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  • Olympic medalist Aja Evans sues US bobsled team doctor for sexual abuse September 22, 2023 7:59 am WION Aja Evans, a 2014 Olympic bobsled bronze medalist, has filed a lawsuit alleging that a doctor who worked on Team USA's medical staff subjected her to nearly a decade of sexual abuse and harassment during treatment. The doctor, Jonathan Wilhelm, a …
  • US bobsledder sues team doctor claiming sexual abuse: reports September 21, 2023 8:25 pm Goldsboro News-Argus - North Carolina US bobsledder Aja Evans, who won a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics, has filed a lawsuit alleging she was sexually assaulted by a team doctor for a decade, according to multiple reports Thursday. The Times Union newspaper of Albany, New York, and …
  • Olympic medalist sues US bobsled team doctor for sexual abuse September 21, 2023 7:35 pm Cape Breton Post STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Aja Evans, a 2014 Olympic bobsled bronze medalist, has filed a lawsuit alleging that a doctor who worked on Team USA's medical staff subjected her to nearly a decade of sexual …
  • Prosecutors across US are urging Congress to strengthen tools against AI-generated child sexual abuse images September 13, 2023 1:15 pm MediaNama We missed this earlier: On September 5, top prosecutors from all 50 states of the United States of America wrote a letter urging Congress to strengthen tools and regulations to fight AI-generated child sexual abuse images. The attorneys general from across …
  • US Teacher Arrested For Alleged Sexual Abuse Of 12-Year-Old September 11, 2023 7:20 pm SheThePeople TV In a shocking turn of events, a 38-year-old Tennessee teacher, Alissa McCommon, who taught English and Social Studies to fourth-graders, has been arrested and charged with raping a 12-year-old boy.  The Covington Police Department apprehended McCommon …
  • US ambassador: More help needed for sexual abuse victims September 6, 2023 11:59 pm Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Clint Chan Tack 3 Hrs Ago United States Ambassador, Candace Bond takes part in an exercise during the gender based violence symposium with TT stakeholders facilitated by the US Navy subject matter experts held at the TTDF Military Academy, (formerly …
  • Help us trace object and stop child sexual abuse September 3, 2023 11:37 pm The National Tribune TRIGGER WARNING: The following content contains images and details that may be distressing to some people. The AFP has today released new images under the world-class initiative, Stop Child Abuse – Trace an Object, in the hope of solving child sexual abuse …
  • US: Sexual abuse case against Roman Catholic cardinal for assaulting a 16-year-old boy dismissed due to his ‘dementia’ August 31, 2023 9:57 am OpIndia A Massachusetts court has dropped the sexual abuse case against Theodore McCarrick, a former Roman Catholic cardinal, on the grounds that the 93-year-old was incompetent to face the trial because of dementia. The cardinal was accused of sexual abuse of a …
  • Judge Rules US Ex-cardinal Not Competent To Stand Trial For Sexual Abuse August 30, 2023 7:08 pm International Business News Former US cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who rose through the Church's ranks despite sexual abuse allegations AFP A Boston judge ruled Friday that former top US Catholic official Theodore McCarrick was cognitively unable to stand trial for sexually …
  • US cardinal, 93, not fit to stand trial over sexual abuse charges, judge rules August 30, 2023 4:32 pm The Guardian A Massachusetts judge has dismissed a criminal case charging the former Roman Catholic cardinal Theodore McCarrick with molesting a 16-year-old boy in 1974, saying the 93-year-old was not competent to stand trial due to dementia. McCarrick, a former …