Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls

Book Reviews/Commentaries

• Consent A Memoir by Vanessa Springora Reviewed by Hannah Gold Commonweal

Film Reviews/Commentaries

• Allen v. Farrow Reviewed by Hannah Gold Commonweal

Articles/Commentaries

• I survived rape, but I didn’t understand what trauma would do to me by Lucy Hall The Guardian

• These women say they were sexually abused by Southern Baptist leaders. Now they’re forcing a reckoning. by Megan Botel The Lily

• Benjamin Mendy: Manchester City player to remain in custody on rape charges by BBC

• Former soldier aged 75 jailed for child rapes in Aberdeen by BBC

• Gymnasts Biles, Maroney demand justice in botched FBI sex abuse probe by Sarah N. Lynch Reuters

• Anglican priest’s ‘Joan of Arc’ battle with the church on rape allegation by Bulelwa Payi Independent Online

• Rev June Major tells Anglican tribunal her alleged rape killed something inside of herself by Bulelwa Payi Independent Online

• Bob Dylan accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old in 1965 by Adrian Horton The Guardian

• New allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse in ACNA by John Chilton Episcopal Café

• Church rape allegation unfolds in Diocesan tribunal hearing by Shakirah Thebus Independent Online

• Rev June Major tells Anglican tribunal her alleged rape killed something inside of herself by Bulelwa Payi Independent Online

• Ex-priest tries to marry his rape victim to avoid jail in India by Nirmala Carvalho Crux

• Lawsuit accuses Liberty University of ‘enabling on-campus rapes’ by Emily McFarlan Miller Religion News Service/ Missouri School of Journalism

• Former Steubenville teacher sentenced for sex abuse of 15-year-old by John Lynch WKBN

• Former Christendom College professor arrested on charges of soliciting a child by Jenn Morson National Catholic Reporter

• FBI failed to investigate USA Gymnastics abuser, watchdog finds by BBC News

• Bill O'Reilly accuser who reached a $9M settlement breaks her years-long silence and claims the Fox host told her he was 'going to make her play' even after she refused his advances - and says she lost everything after being 'forced' to sign NDA by Daily Mail

• Woman speaks out over Elvis performer rape ordeal by Abbie Jones BBC News

• International community urged to stop rape as a weapon of war in Tigray by Ngala Killian Chimtom Crux

• Catholic women’s group upset Vatican ignored sexual abuse against women by CathNews New Zealand

• British police officer admits kidnapping, raping woman by The Associated Press

• Pakistan: Christian woman survives brutal rape by John Pontifex Independent Catholic News

• Sarah Everard: Wayne Couzens admits rape and kidnap by BBC

• “Irish Joseph Fritzl” - Irish woman held captive and raped by stepfather over 20 years by Shane O'BrienIrish Central

• “Who Is This Monster?” She went undercover to catch a rapist. Two decades later, she finally got her chance. by Catherine Rentz ProPublica

• Rape-accused priest tells court: ‘We never claim to be perfect’ by BBC

• Priest ‘said God bless after raping Gateshead woman’ by BBC

• St. Catherine's report sparks calls for accountability from survivors of alleged abuse by David Haas by Sophie Vodvarka National Catholic Reporter

• Reform rabbinic giant disciplined for inappropriate relationships now accused of ‘sexually predatory behavior’ by Hannah Dreyfus The Forward

• Chennai priest among four held under Pocso Act for sexual abuse of playback singer’s daughter by New Indian Express

• Ohio Priest Accused Of Raping Student, Convinced Her Sex Will Improve Mental Health by Dane Enerio International Business Times

• Father David Morrier Has Been Indicted For Rape by Mary Pezzulo Patheos

• Soldier Says She Was Sexually Assaulted by 22 Troops at Oklahoma Base by Ken Klippenstein and Matthew Cole The Intercept

• Nigerian sisters raise awareness on rape, violence against women, A Unicef survey shows that 25 percent of Nigerian girls have experienced sexual violence before the age of 18 while 10 percent of boys report the same. by Patrick Egwu The Catholic World Report

• Australian AG Porter denies rape accusation, won’t resign by Rod McGuirk The Associated Press

• Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow II gets 14 years for rapes by Julie Watson The Associated Press

• Victims of anti-Asian attacks reflect a year into pandemic by Terry Tang The Associated Press

• BC Theology Department Chair Accused of Sexual Assault by Megan Kelly, Julia Kiersznowski, and Victor Stefanescu The Heights

• Names Of 53 Abducted Obigbo Young Women Serially Raped by Nigerian Soldiers by IconsNews

• Report: Ravi Zacharias was guilty of sexual misconduct. RZIM board apologizes. by Bob Smietana Religion News Service

• Sisters record testimony in trial of Indian bishop accused of raping nun by Saji Thomas Global Sisters Report

• Bangladesh's rape victims cry for justice in the wilderness by Stephan Uttom UCA News

• Sexual violence being used as weapon of war in eastern Congo by Crux Staff Crux

• Kerala church shouldn’t glorify rape accused Bishop: Priests by Tribune News Service

• Cincinnati Catholic priest accused of rape asks for reduction in $5M cash bond due to COVID by Craig Cheatham WCPO

• NYC church security guard accuses priest of sexual assault by Kenneth Garger New York Post

• Shocking allegations from Pearl River priest's arrest last week by Ramon Antonio Vargas and David Hammer WWL 4 CBS

• Archdiocese of New Orleans Removes Two Priests for Sexual Abuse and Obscenity with Women by Alex Best Christianity Daily

• For Coptic Church, changes, questions after priest ouster by Mariam Fam  Associated Press

• New report details 44 accounts of alleged abuse by David Haas. Accusers request ban on Haas' liturgical music, saying it retraumatizes them by Sophie Vodvarka  National Catholic Reporter

• Indian nun testifies in closed session of bishop's rape trial by Saji Thomas Global Sisters Report via NCR

• Catholic altar girl in hiding in Pakistan after escaping abductor, Maira Shahbaz was raped, blackmailed and forced into sex work after being made to convert to Islam by Kamran Chaudhry UCA News

• Sexual Violence Against Women by Amy Smart Canadian Press

• Two years after nun accuses bishop of rape, trial starts with reading of charges by Saji Thomas  National Catholic Reporter

• East Bay Catholic priest charged with sexual battery against woman by Matthias Gafni San Francisco Chronicle

• Indian bishop accused of rape tests positive for COVID-19 after bail cancelled by Nirmala Carvalho Crux

• Alleged David Haas sexual assault victim speaks out by Jonah McKeown forCNA/The Catholic World Report

• We need to talk about David Haas by Jamie MansonNational Catholic Reporter

• India’s executions won’t end a pandemic of violence against women by Satpal Singh Religion News Service

• To Combat Sexual Assault, Women Are Resorting to Electric Shock Underwear by Ekaterina Romanowskaya Frose  Wired

• What Happens When You’re Quarantined With Your Abuser? by Carly Pildis  Tablet

• Editorial: What can the Church learn from the scandal of Jean Vanier? by Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board Our Sunday Visitor

• My conversations with Jean Vanier raised many questions. I have no answers by John J. Conley America

• Filipino bishops say abuse of women is an 'affront to God' by Pauline Hodgdon Catholic News Agency The Catholic Sentinel

• Former President of Ireland threatens to leave Church after L’Arche scandal by IrishCentral Staff Irish Central

• Report finds Catholic charity founder sexually abused women by Sylvie Corbet Associated Press

• Siaya priest arrested after being found with girl in lodging by Dickens Wasonga Daily Nation

• Report finds Catholic charity founder sexually abused women by Sylvie Corb Centre Daily Times

• Pope Acknowledges Nuns Were Sexually Abused by Priests and Bishops by Jason Horowitz and Elizabeth Dias The New York Times

• Bishop accused of raping nun in India asks court to dismiss charges by Nirmala Carvalho Crux

• Woman who accused visiting priest of misconduct says it happened at local church by Rusty Surette  KBTX TV’

• Catholic priest with local ties investigated for misconduct with women by Rusty Surette KBTX TV

• Former Giants chaplain subject of the latest sex abuse lawsuit by Abbott Koloff and Deena Yellin Bergen Record

• Sisters sue Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, say church should have protected them from predatory priest by Anne Shannon WGAL News 8

• Augustine, consolation after rape, and the reshaping of society by Dr. Jared Ortiz Catholic World Report

• Hatred and resentment – poison that kills from inside by Michaela van Nierop  Spotlight Africa

• Priest Linked to Lady Gaga Charged with Sexual Misconduct by Deacon Greg Kendra  Patheos

• Abuse accuser wants Steubenville university to be accountable by Jenn Morson National Catholic Reporter

• An Open Letter to Franciscan University of Steubenville by Guest Contributor  Patheos

• Statement of Adam Horowitz, attorney for a second woman accusing Msgr. Michael Matusak of sexual abuse by Law firm of Adam Horowitz

• How a punk rock journalist found healing in the Catholic Church by Ashley McKinless  America

• India Indian priest to appeal conviction over rape by Saji Thomas UCANews.com

• Vatican acquits priest accused of solicitation in confessional by Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Reporter

• Retired La Crosse priest accused of sexual assault by WSAW TV

• Will India's ecumenical network beat clergy sex abuse? Rape charges against Jalandhar bishop force Indian Church to face its own demons, vindicate long-silenced nuns and lay women by Cynthia Stephen La Croix International

• Brutal lesson: story of abuse by Dunedin nun by Chris Morris  Otego Times

• International Union of Superiors General aims for better formation on abuse issues by Constance Vilanova La Croix International

• In India, charges against a Catholic bishop a victory for abused nuns by Religion News Service

• German court forces TV station to end broadcast of film on abused nuns by Anne-Bénédicte Hoffner La Croix International

• Holy See denounces sexual crimes in conflict. Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in New York, addressed a UN Security Council debate on “Women, peace and security: Sexual Violence in Conflict.” by obin Gomes  Vatican News

• Catholic woman loses life in wife-beating Bangladesh by Stephan Uttom, Gazipur and Rock Rozario UCANews.com

• Why the Catholic Church ignored victims abused by nuns by The Why

• French Catholics raise voices, demand measures to prevent further clergy sex abuse by Elizabeth Auvillian National Catholic Reporter

• Women Sexually Abused By Catholic Nuns Speak Up: She Told Me It Was ‘God’s Love’ by Carol Kuruvilla and Jessica Blank The Huffington Post

• Defrocked priest claims his problem isn’t bunga-bunga but Rosmini by John by L. Allen Jr.  Crux

• Woman abused by priest shares message with survivors in Iowa by Hannah Hilyard KCCI TV

• Q & A with Sr. Véronique Margron, leader of religious addressing abuse in church by Elisabeth Auvillain  Global Sisters Report

• 8 Ways Catholics May Enable Domestic Abuse by Melinda Selmys  Patheos

• In Defense of Our Right to Raw and Uncomfortable Honesty: Why Abuse Survivors Speak Out by Marie Kopp  Patheos

• Catholic priest accused of groping woman during anointing by Associated Press/Crux

• After Years Of Abuse By Priests, Nuns Too Are Speaking Out by Sylvia Poggioli WBEZ28.9

• Order explains transfer of nun who spoke against rape-accused bishop in India by Catholic News Agency

• Justice, canon law, restoration: How do sisters heal after transgressions?  by Dan Stockman  Global Sisters Report

• Abused nuns: 'The training of priests must be addressed'. The most complicated cases are those in which the bishop always tends to side with the abusive priest, says a professor of theology at the Gregorian by Nicolas Senèze La Croix International

• Police in India arrest one of 26 men accused in 1998 rape of four nuns by Catholic News Service/Crux

• Dissenting sisters in Indian rape case say they are church outcasts by Catholic News Service/CatholicPhily

• Dissenting sisters in rape case say they are church 'outcasts' by  Saji Thomas Global Sisters Report

• Women activists float ‘Shawshank solution’ to Church’s abuse scandals by Elise Harris Crux

• Editor of Vatican women’s magazine aims to shatter silence on abused nuns by Inés San Martín Crux

• Prominent nun says Polish priests must stop abusing women religious by Catholic News Service/Crux

• Vatican clarifies pope's comments on sexual abuse of women religious by CNA/The Pilot

• Nuns ‘sex slaves’ scandal deals fresh blow to Catholic church by Ella Ide The Times of Israel

• Indian state urged to protect nuns involved in rape case by UCANews.com Reporter

• Sexual abuse often begins from a spiritual relationship by Christophe de Galzain La Croix International

• How can we prevent the abuse of women by the clergy? by Lea Karen Kivi America

• The psychology behind the #metoo moment

by Sofia Corozza Patheos

• 93 more ex-students accuse former USC gynecologist of sexual misconduct, attorney says

by Stephanie Elam and Jack Hannah, CNN

• Conservatives Comment on Sexual Assault: A Curious Inconsistency

by Rebecca Weiss Patheos

• Tender Is The Night: How To Take Care of Each Other in Troubled Times

by Sarah Thebarge Patheos

• My High School Boyfriend Attempted to Rape Me, I Blamed Myself

by Amy Courts Patheos

• Wanted: Canon law that holds clerics to account

by Kay Abey La Croix International

• Our Rape Culture Runs on ‘Friends’ Who Don’t Stand Up for Victims

by Rececca Hamilton Patheos

• Bill Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years

by Meg Wagner, Brian Ries and Jessie Yeung, CNN

• Biblical Sexism and Modern Rape Culture

by Jim Meisner Jr. Patheos

• Brett Kavanaugh and the true meaning of brotherhood

by Matthew Wooters, S.J. America

• Franklin Graham says Attempted Rape Doesn’t Matter

by Rev.Jen Butler Patheos

• Chastity and love

by Father Ronald Rolheiser, OMI Angelus

• Bad Ethics, Bad Logic, and Sexual Assault Apologetics

by Receccs Bratren Weiss Patheos

Videos

The Truth About Jean Vanier