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FEATURE INVESTIGATION
FOR YEARS, WE TRIED TO CONVINCE MEDIA TO co-REPORT ON PRICE’S SERIAL ABUSE. THEY CHOSE NOT TO. WE investigated the price story BECAUSE AN abuse survivor DESERVES A VOICE LOUDER THAN AN AGGRESSOR. NOTHING ABOUT REPORTING ABUSE SHOULD BE CONVENIENT.
ABUSE-related NEWS
What the bishops knew: Church releases details, timeline about Arizona sex abuse case
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a lengthy statement Wednesday night detailing what it called “gross” and “egregious errors” in an Aug. 4 Associated Press story about the church’s abuse help line and a case of child sexual abuse in Arizona.
“Procession,” Reviewed: An Astonishing Collaboration with Victims of Sexual Abuse
In his new Netflix film, Robert Greene works with six men who were abused by priests as children to re-create their experiences, even at the very sites where the traumas occurred.
attorney plans to file dozens of lawsuits on behalf of sexual abuse victims thanks to new law
A Senate Bill, which was signed into law in July, will give victims who were minors when they were abused between 1960 and now a chance to seek civil action.
Boy Scouts sex abuse victims vote on $1.9-billion settlement
More than 82,000 men who say they were sexually abused have begun voting on a controversial reorganization plan to settle their claims and allow the beleaguered Boy Scouts to emerge from bankruptcy.
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Taxi-hailing firm reveals 4,158 reports of sexual assault
Lyft, the US taxi-hailing app, has said that 4,158 incidents of sexual assault were reported to the firm between 2017 and 2019.
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Survivors, ex-employees say Kanakuk Christian camp 'ministered' to its sexual predators
In interviews with dozens of victims and former camp employees reporters working for the Springfield News-Leader — part of the USA TODAY Network — learned how camp leaders have repeatedly disregarded red flags and prioritized ministering to those accused of wrongdoing, instead of seeking justice for victims.
Unknown victims — The hidden toll of domestic violence on suicide rates
Rates of depression, anxiety and PTSD are high among domestic violence survivors, who have been constantly belittled and separated from their support systems.
Domestic Violence Increased in 7 Countries During pandemic
Domestic violence in the U.S. spiked by 8.1% following the imposition of stay-at-home orders during the pandemic, according to a review of studies on violence by the Council on Criminal Justice.
330,000 VICTIMS OF CHURCH SEX ABUSE
Victims of abuse within France’s Catholic Church welcomed a historic turning point Tuesday after a new report estimated that 330,000 children in France were sexually abused over the past 70 years in the country’s first accounting of the worldwide phenomenon.
For domestic violence survivors, petitioning for a protective order can be an uphill battle
A bill that passed in the Washington State Legislature is aimed at simplifying the protection order petition process for victims of domestic violence, but while some barriers were addressed by the law, some advocates against domestic violence say that many still exist.
THIRD PARTY OPINION:
DO NOT TAX Sex Abuse, PTSD Settlements
How lawsuit settlements are taxed is surprising and complex. Under the tax code, compensatory damages for physical injuries or physical sickness are tax free, but damages for emotional injuries are fully taxable.
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