Catholic church knew of previous complaint against teen-grooming priest
A priest convicted of grooming a teenage girl to send him nude photos was the subject of a previous complaint that was covered up by the Tongan Catholic Church. The…
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Laptop with thousands of child exploitation images found on rubbish dump
Thousands of child exploitation images, including images of children as young as two being raped and tortured, were found on a laptop computer discarded at an apartment rubbish dump. The…
NZ, Canada join forces in fight against online child sexual abuse material
A web-crawling software will be used in New Zealand with the aim of detecting and removing child sex abuse material. The New Zealand Classification Office has joined a one-year pilot…
From the Chairman’s desk, September 2021
Phillip Chapman, MSA Chair “We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked, and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We…
Research article: How gender bias in research and the use of misleading language harms male victims of family violence – a case study
Read article (PDF) Primary author: One in Three Campaign9 Sept 2021
Te Hōkai helps men reclaim stolenmana
A new support service for male survivors of sexual abuse is run by men, for men, with a particular focus on te tāne Tairāwhiti. Published in Pīpīwharauroa / Tūranganui-ā-Kiwa.
Oranga Tamariki facility: Report detailed use of restraints at residence months before closure
Oranga Tamariki was warned about restraints at a Christchurch care and protection residence months before it was finally closed. The concerns are highlighted in a December 2020 report by the…
Research article: Research shows that therapy practices should align with peer support values – empathy and understanding as a basis for a ‘healing relationship
Read article (PDF) Primary author: Cortis, Kyle Jason. American International CollegeMay 2021
Research article: Some recent research on the impacts of childhood sexual abuse on male survivor relationships – including the roles of significant others
Title: The Relationship Experiences of Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse: A Qualitative Analysis Although the experience of sexual abuse is quite common among men, particularly among those in clinical populations,…
Research article: New research shows that disabled people experience higher rates of violence
This is the first population-based prevalence research exploring experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) among disabled people in Aotearoa New Zealand. The researchers also explored prevalence rates of non-partner violence…
‘Failed by the system’: Indecent assault victim hits out after offenders avoid conviction
WARNING: This article references indecent assault and suicide. A Wellington man says his life has been destroyed by an indecent assault and what he sees as significant failings by the…
Hunt for Indigenous children’s unmarked graves in Canada ‘barely scratched the surface’, say researchers
In the first in-depth technical briefing on the discovery, researchers have called on authorities to release school records to help them identify the victims. Published in SBS News
New shelter for men escaping domestic violence opens in Queensland, Australia
Sheltered By Grace is a non-government funded Charity which is an accredited, level 3 Support Accommodation service based in South East Queensland that houses Single Men over the age of…
Survivors rejected: advocate
Southern survivors of sexual abuse are being turned away for important support at an alarming rate, leaving them devastated and re-traumatised, an advocate claims. The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) has…
One in Three Campaign – News Articles About Family Violence – NSW inquiry into coercive control in domestic relationships claims abusive heterosexual women don’t control their partners except in rare cases
The NSW inquiry into coercive control in domestic relationships published its report this week. The report contains the following sickeningly sexist (and factually incorrect) gendered analysis of coercive control. Apparently…
Oranga Tamariki to shut Te Oranga facility after leaked video of child assault
The Oranga Tamariki care and protection residence in Christchurch where a young person was reportedly tackled and held in a headlock will be temporarily closed. Published in Radio New Zealand
US Boy Scouts reach $1.2 billion deal over sexual abuse cases
The Boy Scouts of America have reached a US$850 million (NZ$1.2 billion) agreement with attorneys representing some 60,000 victims of child sex abuse in what could prove to be a…
Lake Alice and the legacy of abuse in state care on Māori
Advocates now calling for the Crown to do more to redress this collective loss to hapū from our “stolen generation”. For the last two weeks the public has heard testimony…
Canada discovers 751 unmarked graves at former residential school
A First Nation in Canada’s Saskatchewan province is treating a now-defunct residential school as a “crime scene” following the discovery of 751 unmarked graves just weeks after a similar discovery…
Abuse in Care inquiry: Children given electric shocks lasting four minutes
Warning: Details in this article may be upsetting for some readers People who were given electric shock treatment as a punishment while in the Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital in the…
Research article: Research confirms that supervision of peer support workers is better if informed by knowledge and understanding of the role
This content analysis of open-ended survey responses compares and contrasts perceptions on supervision from supervisors with experience providing direct peer support services (PS) and supervisors without experience providing direct peer…
Abuse, Torture and a deep state campaign of denial
Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of the sexual and physical abuse of children After years of denial, obfuscation and delays; after police failures to properly investigate; after insulting offers…
Canada: remains of 215 children found at Indigenous residential school site
A mass grave containing the remains of 215 Indigenous children has been discovered on the grounds of a former residential school in the interior of southern British Columbia. Published in…
Cabinet narrows scope of Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care
Minister of Internal Affairs Jan Tinetti announced changes to the terms of reference for the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. The changes include narrowing the scope of…