Category Archive for : ‘CRIME VICTIM PROGRAMS’

May 14, 2021
Sophie Halle-Richards
Manchester Evening News

A man has been jailed for 15 years after he kidnapped and raped an underage girl after persuading her to get into his car.
Gerome Kendall, 27, made his victim put her phone on ‘ghost mode’ and deleted her social media accounts so her concerned family could not contact her.
He also told her that she was his girlfriend and to give a different name, claiming to be 18 if anyone asked her age, Cheshire Crown Court heard.
Kendall convinced the teenager to get into his car on

May 18, 2021
Ann Pierret
ABC 12

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) – Grand Blanc Township police say one brave young girl who came forward with allegations of sexual assault against a family member may be speaking up for more than just herself.
The Grand Blanc Township Police Department is investigating a local man for sexual assault, but no formal charges had been filed by Tuesday evening. ABC12 is not identifying the suspect because that also would identify the victims.
Police Chief Ron Wiles said the case shows how sexual assault victims often know their

April 21, 2021
Susan Tebben
Colombus Underground

A bipartisan bill seeks to mandate child sexual abuse and sexual violence prevention education in Ohio schools.
The bill was introduced this week, and requires “age-appropriate instruction” in child sexual abuse prevention for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. The education would include resources and available counseling for children who are sexually abused.
For grades seven through 12, sexual violence prevention education would be implemented. Education would be provided for teachers and staff as part of in-service training.
The Ohio Department of Education would be tasked with providing free

March 20, 2021
Cecily Hilleary
VOA News

WASHINGTON – Note: This report contains language or content that some may find disturbing or offensive.
“I was very young when I was introduced to a pedophile,” said Lisa, 41, a survivor of sex trafficking who asked that her real name not be used. Raised on an Indian reservation in South Dakota, she cites a family history of sexual abuse.
“My mother was sent to a boarding school where the dean raped her repeatedly,” she said.
She believes she is the product of that rape.
“Later on, my mother got

April 15, 2021
News 8000

RACINE COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A man who police say recorded himself having sex with women after he drugged them in Racine County has his day in court Thursday, April 15. He faces over 200 counts against him.
The story broke three weeks ago. Since then, a sheriff’s spokesman tells us they’ve had plenty of solid tips and even more charges could follow. It’s all thanks to one brave Racine County woman who stepped forward.
Forty-six-year-old Shane Stanger, who police say traveled between Iowa and Wisconsin, faces 87 counts

February 25, 2021
Karolina Tagaris, Angeliki Koutantou
US News

ATHENS (REUTERS) – Greece will toughen laws to combat sexual abuse and protect minors, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday following a cascade of recent scandals in culture and sport.

“Greek society underwent a shock when it began to learn about its hidden facades,” Mitsotakis told parliament.

The measures he outlined include stricter penalties for crimes against sexual freedom, changing the statute of limitations for cases of child abuse, creating a registry for professionals who work with children and a website where victims can submit