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Sexual Harassment

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First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 reports

Feds rooting out 'unwelcome speech' on campus: But what is that?

The failure of the University of Montana to respond adequately to sexual assault allegations has led to a broadening of how the federal government defines verbal harassment. Free speech advocates worry that the new policy will chill the right to speak ... [Published Christian Science Monitor - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Sexual Harassment, Civil Rights, Allegation

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 2 reports

Raymond Odierno

Letter by General Odierno on Sexual Assault and Harassment

18 May 2013 Over the last twelve years of war, our Army has demonstrated exceptional competence, courage, and resiliency in adapting to the demands of war and accomplishing the mission. Today, however, the Army is failing in its efforts to combat ... [Published Michael Yon - Online Magazine - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Sexual Assault, Raymond Odierno, Sexual Harassment

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 5 reports

Chuck Hagel

Hagel: Sex-abuse prevention an issue

WASHINGTON ? Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgment that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagons control. ... [Published Tennessean - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Chuck Hagel, Sexual Assault, Military/Armed Forces, Martin Dempsey, Sexual Harassment

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 3 reports

To stop eve-teasing, Haryana villages ban girls from schools

The has sought explanation from the Haryana government over reports that six village panchayats in Mahendergarh district have decided not to send their teenage girls to school due to recurring instances of eve-teasing.Taking suo motu cognisance of media ... [Published rediff.com - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Haryana Government, Sexual Harassment, Harassment, Security

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 11 hours ago - 3 reports

State Legislator Facing Expulsion Says He’ll Resign

ALBANY — Two women who brought sexual harassment claims against Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez this year received $32,000 from him, in addition to $103,080 in state money, according to a redacted copy of the settlement agreement obtained by The New York Times. ... [Published Gnom.es - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Vito Lopez, Sheldon Silver, Gloria Allred, Sexual Harassment

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 12 hours ago - 2 reports

Assembly’s blind eye

ALBANY A former staffer of Vito Lopez says the pervy pol became emboldened to mistreat his female staffers after seeing that the Assembly wasnt acting on her initial complaint of sexual harassment.The woman said Lopez liked to play footsie. She said he ... [Published New York Post - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Vito Lopez, Sheldon Silver, Gloria Allred, Sexual Harassment, Harassment

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 2 reports

Salisbury therapist faces sex counts after female client complains to police

SALISBURY ? A therapist at Three Lower Counties in Salisbury faces criminal charges after authorities said he made sexual advances and exposed himself to a client.Clarence W. Green Jr., 57, was charged by the Salisbury Police Department this week after ... [Published Delmarva Daily Times - 17 hours ago]

Entities: W. Green, Corroboration, Sex, Sexual Harassment, Police

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 18 hours ago - 11 reports

Defense chief orders review of sex-abuse prevention

WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgment that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon’s contr ... [Published Akron Beacon Journal - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Sexual Assault, Military/Armed Forces, Martin Dempsey, Chuck Hagel

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated 20 hours ago - 15 reports

Police: Fort Campbell army sex assault manager threatened ex-wife

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — A police affidavit in the stalking case of an Army officer who manages the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell says Lt. Col. Darin Haas threatened to kill his ex-wife in text messages. ... [Published Chattanooga Times Free Press - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Assault, Sex, Police

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

NYC Assemblyman Lopez will resign amid sex scandal

Lopez says he'll step down June 20.Lopez has been under growing pressure after it was revealed the state secretly paid women $103,000 to settle sexual harassment claims against the one-time Brooklyn power broker.Two blistering reports this week, from ... [Published Eureka Times-Standard - May 17 2013]

Entities: Sex Scandal, Resignation, Sexual Harassment

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 8 reports

ACLU Urges School to Rescind Twerking Suspensions

The American Civil Liberties Union is getting involved in the twerking controversy at Scripps Ranch High School.NBC 7: Students Suspended Over Twerking VideoThe ACLU sent a letter to SRHS Principal Ann Menna expressing serious concerns about the suspension ... [Published NBC San Diego - May 17 2013]

Entities: American Civil Liberties Union, Suspensions, David Loy

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 10 reports

Pentagon failure to stem sexual assaults a disgrace: Your Say

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, holds a poster showing that sexual assault cases in the military are severely underreported. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., discusses her support for legislation to address the issue.(Photo: Brian Tumulty, Gannett)Official ... [Published USA Today - May 17 2013]

Entities: Military/Armed Forces, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Jamal Taha

Quotes

...In a brief statement released Friday, Lopez noted that Donovan's investigation concluded there was no basis for criminal charges. "I have maintained my innocence throughout this matter and I believe no criminal investigation should ever have been conducted" Lopez said

Vito Lopez to resign Monday [Published Times Union - 54 mins ago]

...Yet Swinson insists that change is really happening. "There are stories about women MPs pre-1997 that shock me. 'Melon' gestures in the chamber when a woman got up to speak? That's unacceptable these days. It has changed. So I hope women will consider a life in politics. We need women, you see. We need them."

Jo Swinson: new voice in the old system [Published Guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago]

Even so, Shoopman said, the leadership group intends to support Lambert unequivocally. "He is who we have now, so we want him to be successful."

PCC will pay chancellor $344,000 [Published Arizona Daily Star - 5 hours ago]

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The Education Department's conflicting signals ... [Published Examiner.com - 41 mins ago]
Vito Lopez to resign Monday [Published Times Union - 54 mins ago]
Jo Swinson: new voice in the old system [Published Guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago]
Feds rooting out 'unwelcome speech' on campus: ... [Published Christian Science Monitor - 2 hours ago]
Five men file suit against former VP, aeronauti... [Published Albany Democrat Herald - 4 hours ago]
PCC will pay chancellor $344,000 [Published Arizona Daily Star - 5 hours ago]
Gender Policy updated and is against discrimina... [Published Channel 5 Belize - 5 hours ago]
Azim Premji varsity moves swiftly to nip sexual... [Published Business Standard India - 6 hours ago]
Letter by General Odierno on Sexual Assault and... [Published Michael Yon - Online Magazine - 6 hours ago]
Free Speech Advocates Alarmed by New Federal Se... [Published Education News - 6 hours ago]
Obama: Soldier Rapes Hurt U.S.; Comfort Women D... [Published TrustLaw - 7 hours ago]
Jim Case of Carlton’s Training Solutions Announ... [Published PRWeb - 7 hours ago]
Jim Case of Carlton's Training Solutions Announ... [Published Zecco - 7 hours ago]
To stop eve-teasing, Haryana villages ban girls... [Published rediff.com - 7 hours ago]
Army Chief of Staff addresses Sexual Assault & ... [Published United States Army - 8 hours ago]
Abhorrent conduct [Published Watertown Daily Times - 8 hours ago]
NHRC notice to Haryana over girls' harassment [Published Business Standard India - 9 hours ago]
NHRC notice to Haryana over girls' harassment [Published ProKerala.com - 9 hours ago]
Following Title IX investigation?s end, second ... [Published Yale Daily News - 9 hours ago]
Windham County legislators reflect on 2013 session [Published Greenfield Town Crier - 10 hours ago]
Hagel: Sex-abuse prevention an issue [Published Tennessean - 10 hours ago]
How to get more older women on TV \| Anna Ford [Published Guardian.co.uk - 10 hours ago]
Baghdad bombing leaves at least 76 dead [Published Journal-Gazette - 10 hours ago]
State Legislator Facing Expulsion Says He’ll Re... [Published Gnom.es - 11 hours ago]
Ex-staffer says Vito Lopez is clueless about hi... [Published New York Daily News - 11 hours ago]
San Francisco Discrimination Lawyers at Scranto... [Published Digital Journal - 11 hours ago]
Lawyer says RCMP refuses to mediate harassment ... [Published CBC - 12 hours ago]
Gropez: I’m quitting before they expel me [Published New York Post - 12 hours ago]
Assembly’s blind eye [Published New York Post - 12 hours ago]
Military ‘booze’ excuse [Published New York Post - 12 hours ago]

Blogs

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Letter by General Odierno on Sexual Assault and... [Published Michael Yon - Online Magazine - 6 hours ago] 18 May 2013 Over the last twelve years of war, our Army has demonstrated exceptional competence, courage, and resiliency in adapting to the demands of war and accomplishing the mission. Today, however, the Army is failing in its efforts to combat ...
Barack Obama, the U.S. military mission keep th... [Published Allvoices Indonesia - 13 hours ago] Barack Obama, the U.S. military mission keep the country and its people. Washington: The case of sexual harassment in the army increased. Pentagon report, to 3,374 in 2012, an increase of six percent from the previous year, according to AFP.... ...
Hagel Orders Review of Sex-Abuse Prevention [Published Swampland - 21 hours ago] (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify every person involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon’s control. ...
Vito Lopez Will Resign Assembly To Focus On NYC... [Published Gothamist - 23 hours ago] Only in the seriously twisted world of Albany can a lawmaker who sexually harassed his staffers not face criminal charges—and then resign claiming he's focusing on his New York City Council race. Brooklyn Assemblyman and Democratic kingmaker Vito Lopez ...
Morning News: Car Chases, Fecal Pools, and Kitc... [Published The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper - May 17 2013] No Touching : Another Army sexual harassment officer has been arrested, this time for allegedly violating his wife's protective order . The Horror : A mother got into a car and gave chase after neighbors witnessed her four-year-old daughter being ...

Audio/Video

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VIDEO: The Egyptian women fighting harassment [Published BBC News Video - World - May 02 2013]
Soldier's Personal Story of Sexual Harassment [Published The Pentagon - YouTube Channel - Apr 30 2013]
AUDIO: Parliament women 'treated as sex-objects' [Published BBC News Video - Politics - Feb 28 2013]
Catholic Hell: Faith fails as sex abuse in chur... [Published Russia Today - YouTube - Feb 03 2013]
WSJ: Square COO Resigns [Published FOX Business - Video - Jan 25 2013]

Press Releases

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