Penn State Alumni Campaign raises USD 250,000 and counting
Former students of Penn State have set up proudtobeapennstater.com , an independent fundraising site with proceeds going to RAINN. The goal is USD 557,000 and in less than a week supporters have reached quarter of a million dollars of their … Continued
Suspended Syracuse U NY Coach Fired over CSA Allegations
Overnight, London’s Evening Standard broke the story for UK readers that Syracuse University in New York fired assistant Basketball coach Bernie Fine. Fine was already suspended when the very first allegation was disclosed. The sacking happened when a second and … Continued
Upcoming Awareness Campaigns
I’ve been getting some information on upcoming child abuse awareness campaigns that I wanted to share with everyone here. First up, Petra Luna, a musician/artist has declared Dec 1-8 as Male Abuse Awareness Week. In her own words: “Male Abuse … Continued
Monk on the Run accused of CSA returned to Rome, still at large
The Mail on Sunday reported how the Catholic Monk on the run, accused of abusing children at St Benedict’s in Ealing, West London, visited Rome at least once whilst remaining at large. The story can be read here. – CBG
This Week’s Links (weekly)
Blog Against Child Abuse – November 2011 Surviving Holidays Edition tags: CA Social media for military enables deep family connections : Lesson for law firms tags: SocNetPres CA Thanksgiving: Survivors of child sexual abuse of yesterday, today and tomorrow tags: … Continued
Review: Criminal Minds: Mosley Lane (US, 2010)
Seven weeks after the 100th episode, Criminal Minds looked like it had peaked with its realistic depictions of the effects of child abuse. The 16th episode of the season, “Mosley Lane”, is the one that topped second season classic “P911” … Continued
This Week’s Links (weekly)
Penn State scandal: How what happened in State College forced me to confront my own abuse tags: CA Protecting Our Children: Clues to Sexual Predation tags: CA Child abuse: We’re making the problem worse tags: CA Boy thought abuse was … Continued
10yo Boy Kidnapped and Rescued
Police and neighbours rescued a 10-year-old boy who was kidnapped last Sunday morning and held in an housing association property in a block used by ex-offenders. The Mail has the story here and the BBC here. – CBG
This Week’s Links (weekly)
4 Networking Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making tags: Career MM 12 Depression Busters for Divorced People tags: CA Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
London Catholic School Inquiry Report Released
Following on from the Daily Mail story last weekend, whilst the Vatican began their own investigation into child abuse at St Benedict’s in Ealing, West London, secular and independent inquiry reporting came to an end regarding the long-running case and … Continued