Men who were sexually abused or assaulted—whether as children or adults—may feel isolated and stigmatized by what happened to them. The truth is that millions of men from around the world have had these experiences. Below are stories from a dynamic community of male survivors.
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By The Bristlecone Project
Published in 1in6
XX February 2020
Experts have flagged there is a lack of gender-specific rehabilitation for female sex offenders in New Zealand, compared to men who are more often imprisoned and enter male-oriented group programmes.
Published in NewsTalk ZB
On the back of a 30-year career as a nurse and public health campaigner, Annette Milligan has a new role that will see her focus on improving outcomes for victims of sexual assault.
The Nelson woman has been appointed chair of the Medical Sexual Assault Clinicians Aotearoa (MEDSAC) board, effective the beginning of February.
Published in Stuff
Paul Davenport is speaking out about being sexually abused as a child growing up in Northland a bid to help others.
By Jenny Ling
Published in NZ Herald
1 February 2020
The Catholic Church has been forced to apologise to outraged parents who only learned their parish priest had been convicted of sex offences through a story on Stuff.
Published in Stuff
An elite Melbourne school will be investigated by the Victorian Registration & Qualifications Authority over its management of child abuse risks.
Published in SBS News
The ‘Offences by Family Members’ report was released today as part of the wider ‘2018 New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey’, with the findings likely to influence future funding for support services.
The survey, which involved interviewing 8000 New Zealanders about their experience of crime, provides an accurate, up-to-date picture of New Zealand’s domestic violence issue, according to Ministry of Justice’s manager of research and evaluation James Swindells.
Published in TVNZ 1 News
A sexual abuse survivor is asking lawmakers to better acknowledge male rape victims and is calling for an end to gender comparisons in sexual abuse statistics.
Ken Clearwater, the National Advocate for peer support group Male Survivors Aotearoa, submitted to the Justice Select Committee on Thursday on the proposed Sexual Violence Legislation Bill.
Clearwater, who became an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2019 for his victim support work, said he has worked with “hundreds, if not thousands, of men” over the last 23 years, including men who have taken their own lives.
Published in Newshub
A priest in Rhode Island has defended his decision to ban all lawmakers who voted in favor enshrining abortion protections under state law from receiving communion at his parish.
Published in Newsweek
It has been more than 18 months since the National Redress Scheme was introduced as a way of compensating survivors of clergy child abuse.
Published in ABC
Brisbane’s Catholic Archbishop has made a formal submission opposing the State Government’s plan to make priests report child sex offences revealed in the confessional.
Published in ABC
A former Child, Youth and Family worker accused of abusing more than a dozen boys can now be revealed as a man who once cared for a teen murdered in the back of a prison van.
Published in NZ Herald
A Nelson charity is “appalled” by bolstered efforts to host freedom campers rather than the city’s homeless.
Published in TV NZ
An abuse survivor is asking the Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate why a government agency failed to protect her when made aware of allegations she was being raped while in care.
Published in Radio New Zealand
The crimes of Reynhard Sinaga described by prosecutors as “the most prolific rapist in British history” have shocked and horrified many people. But the case has also highlighted that rape doesn’t just happen to women.
Sinaga was jailed for a minimum of 30 years for 159 offences against 48 men who were lured to his Manchester flat, drugged and raped. Police believe that the total number of his victims is likely to exceed 190 men
Published in The Conversation
As firefighters and victims struggle with the impact of catastrophic fires, a qualified Indigenous counsellor says therapy with horses can help first responders and accident victims overcome a range of traumas.
Published in SBS