child sexual abuse
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After Leaving Neverland, Louis Vuitton and Virgil Abloh Pull Michael Jackson-Related Designs from Fall Collection
It is a tribute turned troubling reference for the team at Louis Vuitton menswear—and arguably one that was always bound to be problematic. When Virgil Abloh sent guests single white spangled gloves as invites to his Fall-Winter menswear presentation (his second for the French house), it was clear the spirit of the man widely known…
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Missing from the Immigration Discussion? How the U.S. Gov’t Has Failed to Prevent Child Marriages
In the midst of separate but simultaneously disturbing cultural conversations about both the United States’ immigration policies and the sexualization and victimization of underage girls by adult men, another startling report has emerged. According to the Associated Press, government data reveals that over the past decade, the United States government has approved the petitions of…
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After Surviving R. Kelly, What Now? How About Trusting Survivors and Dismantling Systemic Misogynoir?
Three nights of television recently rocked the black community—surprising, since they detailed approximately three decades of well-known allegations of predation, exploitation and abuse by R&B artist R. Kelly. But if Lifetime’s record-breaking documentary Surviving R. Kelly finally put a human face onto the collective trauma so many women involved with the entertainer claimed to be…
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California Sex Offender Arrested, Accused of Posing as Private Basketball Coach
There was something about Melvin Flemings that seemed off. The 28-year-old California man had approached a high school teen, saying that he was a basketball coach, and offered the young man basketball lessons at a private training center, Evolution Basketball. But Flemings seemed suspicious to the parent of the Mount Eden High School teen. According…
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Virginia Man in Custody for Sexual Molestation of at Least 21 Haitian Children
Yet another pedophile has been arrested for molesting the world’s poorest and most vulnerable. This time it was a “missionary” from Virginia who was taken into federal custody after admitting to sexual contact with young boys in Haiti, with one as young as 5 years old. James Arbaugh of Stuarts Draft, Va., was reported to…
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‘It Wasn’t Right’: 10-Year-Old Boy Delivers Damning Testimony Against Nicki Minaj’s Brother in Child Rape Trial
According to his testimony, the 10-year-old boy was just looking for a pencil when he walked in on his sister being raped by their stepfather two years ago. “I thought it wasn’t right. It looked weird to me so I ran upstairs,” the boy said. The stepfather in question is Jelani Maraj, brother of rap…
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Like Father, Like Son: Jeffrey Sandusky Pleads Guilty to 14 Counts of Child Sex Abuse
In what is likely the most sickening case of “like father, like son” ever, Jeffrey Sandusky, son of former Penn State football coach and convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky, pleaded guilty Friday to all 14 counts of child sexual abuse against him. The younger Sandusky, 41, entered his guilty pleas a week before his trial…
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Why We Must Focus on Black Girls and Child Sexual Abuse
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Every year during this time, there are campaigns across the country that highlight the dangers of acquaintance or “date” rape. There are silent marches and “Take back the night” events on college campuses around the country, and generally a heightened focus on the epidemic of sexual violence among adult…
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Texas Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing Orphans in Malawi
A Texas man who was in charge of an orphanage in Malawi was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison for sexual abusing the children in his care, Reuters reports. Gerald Campbell, 66, pleaded guilty in May to his crimes and could have faced up to life in prison, Reuters notes, according to papers filed…