Click here to listen to my discussion with Alex Cohen about the Jared Fogle child pornography scandal and how to protect your children from predators.
Category: Parenting
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Discussing the Jared Fogle Scandal with KPCC’s Take Two
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UN committee blasts Mexico/Church collusion in sexual abuse
The UN Committee for the Rights of the Child recently released their “Concluding observations on the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Mexico.”
Much in the June 5 report wasn’t surprising: drug cartels are recruiting and using children for violence and children have been murdered and/or have gone missing in non-state violent activities. The committee also stated that migrant children are being targeted for abuse, killings and sexual violence.
But sections 35 and 36 of the report were striking (emphasis mine):
35. The Committee is deeply concerned about corroborated reports that hundreds of children have been sexually abused for years by clerics of the Catholic Church and other religious faiths The Committee is particularly concerned about the general impunity which perpetrators have enjoyed so far, as recognized by the State party’s delegation, about the low number of investigations and prosecutions of the perpetrators as well as alleged complicity of state officials, as well as about the lack of complaints mechanisms, services and compensation available to children.
36. The Committee strongly urges the State party to:
(a) Take immediate measures to investigate and prosecute all members of the Roman Catholic clergy and other religious faiths involved in or accomplices of sexual abuse and exploitation of children, and ensure that those found guilty be provided with sanctions commensurate with the gravity of their crime;
(b) Provide children victims of sexual abuse with all necessary services for their physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration, and adequately compensate them;
(c) Ensure that specific measures taken to prevent sexual abuse by clerics become part of all policies related to violence against children and that empowered children learn how to protect themselves from sexual abuse and are aware of the mechanism they can refer to in case of such abuses;
(d) Take concrete measures to raise awareness on this type of abuse in order to overcome social acceptance and taboo surrounding these crimes;
(e) Collect disaggregated data related to cases of sexual abuse against children involving the Roman Catholic clergy and provide detailed information in its next report on the convictions and sentences pronounced.
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Talking to Tamron Hall about the Jared Fogle scandal
I am interviewed via phone (Skype was not cooperating). We discuss Jared Fogle’s plea in child porn/child sex trafficking (underage prostitute) charges.
I come in at around 8:30.
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Want to learn about crime victims’ rights?
Next month, Anaheim is hosting one of the best national training institutes on crime victims’ rights.
I’ll be presenting—and if you are going to be in Southern California in early September, this is a must-attend event.
The National Center for Victims of Crime’s 2015 National Training Institute features more than 130 leading experts and 72 workshops, offering a multidisciplinary opportunity to skill up on the latest best practices and research in the crime victims’ field.
If you are a California professional, you qualify for a $100 discount on registration.
Here is more information:
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As a California professional, you’re eligible for our deepest discount of this year’s National Training Institute in Anaheim, California, September 9-11. Save $100 off registration rates currently $325 for members and $450 for non-members. Lock in now to save! Enter password 2015NTICA to receive discount.
Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) are offered and agencies may also use VOCA funds to cover registration costs.
The National Center for Victims of Crime’s 2015 National Training Institute features more than 130 leading experts and 72 workshops, offering a multidisciplinary opportunity to skill up on the latest best practices and research in the crime victims’ field. Topics include:
- Strategies for Reaching Underserved Victims of Crime – Anita Ahuja, California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board
- Emerging Issues in Restitution for Crime Victims – Paul Cassell, University of Utah College of Law; Elizabeth Jones, Western State College of Law and Antonio R. Sarabia II, IP Business Law Inc.
- Immigrant Crime Visas: Law Enforcement’s Tool to Strengthen Community Policing – Leslye Orloff and Michael La Riviere, National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project
- How to Improve Law Enforcement Response to Crime Victims When Encountering Language Barriers – Cannon Han, Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
- Collaboration Multiplier – Jamecca Marshall and Benita Tsao, Prevention Institute
- Serving Transgendered Survivors – Christopher B. Argyros and Mariana Marroquin, Anti-Violence Project
- Strategies for Serving Immigrant Crime Survivors – Cecelia Friedman Levin, ASISTA Immigration Assistance and Andrea Carcamo, National Latin@ Network
- Utilizing Marsy’s Law, the Four Court Systems and Creative Recovery Solutions to Assist Victims of Crime in a Court of Law – Nina Salarno Ashford and Harriet Salarno
- The Organization, Operation and Victimization Process of Labor Trafficking – Colleen Owens, Amy Farrell and Meredith Dank, Urban Institute
- Many More…
Connect with and learn from victim advocates, counselors, program managers, attorneys, social workers, psychologists, researchers, nurses, system-based service providers, and other leaders from across the country.
About the National Training Institute
The National Center for Victims of Crime’s National Training Institute is a forum for law enforcement, victim service professionals, allied practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to share current developments and build new collaborations. Our multidisciplinary approach is centered on victims, based on best practices, and informed by the latest research. Sessions highlight practical information to better support services for the wide range of people victimized by all types of crimes.
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Goodreads Signed Book Giveaway!
The Well-Armored Child: A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Sexual Abuse is ALMOST HERE!
Enter NOW by clicking the link below or visiting Goodreads to win your free signed copy.
Well … the contest starts April 12 and closes the day the book is released: September 15. So be sure to enter on August 12.
Spread the word!
Goodreads Book Giveaway
The Well-Armored Child
by Joelle Casteix
Giveaway ends September 15, 2015.
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at Goodreads.