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Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

Catholic priest in Louisiana charged with child sexual abuse

A Louisiana priest faces three felony charges for indecent behavior with a 15-year-old minor, continuing the clergy abuse crisis that began in the same diocese decades ago.
#sexual-abuse
Healthcare
fromProPublica
2 days ago

Report Confirms Columbia Ignored Decades of Doctor's Sexual Abuse

Columbia University released a report detailing how OB-GYN Robert Hadden abused over 1,000 patients across 25 years, leading to the resignation of two senior administrators and a $100 million survivor fund.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days ago

Army officers deny charges over handling of Jaysley Beck sex assault

Two senior Army officers deny charges related to mishandling a sexual assault case involving a teenage soldier who died by suicide after being assaulted by a superior.
Law
fromIndependent
2 days ago

Christian Brothers persist with moves that hinder abuse lawsuits' progress

The Christian Brothers use a legal strategy requiring abuse survivors to sue all living members from the abuse period, rather than designating a single representative defendant.
English Premier League
fromIndependent
5 days ago

Paul Kimmage: A convicted doper playing in the AIL and a curious testing regime raise some serious questions

Rugby has historically avoided public scrutiny of internal issues, preferring to handle matters privately rather than through transparent public discourse.
#sexual-misconduct
fromProPublica
1 week ago
Non-profit organizations

New York Attorney General is Investigating Columbia for Allowing Predatory Doctor to See Patients Despite Warnings

New York's attorney general is investigating Columbia University's institutional response to allowing predatory OB-GYN Robert Hadden to continue practicing despite decades of warnings about sexual misconduct.
fromIrish Independent
1 week ago
Higher education

UCD students stage protest calling for change after circulation of intimate image of student

UCD students rallied to demand systemic changes in how universities handle sexual misconduct and gender-based harm, sparked by an intimate image circulation incident.
Non-profit organizations
fromProPublica
1 week ago

New York Attorney General is Investigating Columbia for Allowing Predatory Doctor to See Patients Despite Warnings

New York's attorney general is investigating Columbia University's institutional response to allowing predatory OB-GYN Robert Hadden to continue practicing despite decades of warnings about sexual misconduct.
Higher education
fromIrish Independent
1 week ago

UCD students stage protest calling for change after circulation of intimate image of student

UCD students rallied to demand systemic changes in how universities handle sexual misconduct and gender-based harm, sparked by an intimate image circulation incident.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Virginia Giuffre's invisible ghostwriter' on the Epstein survivor's legacy: She wanted to name all of them. They deserve to be named'

Ghostwriter Amy Wallace promotes Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre's posthumous memoir, which has helped trauma survivors worldwide understand their experiences and healing.
London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 week ago

Inquiry dubbed Casey 2' launched into Met Police's overhaul since Sarah Everard murder

The Metropolitan Police faces a new independent review to assess cultural and institutional changes following Sarah Everard's murder and subsequent corruption scandals that exposed systemic racism, misogyny, and homophobia.
NYC parents
fromHoodline
1 week ago

Brooklyn Teacher Busted on Sex Abuse Charges, Police Say

A 48-year-old Brooklyn teacher was arrested and charged with forcible touching, sexual abuse, endangering a child's welfare, and harassment involving a 16-year-old student.
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Sprawling investigation finds decades of sexual abuse among Catholic priests in Rhode Island

Not until now has there been a comprehensive review of this painful chapter in our state's history, with a view toward offering transparency, accountability, and systemic reforms that will, I hope, lessen the likelihood of future child sexual abuse, not just within the Diocese of Providence, but in our community as a whole.
NYC parents
NYC parents
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Parents of nursery abuse victims to meet minister

Families of children abused at a London nursery are demanding safeguarding reforms including independent reporting systems, mandatory two-adult supervision, and body-worn video to prevent future predator access to early-years settings.
fromThe Nation
1 week ago

Larry Summers, We Knew Ye Too Well

A 22,000-word magazine feature that an anonymous gadfly had mailed in manila envelopes to several senior faculty members showed how Shleifer had exploited the job and the inside information that came with it to turn himself into a mid-level oligarch while the country literally starved.
Higher education
fromVulture
1 week ago

Sinners' Jayme Lawson Says BAFTAs Were Exploitative, Not Inclusive

Institutionally, we still don't understand what inclusion means. Just because you invite someone into a space, but you don't provide the necessary resources to keep them and everyone else in that room safe by them being there, that's not inclusivity. That's exploitation. That man's disability got exploited that night, and it led to multiple offenses.
Media industry
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

UC faculty urge regents to enforce rules amid antisemitism investigations

Faculty who signed the letter called on university leaders to draw a clear boundary between individual faculty members' free speech rights and the use of university branding, resources and official platforms to promote political advocacy. They argue that when faculty members appear to speak with institutional backing, it risks exposing the university to legal and financial consequences.
East Bay (California)
Atlanta Falcons
fromThe Falcoholic
2 weeks ago

Falcons release statement on new assistant DL coach accused of sexual assault

LaTroy Lewis, hired as Falcons assistant defensive line coach, faces rape accusations from his time at University of Michigan, with allegations that head coach Sherrone Moore failed to report the assault.
#japanese-american-incarceration
#harvard-university
#jeffrey-epstein
US politics
fromJezebel
2 weeks ago

Epstein Resignations Rock the Academic World, Including Harvard Director and Nobel Laureate

Multiple prominent academics, including Harvard's Larry Summers and Nobel laureate Richard Axel, resigned following revelations of their associations with Jeffrey Epstein disclosed in recently released files.
#larry-summers
Higher education
fromHoodline
2 weeks ago

Richard Axel Resigns as Zuckerman Co-Director After Epstein Files

Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist Richard Axel resigned from his leadership position at Columbia University after Justice Department documents revealed his association with Jeffrey Epstein.
Higher education
fromAxios
2 weeks ago

Summers leaves Harvard as Epstein reckoning rocks academia

Multiple university leaders have resigned or faced investigations following revelations of their associations with Jeffrey Epstein documented in released files.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 weeks ago

Nobel Prizewinning brain scientist steps down over Epstein ties

My past association with Jeffrey Epstein was a serious error in judgment, which I deeply regret. I apologize for compromising the trust of my friends, students, and colleagues.
Science
Film
fromThe Independent
2 weeks ago

Bafta judge and filmmaker quits role over handling of racial slur at ceremony

Filmmaker Jonte Richardson resigned from Bafta's emerging talent judging panel over the academy's inadequate response to a racial slur incident during the film awards ceremony.
Women
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

We owe it to every victim of Jeffrey Epstein to better protect British women and girls. And we will | Jess Phillips

Institutional responses to violence against women and children only follow crises; sustainable, systemic reform across police, courts, health, armed forces, housing, and schools is required.
Philosophy
fromAeon
4 weeks ago

Institutions are how we scale up cooperation among millions | Aeon Essays

Institutions enforce cooperation but must also prevent guardians from abusing power, effectively shifting the cooperation problem upward rather than eliminating it.
Law
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Op-Ed | #MeToo is not over | amNewYork

New York City extended the Gender Motivated Violence Act, allowing survivors to sue perpetrators and enablers for past gender-motivated violence through March 1, 2025.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

After the Strike, Will Art Galleries Be Allies?

If deleting the social media post tomorrow would change nothing about how artists are paid or how resources are allocated, the gallery's allyship is disposable.
fromBarca Universal
2 months ago

Real Madrid president launches fresh attack on Barcelona over Negreira case: 'Most serious case in football today' | Barca Universal

As you well know, the extremely serious situation that occurred with the 'Negreira case' for almost two decades deserves justice. It is completely incomprehensible that the institutions have left Real Madrid alone in this fight,
FC Barcelona
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
3 months ago

New Deep Dive: Making OBBBA Implementation Work for Students

With negotiated rule making under way, and 2026 implementation deadlines looming, a new deep-dive report from Inside Higher Ed, "After Reconciliation: Higher Ed Reform and Where Left-Right Collaboration Matters Most," looks at conservative, progressive and institutional priorities and perspectives on three key areas of OBBBA: institutional accountability for student outcomes; new loan limits and payment reforms; and changes to the Pell Grant program, including the introduction of Workforce Pell.
Higher education
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

Queen had to know about Andrew's '40 prostitutes' in 4 days on Thai trip: author

But to Lownie, speaking on the Daily Mail's Deep Dive podcast, what's even more concerning is that the whole system protected and enabled Andrew, starting at the top. Yes, Lownie said that the late Queen Elizabeth II would have known about her reported favorite son's leisure-time activities on his international trips, including his sexual exploits in Thailand. No, no. She knew exactly what was going on, said Lownie, author of the new book, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York.
UK news
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

The Guardian view on the Letby case: justice cannot be immune from scrutiny or doubt | Editorial

The conviction of Lucy Letby raises serious questions about NHS institutional failures and the reliability of medical evidence used in her prosecution.
Social justice
fromESPN.com
10 months ago

At long last, Michigan State aligns with Larry Nassar survivors

Michigan State University is now taking collaborative steps to address sexual violence after years of indifference toward survivors.
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