Sunday, October 28, 2012

Sexual abuse

  • London Police Detain Pop Star Gary Glitter in Jimmy Savile Sexual Abuse Probe

    LONDON - Police here on Sunday detained former pop star Gary Glitter in connection with the investigation into sexual abuse charges against late former BBC host Jimmy Savile, British media reported. our editor recommends. BBC Trust Chairman Predicts ...

    www.hollywoodreporter.com

  • Penn State will hold a conference on child sex abuse this week

    Hoping to raise awareness, Pennsylvania State University this week will hold a two-day conference on child sex abuse, nearly one year after the release of the blistering grand jury presentment outlining child rape and and molestation by the former ...

    www.philly.com

  • Sexual abuse trial set for former Ala. Legislator

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A former state legislator and high school principal is scheduled to go on trial this week on charges that he sexually abused a 17-year-old student. Former state Rep. James Thomas is accused of a felony charge of sexual abuse ...

    www.sfgate.com

  • Kansas City stories found in Boy Scouts' sex abuse accusations

    The recently released collection of 1,247 files from 1965 to 1985 had been entered into evidence as part of a civil lawsuit by Portland, Ore.

    www.kansascity.com

  • Investigation of BBC Host Examines Dropped Cases

    LONDON - As sexual abuse accusations multiplied against Jimmy Savile, one of Britain's best-known television hosts before his death last year, attention turned on Friday to clues of any misconduct that had been ignored, overlooked or brushed aside ...

    www.nytimes.com

  • 'Why no guidelines to protect children from sexual abuse?'

    By Garima Tyagi, IANS,. New Delhi : The Delhi High Court has asked the central and Delhi governments to apprise it on the steps taken for framing guidelines to prevent sexual abuse of children in schools and educational institutions. Issuing notice, a ...

    twocircles.net

  • Lee Boyd Malvo, DC Sniper, Discloses Sexual Abuse By John Allen Muhammad ...

    WASHINGTON -- Convicted D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo said in a television interview that aired Thursday that he was sexually abused by John Allen Muhammad, his adult accomplice in shootings that terrorized the Washington area 10 years ago. Malvo also ...

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • Former British pop star arrested in connection with BBC Savile sex abuse scandal

    LONDON (Reuters) - One-time British pop star Gary Glitter was arrested on Sunday as part of an investigation into allegations of child sex abuse by the late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile, the BBC said. It was the first arrest to be reported in a scandal ...

    www.chicagotribune.com

  • Parents: Watch for warning signs of sexual abuse of your children

    To protect children from sexual abuse, parents should keep some specific things in mind about how adults interact with their children, particularly in youth-service organizations largely staffed by volunteers, experts say.

    www.abc2news.com

  • Project Self-Sufficiency to host training to prevent child sexual abuse

    Local residents are invited to help prevent child sexual assault by joining the Enough Abuse Campaign, a joint effort of Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey, Project Self-Sufficiency and the Sussex Warren Partnership to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse.

    www.nj.com

  • Man gets 7 years for sexually abusing teen

    Brian C. Brewer, Lot 37 Edgewood Terrace, pleaded guilty in Mason County Court in Havana Thursday to aggravated criminal sexual abuse and accepted a prison sentence of seven years and a fine of $1,000, according to Mason County State's Attorney ...

    www.pekintimes.com

  • Former Fayetteville scoutmaster admits sexually abusing Boy Scouts in 1970s

    The Boy Scouts of America maintains that the files are used to allow people to report sexual abuse confidentially and to keep track of suspected child abusers so they can never rejoin its ranks.

    www.fayobserver.com

  • Dismantling stereotypes about child sex abuse: A Q&A

    The Boy Scouts of America called it the "Perversion Files" - documentation of sex abuse allegations in the Scouts, culled from police and newspaper reports over 25 years, including statements from boys who were victimized.

    blog.nj.com

  • BBC Faces Lawsuits by TV Star's Alleged Sex-Abuse Victims

    The British Broadcasting Corp. may be weighed down for years by a wave of civil lawsuits and reputational damage resulting from allegations of decades of sexual abuse of children by former television star Jimmy Savile. London police are probing ...

    www.businessweek.com

  • Police Prepare 'Arrest Strategy' as BBC Sexual Abuse Case Grows

    LONDON - The number of people who said they were sexually assaulted by Jimmy Savile, one of Britain's most popular television hosts, expanded to 300 from 200 in just the last week, and other people may have acted with him, the Scotland Yard officer ...

    www.nytimes.com

  • BBC Leader Admits 'Horror' as a Sexual Abuse Inquiry Opens

    LONDON - As the first of a battery of inquiries into Britain's burgeoning sexual abuse scandal opened in a parliamentary committee room on Tuesday, lawmakers reacted with stunned incredulity and barely disguised anger as they sought answers to the ...

    www.nytimes.com

  • Amherst College Sexual Assault Survivor's Column Inspires Other Students To ...

    The same day, the Student published another personal account of sexual assault on campus, this one from Alexis Myers, a former Mount Holyoke College student who said she was raped by an Amherst College acquaintance.

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • Students Who Speak Up Can Make a Difference

    When students face any form of gender-based violence on campus -- whether it's sexual abuse, interpersonal violence, or stalking -- universities and colleges need effective, thoughtful policies to support survivors of abuse and facilitate the healing ...

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • Assistant principal at Vernal Middle School sexually abused teen, police say

    David Papadakos, 43, of Vernal, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 25. 2012, for investigation of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and forcible sexual abuse. Papadakos, who is the assistant principal at Vernal Middle School, is accused of sexually abusing ...

    www.deseretnews.com

  • A new phase of child protection

    The steps taken in the last 30 years to prevent the devastating trauma of child sexual abuse are making a difference. From 1990 to 2010, substantiated cases of child sexual abuse throughout the United States dropped 62 percent, according to experts ...

    www.washingtonpost.com

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