Colorado Democrats Block Legislation Punishing Child Sex Traffickers
- Suggest Criminals Are Also Victims While conservative states like Florida have passed legislation to institute the death penalty for criminals guilty of child sexual abuse and child trafficking, it's becoming more and more…#colorado #florida #democrats #bill1092 #housestate #hb #statereps #andrewboesenecker #kylebrown #elisabethepps (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Victoria ’s Secret billionaire can’t be held liable for owning Manhattan townhouse in Jeffrey Epstein case, judge rules
Leslie Wexner, the billionaire founder of L Brands Inc., can’t be held liable for once owning the Manhattan townhouse where a woman alleges she was raped as a teenager by Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge ruled. US District Court Judge Ann Donnelly on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by Jennifer…#lesliewexner #lbrandsinc #manhattan #jeffreyepstein #anndonnelly #jenniferaraoz #wexner #epstein #araoz #ghislainemaxwell (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Judge rules Jane Doe cannot remain anonymous if Diddy gang rape lawsuit proceeds
A New York federal judge has denied the request of a woman to remain anonymous in her lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs and two others, after claiming they gang raped her in 2003 when she was 17 years old. In a ruling filed by Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke on Thursday, she acknowledged that the…#sean #jessicaglclarke #usatoday #clarke #kevinspacey #harveyweinstein #southerndistrict #combs #rodneylilrodjonesjr #badboyentertainment (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
No Pseudonymity for Woman Suing Alleging Rape by Sean " Diddy " Combs
From yesterday's decision by Judge Jessica Clarke (S.D.N.Y.) in Doe v. Combs: Plaintiff alleges that Combs, Pierre and the Third Assailant … gang raped her when she was {17 years old} [and under the influence of drugs and alcohol they supplied] …. The Court recognizes that public disclosure of…#jessicaclarke #sdny #combs #plaintiff #kevinspacey #harveyweinstein #defendants #doevweinstein #rappvfowler #circuit (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tech bros need to realise deepfake porn ruins lives – and the law has to catch up
Taylor Swift is just one of countless victims of deepfake videos. Firms feeding off this abuse should pay for the harm they causeImagine finding that someone has taken a picture of you from the internet and superimposed it on a sexually explicit image available online. Or that a video appears showing you having sex with someone you have never met.Imagine worrying that your children, partner, parents or colleagues might see this and believe it is really you. And that your frantic attempts to take it off social media keep failing, and the fake “you” keeps reappearing and multiplying. Imagine realising that these images c...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 1, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Luba Kassova Tags: Deepfake Global development Artificial intelligence (AI) Consciousness Computing Technology Science Pornography Society Women's rights and gender equality Taylor Swift Human rights Law Music Culture Source Type: news
The impacts of lifetime violence on women's current sexual health - G üler A, Maas MK, Mark KP, Kussainov N, Schill K, Coker AL.
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV), nonpartner sexual violence (SV), child sexual and physical abuse, and neglect have detrimental impacts on women's reproductive and sexual health. More empirical studies are needed to investigate the negative imp... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
New FtP guidance on concerns about nurses outside work
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has updated its guidance on fitness to practise to clarify ‘important principles’ relating to concerns arising outside professional practice, including sexual misconduct and abuse. Following a review, the guidance for NMC decision makers makes clear that sexual misconduct, domestic abuse and the neglect or abuse of children or vulnerable... Read moreThe post New FtP guidance on concerns about nurses outside work appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 28, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Male rape myths: examining the role of victim empathy and socio-demographics in a cross-sectional sample of UK adults - Willmott D, Widanaralalage BK.
Whilst much is known about the psychosocial correlates of rape myth beliefs regarding female victims, much less research has investigated factors that underlie male rape myth beliefs. The aim of this study was therefore to examine the role of victim empath... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Single parenting and prevalence of child sexual abuse in Ijebu Ode local government area of Ogun State - Oladipo SE, Owoyele JW, Adeoye H, Ayedun JT, Adediran YO.
Due to lack of supporting spouse in the upbringing of children, it is believed that single parents may have challenges in playing their parental roles on children, and this will no doubt have negative impact on the children. Studies revealed that children ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Competing concepts of public value and legitimacy in the police: organisational challenges in the investigation of rape and serious sexual offences - Harding R, Maguire L, Williams E.
Conviction rates for rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO) in England and Wales are at an all-time low, with 1.6% of cases resulting in conviction. Whilst officers value victim care, their ability to support victims is compromised by organisational expe... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Female Genital Mutilation Continues Amid Sudan ’s Conflict and Forced Displacement
Paleki Ayang, Gender Advisor for the Middle East and North Africa, Equality Now By Paleki AyangJUBA, Feb 27 2024 (IPS) Female genital mutilation (FGM) stands as one of the most egregious violations of human rights, particularly affecting women and girls worldwide. However, when conflict and forced displacement enter the equation, the horrors of FGM are exacerbated, creating a dire situation that demands urgent attention and action. Where instability and insecurity prevail, the prevalence of FGM often intensifies, exacerbated by factors such as displacement, poverty, and the breakdown of social systems.
On April 15, 2023, w...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Paleki Ayang Tags: Active Citizens Africa Armed Conflicts Civil Society Development & Aid Gender Gender Violence Headlines Health Human Rights Middle East & North Africa TerraViva United Nations Youth female genital mutilation FGM IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Bill filed in Kentucky House would ease near-total abortion ban by adding rape and incest exceptions
Legislation aimed at easing Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban by creating limited exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest has been introduced in the GOP-dominated House (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Feasibility trial of a newly developed brief psychological trauma intervention for children surviving sexual abuse in India - Choudhary V, Satapathy S, Sagar R.
Given the alarming increase in incidences of child sexual abuse (CSA), the present study was conceived to conduct a feasibility trial for a brief CSA-focused cognitive-behavioral intervention for children. A quasi-experimental single-group pre-post design ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Piloting an alternative implementation modality for a school-based child sexual abuse prevention curriculum - Mozid NE, Espinosa RN, Grayson C, Falode O, Yang Y, Glaudin C, Guastaferro K.
BACKGROUND: In the U.S., the most pervasive child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention strategy involves school-based prevention programs; however, the reach of these programs is limited due to implementation constraints, such as budgets or turnover. This is nota... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
"We need to raise awareness and never give up": Israeli Druze and Muslim Arab kindergarten teachers' proactivity when facing the sexual abuse of their students - Bar Gosen N, Sigad LI, Shaibe J, Halaby A, Lusky-Weisrose E, Tener D.
This study examines the proactive role of Druze and Muslim Arab kindergarten teachers in addressing and coping with the CSA of t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
