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‘Racist’ songs & alleged sexual abuse: Four German soldiers recalled from NATO mission in Lithuania over ‘misconduct’

Posted on June 18, 2021June 18, 2021By Editor

Four Bundeswehr soldiers were called back from a NATO “Enhanced Forward Presence” mission in Lithuania amid allegations they were involved in ‘racist’ and ‘extremist’ actsm as well as alleged sexual abuse at a ‘wild’ party. … Read More >‘Racist’ songs & alleged sexual abuse: Four German soldiers recalled from NATO mission in Lithuania over ‘misconduct’

World

EU, UK, and US join dozens of states in demanding answers over sexual abuse allegations against WHO staff

Posted on May 31, 2021May 31, 2021By Editor

A joint statement from 53 countries has called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to address “deep concerns” about allegations of sexual abuse, exploitation, and harassment by staff at the agency. … Read More >EU, UK, and US join dozens of states in demanding answers over sexual abuse allegations against WHO staff

Shows

Sexual assault in the US military reaches boiling point & St. Louis moves to ‘defund the police’

Posted on May 5, 2021May 5, 2021By Editor

The military is facing a wave of pressure from both sides of the aisle to move the prosecution of sex crimes out of the chain of command. A city spending plan presented on Thursday would cut about $4 million from the St. Louis police budget and eliminate 98 vacant officer positions. … Read More >Sexual assault in the US military reaches boiling point & St. Louis moves to ‘defund the police’

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Australia to end sexual harassment exemption for politicians and judges amid recent scandals

Posted on April 9, 2021By Editor

Australia’s politicians and judges will no longer be exempt from the rules against workplace sexual harassment, PM Scott Morrison has promised as the government continues to struggle with the fallout of multiple sex scandals. … Read More >Australia to end sexual harassment exemption for politicians and judges amid recent scandals

USA

‘Health & safety nightmare’: Texas governor demands closure of migrant child facility after claims of SEXUAL ABUSE

Posted on April 8, 2021April 8, 2021By Editor

Migrant children held at an improvised facility in San Antonio have been sexually assaulted and neglected, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said, calling on the Biden administration to shut it down and move the minors somewhere safer. … Read More >‘Health & safety nightmare’: Texas governor demands closure of migrant child facility after claims of SEXUAL ABUSE

EU

French bishops to pay compensation to child sex-abuse victims for church’s ‘crimes and shortcomings’

Posted on March 27, 2021March 27, 2021By Editor

Weeks after its own truth-finding commission uncovered at least 10,000 victims of clerical sex abuse going back 70 years, senior French bishops have agreed to award lump-sum payments to victims, to take “responsibility.” … Read More >French bishops to pay compensation to child sex-abuse victims for church’s ‘crimes and shortcomings’

World

Australia’s PM urges parliament to ‘get this house in order’ as female staffers stage protest after workplace sex videos leak

Posted on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021By Editor

Australian parliament staffers have staged a protest after imagery was leaked that allegedly showed their male colleagues engaging in workplace sex acts. They decried the building as a “disgusting” place for women to work. … Read More >Australia’s PM urges parliament to ‘get this house in order’ as female staffers stage protest after workplace sex videos leak

USA

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ‘sexually harassed me for years,’ former staffer claims after blasting ‘toxic’ work environment

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020By Editor

Democrat Lindsey Boylan has claimed NY Gov. Cuomo “sexually harassed” her for years while she worked in his administration, a work environment she previously described as “beyond toxic.” … Read More >New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ‘sexually harassed me for years,’ former staffer claims after blasting ‘toxic’ work environment

Shows

An epidemic of missing and murdered native American women & restaurant worker abuse during Covid

Posted on December 12, 2020December 12, 2020By Editor

Exploring the epidemic of murdered and missing Native American women and what can be done to stop it with MN State Rep. Mary Kunesh-Podein. Restaurant workers are reporting a rise in sexual harassment and low tips during pandemic reopening. US College Football bending the rules for maximum profits. … Read More >An epidemic of missing and murdered native American women & restaurant worker abuse during Covid

USA

18yo Chicago man arrested after teacher & classmates witness sexual assault on 7yo student during online class

Posted on October 19, 2020October 19, 2020By Editor

An 18-year-old man has been charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a minor after he was caught on a livestream abusing a seven-year-old student in the middle of an online class in Chicago. … Read More >18yo Chicago man arrested after teacher & classmates witness sexual assault on 7yo student during online class