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Soroptimist International St. Helena Sunrise, Girls on the Run North Bay, and NEWS will welcome the No Man's Land Film Festival Napa Valley fo…
The First Amendment Coalition sought to intervene after a former Napa teacher accused of sexual assault in Benicia tried to seal documents involving old allegations.
Steve Buscemi is the latest star to be randomly attacked in New York. The "Reservoir Dogs" actor, 66, was wandering through the East Side of M…
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) refer to a set of traumatic events that can occur during childhood (ages 0-17) and have a profound impact…
For 20 months, a teenage swimmer has been awaiting a decision about accusations filed against him by the U.S. Center for SafeSport.
Six years into its mission to remedy the sex-abuse crisis in Olympic sports, the U.S. Center for SafeSport is struggling. The Associated Press examined five cases that exposed flaws at the overwhelmed agency that has been criticized by athletes, Olympic leaders and investigators with Washington connections. The Denver-based center has around 1,000 open cases, with some 150 new complaints coming in every week. Less than 15% of the more than 12,500 cases the center investigated from 2017 through 2022 ended with a formal resolution.
From high school to the professional leagues, hazing is ingrained in teams sports in the United States. Studies have shown that almost half of all students say they experienced hazing in high school. At Northwestern, allegations of hazing in the football program led to the firing of longtime coach Pat Fitzgerald. The school is facing multiple lawsuits. Experts believe hazing happens more than people think and incidents seems to be getting more severe and more sexualized.
The Women's World Cup will be played with new programs in place to help protect players and other participants. The attention on player safety comes after a series of sexual abuse scandals rocked the game in recent years, and brought greater awareness.
US investigators have been looking into a number of abuse cases in recent months. A report by the attorney general in the state of Maryland, f…
A leading anti-discrimination group in soccer says there is an "urgent crisis" in the game because of racial and offensive abuse. Two international soccer games were stopped Monday because of racial abuse between players. New Zealand refused to continue playing against Qatar. Ireland's under-21 team stopped its game against Kuwait. A United States-Mexico game was cut short last week amid homophobic chants by fans. An advisor to Brazil player Vinícius Júnior was racially harassed by a steward at a stadium in Spain. The incidents follow days after FIFA president Gianni Infantino said games should stop when there is discrimination.
A project using artificial intelligence to track social media abuse aimed at players at the 2022 World Cup identified more than 300 people whose details are being given to law enforcement. FIFA says the people made “abusive, discriminatory, or threatening posts (or) comments” on platforms like Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.
Advocates for survivors of child sexual abuse say momentum is growing for completely removing the statute of limitations for such crimes, saying the changes are needed to ensure justice for survivors and to prevent further victims.
German rock band Rammstein has addressed allegations of sexual assault and abuse of power against their lead singer Till Lindemann.
The archbishop of Chicago urged the Illinois attorney general on Thursday to provide information about 125 newly uncovered cases of priests wh…
US Surgeon General Offers, Social Media Tips For Teens. 'TIME' reports that the United States surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, has called fo…
Priests in France will wear QR codes to prove if they are sex offenders or not.
'Matilda' actor Mara Wilson has opened up about how it felt to be sexualized as a minor. Wilson appeared in a string of hits such as 'Matilda'…
In February 2021, the Westworld actress publicly accused the shock rocker of being abusive during their relationship which lasted from 2007 un…
A jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment …
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