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Senior staff leave gaming firm Ubisoft in harassment probe
'Ubisoft has fallen short in its obligation to guarantee a safe and inclusive workplace environment for its employees,' says CEO and co-founder Yves Guillemot
Victim-blaming: Why survivors of sexual violence won’t come forward
‘When you hear that someone has been raped, it challenges our belief in a just, fair world.' People would then resort to blaming the victim to reduce the discomfort from an idea that conflicts with their belief.
Miriam College forms committee to probe sexual harassment complaints
Miriam College's Truth and Justice Committee is mandated to recommend sanctions for those found guilty of inappropriate behavior
Game over: Harassment charges end gaming stars' careers
More people from the gaming community have come forward to share their experiences of sexual harassment
Two top Ubisoft execs leave during sexual harassment probe
CEO Yves Guillemot says Maxime Beland, vice-president of editorial in Toronto, resigned. Tommy Francois, vice-president of editorial and creative services based in Paris, was now on disciplinary leave 'pending the outcome of an investigation.'
Ghislaine Maxwell, jet-set socialite facing jail for Epstein sex crimes
Maxwell is often cast as an international woman of mystery with close ties to both British royalty and US politicians
LIST: Groups that offer counseling for sexual harassment victims
Here are some of the online safe spaces for those who experienced any form of sexual harassment.
UP Visayas fraternity under fire after leak of lewd messages
Sister sorority UP Stella Juris says there is 'no place to justify nor tolerate any malicious conduct...allegedly committed by certain individuals who were identified as members of UP Scintilla Juris fraternity.'
MCHS family council 'alarmed' by high number of sexual harassment complaints
'There is no room for predators teaching in any school system,' the Miriam College High School (MCHS) Family Council Parent Representative said in a statement
#StepUpUAP: Another school faces complaints of sexual harassment
The University of Asia and the Pacific encourages victims of sexual harassment to come forward and file complaints with the Office of Student Mentoring, Guidance and Counseling
After #MCHSDoBetter goes viral, other schools urged to act on sexual harassment
Students and alumni from different institutions who experienced alleged sexual misconduct from teachers want their voices and pleas for justice to be heard
[OPINION] Drawing the line on sexual harassment in all-girls schools
'Just because a space is supposed to be safe, it doesn't mean it is'
Justice Leonen backs safe spaces campaign for students
The daughter of Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen attends Miriam College, whose students and alumnae have bared on social media stories of sexual harassment and emotional manipulation perpetrated by the school's own teachers
The scar of sexual harassment
'A moment of pleasure for the harasser cannot make up for the lifetime of pain for the victim.'
#MCHSdobetter: Groups condemn sexual misconduct of teachers, call for justice
Students and alumni come out in the open, using the tag #MCHSdobetter as they flood social media with their own stories of sexual harassment, assault, and pedophilia
#SpeakingOut: PWR stars come forward with sexual harassment stories
Philippine Wrestling Revolution stars Crystal and Nina reveal their stories of sexual harassment in the sport
Cookies By The Bucket staff accused of violating privacy laws, inappropriate behavior
TV host and model Kim Cruz took to Twitter to accuse an unnamed male employee of CBTB of spreading her contact details and photos in group chats with other men
Cops arrest online sex trafficker in Taguig who abused own son, sister
'One of the victims was a differently abled 27-year-old deaf female, the younger sister of the suspect and who is also the mother of some of the children rescued,' says Police Colonel Sheila Portento
JK Rowling says she is survivor of sexual assault, domestic abuse
The 'Harry Potter' author reveals the information in a blog post to 'give context' to her controversial past comments about transgender women
Mother arrested for livestreaming sexual abuse of own children
The 35-year-old mother faces charges of child trafficking which is punishable by life imprisonment
Disney, CBS sued for 'rampant' sexual harassment on 'Criminal Minds' set
California sues Disney and CBS for allegedly covering up 14 years of sexual harassment against male crew members on the set of cop series 'Criminal Minds'
Reports of sexual abuse of children triple during lockdown
The justice department receives nearly 280,000 reports from March to May. It blames telecommunications companies for not proactively blocking access to forms of online sexual exploitation of children
Police arrest online sex trafficker in Butuan City
Victims, including children, are rescued in an operation made possible by information from Australian police
Liza Soberano uses platform to speak up against internet-based child abuse
The actress admits she wished she used her platform earlier in creating awareness on the issue of online sexual exploitation of children
Online sexual exploitation of children in PH tripled in 3 years – study
Technology to detect livestreamed abuse has yet to be developed or utilized by internet service providers, according to the International Justice Mission
Child sex abuse material now peddled for as low as P100 on Twitter
(UPDATED) PART 2 | EXCLUSIVE: Child sexual abuse has gone from the obscurity of the dark web into free and widely-used social media platforms
Alter Twitter’s awful side: Leaked private sex videos for sale
(UPDATED) PART 1 | EXCLUSIVE: Victims are left helpless while their private videos are spread online and sold by anonymous Twitter accounts patronized by thousands of followers
[OPINION] Gender equality in a post-pandemic world
'A society that is open to see past the great gender divide and choose leaders based on their moral and professional record will tremendously benefit from it'
New U.S. school sexual assault rules enforce rights of accused
The new regulations lay out a method for cross-examining the accuser. This approach has previously been deemed too traumatizing for presumed victims.
[PODCAST] I've Got An Opinion: Bisexuals are super misunderstood
We’re putting bisexuals in the spotlight! We talk to LGBT activist Vince Liban, who wants to debunk the many, many myths on being bi.
Tip from Australian police lead to arrest of sex trafficker in Caloocan
(UPDATED) Police rescue 3 minors, all children of the suspect
Joe Biden: alleged sexual assault 'never happened'
(UPDATED) 'They aren't true. This never happened,' Joe Biden says in a statement regarding the accusations made by Tara Reade, a former staffer in his US Senate office
Biden under pressure to address sexual assault allegation
Tara Reade, 56, claims that the assault took place in 1993, when she was a 29-year-old staff assistant in the office of Biden, then a US senator from Delaware
'Trapped with abusers,' 7 kids rescued from sex trafficker in Luzon
'One unintended consequence of [the lockdown] is that vulnerable children are being trapped with abusers and traffickers in their homes,' says the International Justice Mission
Online sexual exploitation of children may rise during lockdown – NGOs
With children staying home, and families in an economic bind, child-focused NGOs want the public and the government to be on the lookout
Taiwan director Doze Niu convicted for sexual assault of crew member
'Monga' director Doze Niu is sentenced to 4 years in prison for sexually assaulting a female crew member working on a film he was making in 2018
Cardinal Pell freed after winning appeal over child sex abuse
(3rd UPDATE) The 78-year-old leaves Barwon Prison near Melbourne after the court overturns 5 counts of sexually abusing two 13-year-old choirboys in the 1990s
Harvey Weinstein transferred to New York state prison
The convicted rapist is assigned to the high-security Wende Correctional Facility following a stay at New York's Rikers Island prison
French priest gets 5-year jail term for sex assault of boy scouts
The 5-year jail term is less than the 8 years sought by prosecutors, who accused ex-priest Bernard Preynat of 'shattering' his victims' lives and profiting from the silence of both parents and the Church hierarchy
Naga judge grants GCTA to student convicted of rape by sexual assault
(UPDATED) Naga City Regional Trial Court Branch 61 Judge Soliman Santos, who had approved a plea bargain agreement between the convict and the victim, rules that rape by sexual assault is not a heinous crime
Harvey Weinstein: From Hollywood 'God' to convicted rapist
The formerly 'untouchable' Hollywood mega-producer is now a convicted rapist, set to spend 23 years of his life in prison
#SanaAllSchools: Students seek safe spaces vs sexual harassment on campus
Several school administrators and student leaders call for 'safe space desks' on campuses nationwide, where victims could report their experiences for immediate action
[OPINION] The university as (un)safe space
'How do we view the humanity of victims and how do we view the humanity of harassers?'
[OPINION | Dash of SAS] What happened to the NEDA sexual harassment case?
The results of NEDA's investigation of a ranking official have been with the Office of the President for more than a year. Why is President Duterte taking this long to decide on what to do?
French cardinal exits over failure to report alleged sex abuser
Archbishop of Lyon Philippe Barbarin is the most senior French priest to be caught up in a global pedophilia scandal that has seen clergy hauled before courts from Argentina to Australia
Placido Domingo says apology gave 'false impression', drops Spain show
'I feel I have to issue another statement to correct the false impression generated by my apology,' says the opera singer of his earlier statement
Age of empowerment,' accusers hail Harvey Weinstein convictions
Ashley Judd, Ellen Barkin, Rose McGowan, and Asia Argento are among the celebrities who hailed the women for testifying against the movie producer
Elementary school teacher in Bataan arrested for molesting 10-year-old student
The suspect allegedly kissed the student and touched her private parts inside one of the school's comfort rooms, says Hermosa's police chief
8 children, baby rescued from online sexual exploitation in Pampanga and Laguna
Three children are rescued in Angeles, Pampanga, while another 5 children and a 25-day old baby were rescued in San Pedro, Laguna
Court sentences 3 women in Cebu for livestreaming sex abuse
The 3 online traffickers are each sentenced to between 23 and 36 years in prison and ordered to pay P600,000 in damages
