Sexual Abuse in the United States

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See Also

Children’s Rights; Infants.

Further Reading (Articles)

Peacekeepers accused of sexual abuse of children ; Crimes widespread, British charity says, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); May 28, 2008; Edith Lederer Material

Vatican suspicious of lay anger over clerical sex abuse ; The Curia and the Pope may not understand the horrendous dimensions of clerical sexual abuse, writes Paddy Agnew from Rome, The Irish Times; April 3, 2002

PHYSICAL/SEXUAL ABUSES DOWN AGAIN, OVERALL ABUSE NUMBERS ALSO DECLINE, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; March 6, 2007

New York School Employees Involved in Sexual Abuse of Children, FARS News Agency; April 27, 2013

Sexual abuses by Catholic priests affect Lakota families, The Native Voice; April 18, 2002; Anonymous

SEXUAL ABUSE IN SUFFOLK PRISON PATTERN OF MISCONDUCT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT SHERIFF’S LEADERSHIP, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); May 23, 2001; Francie Latour, and Thomas Farragher, Globe Staff

U.N.: SURVIVORS OF CLERGY SEXUAL ABUSE PRESS VATICAN FOR ANSWERS, Inter Press Service English News Wire; July 18, 2013; Lydia Lim

Book Accuses Vatican of Hiding Sexual Abuse, St. Joseph News-Press; March 25, 2012; Rafael Romo Senior Latin American Affairs Editor

Elite New York School Apologizes for Decades of Sexual Abuse, FARS News Agency; May 25, 2013

Chilean bishops ask for public pardon for sexual abuses by priests, AP Worldstream; November 22, 2002

Clergy Sexual Abuse Ten Years Later: A May 11 Conference at Santa Clara University Explores the Status of Reform.(Conference news), Pediatrics Week; May 19, 2012

Doctors’ plan to shield children from sexual abuse, Hindustan Times (New Delhi, India); August 5, 2008

VOA NEWS: U.N. INVESTIGATING NEW ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ABUSE BY PEACEKEEPERS, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; January 3, 2007

Computers might help kids tell of sexual abuses, developer hopes. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers), Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; August 20, 1993; Young, Alison

Analysis: Commission recommendations to deal with clergy’s sexual abuses within the Catholic Church, NPR Morning Edition; October 8, 2002; BOB EDWARDS

$3.7 million verdict for teacher-on-student sexual abuse that occurred in 1970s, Lawyers USA; August 27, 2007; Justin Rebello

TWO GREEN BAY DIOCESE PRIESTS RESIGN ADMITTED TO PAST SEXUAL ABUSES.(LOCAL/STATE), The Capital Times; July 8, 2002

Philippine Catholic bishops pledge to stop sexual abuses by priests, say problem not extensive, AP Worldstream; July 9, 2002; JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press Writer

Physical, sexual abuse at young age ‘ups diabetes risk in women’, Hindustan Times (New Delhi, India); November 10, 2010

U.N. officials pledges to fight sexual abuses by peacekeepers, AP Worldstream; March 1, 2005; KEN GUGGENHEIM, Associated Press Writer

Sexual Abuse in State Statute Topics

Introduction to Sexual Abuse (State statute topic)

The purpose of Sexual Abuse is to provide a broad appreciation of the Sexual Abuse legal topic. Select from the list of U.S. legal topics for information (other than Sexual Abuse).

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Further Reading

• Information about Sexual Abuse in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.

Sexual Abuse in the Criminal Justice System

This section covers the topics below related with Sexual Abuse :

Crime

Violent Crime in relation with Sexual Abuse

Rape and Sexual Assault

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See Also

• Crime
• Violent Crime
• Rape and Sexual Assault