Comedian Jimmy Tarbuck, who at the height of his fame appeared more often on Independent Television (ITV) in the UK than the BBC, was the latest person to be interviewed by the police in their enquiry. The BBC has the story here but the risk is that the parallel enquiry to that of Jimmy Savile may end up in…
The Head of the US Air Force’s Taskforce designed to try to reduce sexual assault in its ranks was arrested and charged with groping a woman. Since the Air Force has removed him from his post whilst the charges take their course, it’s not as much of a PR disaster as the media thinks. These are…
Normally you read “Like X for Charity Y” all the time on Facebook, or you have encouragement to change your profile picture. I’ve always thought this gesture did nothing to help anyone in a practical sense. Now Unicef agrees, launching its “Likes Don’t Save Lives” campaign. It’s not about child abuse directly and Unicef might leave…
(Editor’s Note – My apologies, I was offline and unable to approve this post by CBK until today.) As three women abducted as teenage girls are freed from their captors in Ohio, the Daily Mail has printed an excellent retrospective of similar cases, including Shawn Hornbeck and dating back to Steven Stayner’s case in the…
‘I was scared of death’: Former NHL goaltender Kelly Hrudey’s daughter goes public with mental illness battle tags: CA Can the physically disabled be protected from sexual abuse? tags: CA Fighting child abuse an all-year effort tags: CA Abused Children May Get Unique Form of PTSD tags: CA Five Mental Health Disorders We Don’t Talk…
William Roache, an actor in the 50 year old English soap opera Coronation Street since its first episode over 50 years ago, was first accused of and has now been charged with rape following an allegation dating back to 1967. The BBC has the story here but until the conclusion of any trial, there’s not much…
