http://thespinoff.co.nz/society/30-03-2017/gloriavale-report-have-we-learned-nothing-from-centrepoint/ “When is our government going to respond to these kind of groups properly?” Leslie asks. “It is extraordinary that the same abuser has been accused by multiple women and no charges have been laid. They need a specialised committee to manage complaints of sexual abuse and an expert advisoryContinue Reading
Trump has declared April National Sexual Assault Awareness month, which is just so, so ironic. https://t.co/tJdL4wWsJ3 pic.twitter.com/YX1u11XMZD — The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 1, 2017 Early 1990s: Kristin Anderson claims he touched her genitals: The Washington Post reported on Friday that Anderson was at The China Club in Manhattan whenContinue Reading
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/327127/cyf-apologises-over-false-sexual-abuse-claim Child Youth and Family has had to do a U-turn in court, after repeatedly and incorrectly reporting that a man was a sex offender. The agency had been repeating the information since 2001 and did not correct its reports to the Family Court until last year, despite being toldContinue Reading
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11819266 Hinch’s mother began to lecture her son about the importance of honouring your word, until his brother Des interjected to say the man had “done something to Derryn.” “Then all hell broke loose,” he recalled, saying his parents angrily chased his molester out of the home. Years later, heContinue Reading
http://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/culture/article/2017/03/13/comment-forgiveness-not-justice-and-trauma-survivors-dont-need-forgive-heal There is no “right” way for people to recover from trauma. What works for some survivors may be disastrous for others, and the last thing they need is outsiders judging their behaviour as sufficiently victim-worthy. This is what made me initially reticent to make any public comments about theContinue Reading
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/326207/wgtn-school-boys-suspended-for-‘filming-women-teachers’ Gerard Tully, the rector of St Patrick’s College at Silverstream, confirmed that a “small number” of year nine students had been suspended after a “most distressing incident of sexual harassment.” Mr Tully would not give further details of what happened, but said his absolute priority was for the safety,Continue Reading
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/89840649/palmerston-north-community-gather-for-seminar-on-sexual-violence Clearwater told the audience how being abused fuelled his rage as a young man. As a teenager Clearwater was expelled from his school in Christchurch after beating up a teacher and school prefect. He was later arrested for assaulting a police officer. He lost his job at a meatContinue Reading
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11782808 Since she met him, Lucetta had witnessed Marcus struggling to come to terms with what happened to him in childhood. “He was not only sexually abused by his mother from a very young age but when he became older and was able to physically prevent her from abusing him,Continue Reading
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11765291 During the trial the court heard from Velas about years of violent and sexual abuse at the hands of her stepfather. While he was only convicted on the three charges, Judge Stan Thorburn acknowledged Velas’ claim that there was more abuse in her life. Court documents provided to theContinue Reading
https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/how-tattoos-help-sexual-assault-survivors-reclaim-their-bodies When Marti was 18 years old, she attended a frat party. Most of the attendees were drinking alcohol at the party, as although they were underage they probably used a fake ID maker to allow them to purchase it. Everyone was having a good time, Marti included. Unfortunately, herContinue Reading
