Reading Time: 5 minutesIn what many describe ‘the second pandemic,’ victims and survivors of abuse are fighting for their lives while in lockdown.
sexual abuse
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Catholic Church made headlines at the end of August when a Pennsylvania grand jury released a report stating that more than 1,000 children had been abused by hundreds of priests in the state over the past 70 years. The exact total is estimated to be thousands more.
Reading Time: 3 minutesBill 132, which received royal assent in March 2016, requires Ontario universities to have a stand-alone policy on sexual violence by Jan. 2017.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIs it OK to withhold information under oath because you’re embarrassed? No, but is it ok to overlook the fact these women chose solely to withhold information that doesn’t fit the ‘socially valid’ abuse victim profile? Certainly not.
