Mar 15 Congress demands Pentagon investigate sexual assaults among children on military bases By Justin Pritchard, Reese Dunklin, Associated Press Senior members of Congress are calling for Pentagon investigations in response to an Associated Press report that details how the U.S. military fails to protect the children of service members when they sexually assault each other on base. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 3:09 This self-defense class empowers people with disabilities to fight abuse By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, the IMPACT:Ability training program is a self-defense class with a twist: It's specially designed to empower people with disabilities and teach them abuse prevention and safety skills. Special correspondent Tina Martin of… Continue watching
Mar 13 U.S. military fails to protect children from sexual abuse on bases, AP reports By Justin Pritchard, Reese Dunklin, Associated Press A decade after the Pentagon began confronting rape in the ranks, the U.S. military frequently fails to protect or provide justice to the children of service members when they are sexually assaulted by other children on base, an Associated Press… Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 25:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode February 11, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Feb. 11, the White House prepares to release a budget that will reportedly increase spending by nearly $300 billion over the next two years. Also, how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are dealing… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 10:43 Flight attendants and passengers call for clearer policies around sexual assault on planes By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman In 2017, the FBI investigated 63 allegations of sexual assault on airplanes, with several public figures speaking out about their own experiences. But no database tracks these incidents, and airlines are not required to report them to the federal government. Continue watching
Feb 07 Sexual assault reports double at West Point By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press It's the fourth year in a row that sexual assault reports increased at the school in West Point, New York. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 3:27 Investigators turn to Michigan State after Nassar's sentence By PBS News Hour Serial sexual abuser and former U.S.A. Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced this week to up to 175 years in prison. Now, state and federal officials are investigating who at Michigan State University, where Nassar practiced and worked as a… Continue watching
Jan 26 House committee begins investigation of sexual abuse in sports after Nassar scandal By Associated Press The House committee’s letter to USA Gymnastics says the Nassar allegations “raise serious concerns about your organization’s ability to oversee your sport and protect your athletes from abuse and mistreatment.”… Continue reading
Jan 24 Judge sentences Larry Nassar to 40 to 175 years in prison for sexual abuse: 'I've just signed your death warrant' By Erica R. Hendry Over the past week, more than 150 women, some of them former Olympic athletes, shared stories about how Nassar had abused them as children and teens, in training facilities, medical centers, and at times, in their own homes. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 9:02 Sex abuse against people with disabilities is widespread -- and hard to uncover By PBS News Hour People with developmental disabilities become victims of sexual assault at a rate seven times higher than those without disabilities, according to a Justice Department figured uncovered by a year-long NPR investigation. Judy Woodruff sits down with NPR’s Joseph Shapiro and… Continue watching