | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Violence, Women, Violence Against Women Act, Congress, War on Women, Vawa, Sexual Abuse, Politics News

I was molested as a child. There was no ominous stranger or dark alley. This abuse was perpetrated by someone I knew and by someone who knew me -- a family friend. Sadly, these events of my youth would only be the beginning of a lifetime of experiences with abuse and violence.

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Sexual Assault More Prevalent Than Many Think

The Daily Collegian | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Rape, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Victim Blaming, Penn State, Pennsylvania State University, Penn State Sexual Assault, Sexual Violence, Incest, Rape Education, Binge Drinking, Sexual Assault Statistic, Rape Myths, Teen Drinking, College News

April honors a lot of our friends, family members and colleagues, whether we know it or not. It is up to us to make sure we don't ignore their cry for help, even if a survivor never makes him or herself known to us.

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'Intervention': Terry Cracked Under Pressure To Be Beautiful

Posted 04.03.2012

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A&E saved one of the most heartbreaking stories yet for the season finale of "Intervention" (Mon, 10 p.m. ET on A&E). Terry's descent into alcoholism ...

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Link Rape Crisis Funding to Strip Clubs

Sheila Simon | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Illinois Senate, Rape Crisis Center, Illinois, Sheila Simon, Sexual Abuse, Illinois Legislature, Strip Club Tax, Legislation, Domestic Violence, Strip Clubs, Illinois Politics, Chicago News

Twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year. Those are the hours that rape crisis centers work the phones and respond to victims of rape and sexual assault across Illinois. We do not want to see a day when those phone calls go unanswered.

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Frat Boys Walk Mile In High Heels To Raise Awareness For Sexual Violence Against Women

Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Walk in Her Shoes, Video, Wku, Rape, Hope Harbor, John Sanders, Warren County Rape Crisis Center, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Western Kentucky University, Impact News

For a group of male college students, raising money for rape awareness wouldn’t suffice. Instead, they decided to walk a mile in the shoes of the wo...

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Sadly, It Seems Sandra Fluke Wasn't The First Woman Falsely Accused of Being a Prostitute by an Intimidated Man.

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.16.2012

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It seems the Bible never referred to Mary Magdalene as a prostitute. A Catholic Pope did.

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Former Cop Allegedly Had Sex With Teen Nearly 100 Times

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Cop Had Sex With Teen, Underage Drinking, Cop Crime, Alysia Flynn Has Sex With Teen, Sexual Abuse, Armchair Detective, Video, Underage Sex, Cop Sexual Assault, Alysia Flynn, Former Cop Has Sex With Teen, Crime News

A mother and former cop had sex with at least one underage Florida teen dozens of times and threw wild parties for high school students, a shocking sh...

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CALL OF BOOTY: Woman Allegedly Seduced Teen Through Video Game

The Huffington Post | Hilary Tuttle | Posted 03.14.2012

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One Maine family is learning that sometimes the virtual battlefield includes some very real dangers. Last year, a 14-year-old boy met Cassandra Gra...

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A Decade Later, Catholic Anger, Defections Over Abuse Not Letting Up

David Briggs | Posted 05.09.2012

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No matter how much some individuals would like to put the sexual abuse scandal behind them, they can no longer appeal to an obedient laity to ignore or downplay the crimes, according to new research.

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Sisters, We've Let Our Daughters Down

Christina Patterson | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Media, Rape, Sexual Abuse, International Women's Day, Feminism, Teenagers, Sexual Violence, Violence Against Women, Teenage Girls, Sexual Assault, Culture News

How did it happen that so many of our children are going to school, and studying math, and science, and history, and design, and deciding that the best way to get on in the world is to let boys use their bodies?

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Inspiring Futures

Deborah King | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Jordan Powers, James-Hooker, Sexual Abuse, International Women's Day, Lolita, Sexualization of Young Girls, Child Bride, Culture News

Those who have cried out against the sexualization of clothing and behavior of young teen girls are raising a valid point. But fictional Lolitas aside, it simply isn't true that young females are responsible for seducing much older men.

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Florida House Bill to Implement Harsher Penalties on Human Trafficking

Conchita Sarnoff | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Massage, Child Sex Trafficking, Miami News, Sex Trafficking, Florida, Sexual Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Human Trafficking, Tvpa, Politics News

On Friday, February 24, 2012, CBS online reported how Florida "is taking stricter action against" human trafficking.

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Someone Estimated The Costs Of Childhood Abuse And Neglect

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Child Neglect, Cyclical Poverty, Poverty, Children, Earning Power, Cycle of Poverty, Sexual Abuse, Child Poverty, Hunger, Video, Child Abuse, Child Psychology, Lifetime Earnings, Child Hunger, Psychological Abuse, Business News

The evidence is mounting on the devastating affects of childhood abuse and neglect. In a newly released report the Centers for Disease Control and...

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Couple Accused Of Torturing, Starving Teen Seek Lower Bail

AP | By DINESH RAMDE | Posted 04.16.2012

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MILWAUKEE -- Attorneys for a Madison couple accused of torturing and starving the man's 15-year-old daughter have asked a judge to lower their clients...

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