http://www.childmatters.org.nz/85/learn-about-child-abuse/recognise-the-signs/sexual-abuse There may also be indicators in a child’s behaviour that could indicate sexual abuse. Some examples of this in young children are: Age-inappropriate sexual play with toys, self, others Bizarre, sophisticated or unusual sexual knowledge Comments such as “I’ve got a secret”, or “I don’t like Uncle” Fire lightingContinue Reading
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/100972256/police-bungle-meant-child-abuse-victims-waited-20-years-for-justice In a recently released decision the Appeal Court dismissed Ross’s appeal, saying the victims’ accounts of Ross’s offending were “unshaken under cross-examination” and the Crown’s case had been strong “notwithstanding the passage of time”. On Friday, Police’s Wellington district manager investigations, detective inspector Shane Cotter, said Police apologised toContinue Reading
“This morning I have asked President of the NZ Law Society Kathryn Beck to put in place an explicit sexual harassment policy for the profession,” Stephanie Dyhrberg says. https://t.co/7Qstw8nkNO — Morning Report (@NZMorningReport) February 15, 2018Continue Reading
http://www.childmatters.org.nz/85/learn-about-child-abuse/recognise-the-signs/sexual-abuse There may also be indicators in a child’s behaviour that could indicate sexual abuse. Some examples of this in young children are: Age-inappropriate sexual play with toys, self, others Bizarre, sophisticated or unusual sexual knowledge Comments such as “I’ve got a secret”, or “I don’t like Uncle” Fire lightingContinue Reading
bruises, welts, cuts/grazes or burns (especially those on back, bottom, legs, arms and inner thighs or in unusual configurations and may resemble an object) internal injuries and bone fractures not consistent with the explanation offered any injury to the genital or rectal area (e.g. bruising, bleeding, infection or anything causingContinue Reading
Truth To Power: She confronted her boss on-air about sexual harassment; now she's been promoted to become host of NPR's All Things Considered. Congrats, @NPRKelly https://t.co/71bYS4GhpO @npratc — David Beard (@dabeard) December 18, 2017 A crowd of mostly women NPR journalists watched the conversation between Kelly and Mohn, which tookContinue Reading
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/nov/22/late-night-tv-hosts-charlie-rose-trump-roy-moore Colbert explained that Conyers, in 2015, reportedly reached a settlement with a woman who would “not succumb to his sexual advances”. Advertisement Colbert quipped: “Quick tip, fellas. If your sexual advances require that a woman succumb, don’t do it.” Seth Meyers discussed Trump’s defense of Roy Moore, the AlabamaContinue Reading
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/360984-trump-risks-hypocrisy-charges-with-franken-attack Trump’s senior aides and advisers have been swamped with questions about why the president is comfortable attacking Franken when more than a dozen women have made similar accusations about him. And Trump’s critics are howling about a double standard, pointing to the “Access Hollywood” tape and noting that theContinue Reading
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/97366588/unicef-nz-raewyn-talks-about-the-sexual-abuse-she-suffered-as-a-child The statistics are harrowing. In the first six months of this year, 1211 sexual assaults on children were recorded in New Zealand. In reality, there are far more. There are many children like me, who are too scared to tell. Age is no barrier to abuse. For those childrenContinue Reading
