Tag: childhood sexual abuse

Amid the hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits brought against them in the past few years, the Boy Scouts of America filed for federal bankruptcy on Tuesday.

Last month, YouTube user Matt Watson, @MattsWhatItIs, posted a video titled, “YouTube is Facilitating the Sexual Exploitation of Children, and it’s Being Monetized (2019),” in which he delved into a hidden ring of pedophilia being facilitated through the YouTube comments section.

We as a society need to stop idolizing celebrities regardless of reprehensible off-stage behavior. Otherwise we will be complicit in creating more Michael Jackson scenarios.

Every year, an average of 321,500 women are raped or sexually assaulted in the U.S. Around 750,000 teen girls got pregnant last year. Nearly 65 percent of women experienced street harassment in 2014. But there is a notable underlying problem with these statistics. They all place the focus on the women and girls who are affected, instead of emphasizing the men and boys who cause them.

A 20-year-old man from Orange County who raped a 3-year-old girl last summer will face a punishment that certainly does not fit the crime.

The Pope has figured out what he’s giving up for Lent. Last week Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world by announcing his resignation from the papacy due to what he described as “advanced age.” Cardinals are now tasked with the duty of electing a new pope, so what better time than now to make dramatic change within one of the Western world’s oldest institutions?