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'When most people think about the victims of sexual abuse they don't think of men. Do we have any idea of how many men in New Zealand are sexually abused?

We have no New Zealand statistics in relation to men and boys who are victims of sexual abuse or violence. Overseas stats suggest one in six boys will be sexually violated before their 16th birthday. Dr Tess Patterson at University of Otago has just recently started interviewing men we have been working with and hopefully next year we'll have New Zealand's first study.
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There are many reasons males don't come forward, fear of being seen as weak or gay and the huge myth that if you are a male and have been sexually abused, you will go on to abuse. This is not said of female victims. For males to come forward we need to have safe places and more resources.

Are there other cultures that deal with sexual abuse better than our own?

In a word NO. This is a world-wide problem and denial seems to be the norm.'

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'A 50-year-old Brooklyn man who fell to his death from atop a four-story building was lured onto the roof by two women who had promised him sex, police sources said Thursday.

Instead of showing Robert Reichl a good time, the women led him into a trap shortly after midnight on Wednesday — and stole $2,000 in cash he had been carrying.

Three toughs were waiting on the roof of the building on Fourth Ave. near 47th St. in Sunset Park, the sources said, and at some point the men attacked Reichl.

One of them, Ruben Santiago, sprayed Reichl in the face with a chemical spray believed to be mace that caused the victim to reel back, lose his balance and fall off the rooftop, the source said.'

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'It has been frustrating to watch people and businesses condemn Rolling Stone magazine — where, to be clear, I personally have no editorial affiliations — for putting the Boston bombing suspect, Dzhokhar “Jahar” Tsarnaev, on the cover of the latest issue. Many are upset that Tsarnaev is on the cover at all, as well as with the “rock star”-style photo the magazine used. And some who have read the article by journalist Janet Reitman complain that the way Jahar is profiled makes him out to be a “victim.”

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'Mangochi — Over 42,000 males in Malawi have undergone Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) since the campaign started last year, Malawi News Agency has learnt.

Speaking to Mana on Tuesday after a stakeholders meeting in Mangochi, Spokesperson in the Ministry of Health, Henry Chimbali said Malawi is expecting to have 2.1 million males who will have undergone Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) by 2016 noting that currently 42,000 males have already gone through the knife.

"Malawi as a country has 42,000 males circumcised already and it is expecting to have 2.1 million males voluntarily circumcised at the hospital by 2016 and that is encouraging," Chimbali said.
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He however said it is encouraging to see many youths between the ages of 15 to 24 go for VMMC. He therefore encouraged men to go for VMMC which he said helps in reduction of HIV vulnerability rate by 60 percent.'

Again, the seemingly unstoppable perception that women are either categorically more likely to see things "a certain way" or be "fairer" than men in some context(s) just doesn't want to die, despite whatever evidence is produced routinely in any direction. It's like saying men categorically make better bricklayers; really, even if 99% of all bricklayers are men, is it correct to assume that they categorically are better at it? But when the Feminist Hooey Machine gets grist it can't process, you can fairly smell the smoke miles away. Latest is here. BTW, Corey is the DA who brought the Murder 2nd charge against George Zimmerman, which is why there's been so much buzz/criticism around her recently. People are criticizing her for various reasons, sometimes opposing, but everyone seems to agree on this: criticizing her. Excerpt:

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'The event, sponsored by the Biennial of the Americas and The Women's Foundation of Colorado, was aimed at drawing attention to the changing role of women in a global economy.

Their general message: Guys, you need our help to get things back on track.

Louise Atkinson, president and CEO of The Women's Foundation, kicked off the event with a discussion of organization's “The Status of Girls and Women in Colorado” report.

The report, released in June, provides baseline data to help communities across the state more effectively address the needs and realities of girls and women here.
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Sebelius highlighted how getting more women in government leadership positions is shifting the focus on where money is invested in women’s and girls’ health.
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“This revolution is going to be led by women,” Huffington said. “Because the world as it is now has been designed by men. I’m sorry guys, but you’re going to be very grateful to us when we do this.”'

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'In a meeting with reporters on Capitol Hill, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) rolled out on Thursday what they called a campaign to economic issues important to women.

“Our success as a nation really depends on our success of women,” Pelosi said to reporters. “And this is something that has to be unleashed in a more important way than it has.”

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'ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Kittitas County authorities say they will seek charges of false reporting against a woman who told deputies she was attacked by a stranger while was camping.

Sheriff’s detectives have determined the Cle Elum woman made up the story about being attacked while camping at French Cabin Creek campgrounds early Monday, according to a news release issued by the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said 25-year-old woman told them she had been assaulted by an unknown man while she was in her sleeping bag.

“The investigation took a turn when the detectives were unable to verify certain details or locate the witnesses the woman named. She also changed certain details when the detective attempted to clarify her story,” according to the news release.

Deputies said that during an interview Wednesday afternoon, the woman acknowledged that she had made up the entire story to cover a relationship.'

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'A Bakersfield College student who claimed she was sexually assaulted twice by a man on campus last week has recanted, saying the sex was consensual.

At 1:09 p.m. Tuesday, BC reported the student’s claim. But by 5 p.m. the college said Bakersfield police had determined that a crime had not been committed.
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Amber Chiang, BC spokeswoman, said earlier Tuesday that the woman was attending summer school and had talked to a mental health professional on campus after the supposed attacks.
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Bakersfield Police Department spokeswoman Michaela Beard said no charges will be filed against the woman.'

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'To hear the critics tell it, President Obama wants to restrict free speech at college, interfere with campus dating and “de-eroticize” university life. The reasons can be found in a single line of the May letter from the Departments of Justice and Education to the University of Montana, Missoula—a campus long plagued by sexual assaults and shoddy sexual harassment prevention efforts.
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According to Lucy France, general counsel of the University of Montana, that means you can report that the annoying boy who sits next to you in class is being creepy, but that doesn't mean the school will do anything about it. “The revisions currently being added to university policy,” she says, “aim only to clarify the procedures for filing harassment-related grievances, to establish protocol for adequately investigating and responding to allegations, and to train the school community in identifying and addressing sex discrimination and violence.”'

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'The federal government is facing pressure from civil-liberties advocates to back down from a policy meant to curb sexual harassment at colleges and universities -- just as sexual-assault survivors demanded in a protest this week that the Education Department do more to punish colleges that fail to address campus assaults.

A coalition of free-speech advocates, led by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), wrote an open letter to the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights and the Department of Justice Tuesday calling for officials to retract a "blueprint" for campus sexual harassment policies that critics claim would violate the First Amendment.

FIRE's coalition says a resolution released in May by the Departments of Education and Justice -- after an investigation of the University of Montana's prosecution of rape on campus -- expands the definition of sexual harassment to "any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature," including speech, which coalition members contend is unconstitutional.'

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'You rarely hear about the female-on-male flip side of domestic violence charges in news stories about everyday Americans, let alone perpetrated by a 22-year-old starlet, but Emma Roberts shocked everyone this morning when news surfaced that, on July 7th, she was taken into custody in Montreal following a fight with her boyfriend, American Horror Story's Evan Peters. According to USA Today, he was found with a bloody nose and bite marks from Roberts, and she had various bruisings.
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According to a study done in 2000, the statistics of domestic abuse in America were 1.3 million women versus 835,000 men. A more recent study from 2011 ups the percentage: One in four men have experienced "rape, physical violence and/or stalking" by a partner, and one in seven have experienced "severe physical violence," like beaten with a fist or a blunt object. And a 32-nation study by the University of New Hampshire claims that girlfriends initiate violence equally often as boyfriends do in relationships.

SAVE played a lead role in this prosecutorial misconduct case, which involved a crusading prosecutor who often charged persons on allegations of sexual assault, even when there was no probable cause.

Along with the Internal Revenue Service, prosecutors wield the awesome power of the state. For both groups, there are inadequate checks in place to assure they don’t abuse that power.

We were disappointed that no meaningful sanctions were imposed on ADA Mary Kellett, yet this was a precedent-making case.

The AP account of the case is shown below. To see more in-depth media coverage, visit: http://bangordailynews.com/2013/07/15/news/hancock/hancock-county-prosecutor-admits-violating-bar-rules-in-sexual-assault-trial/

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'The media’s reaction once again shows a troubling trend to hold men accountable for behavior that is transgressive but to tend towards the apologetic when a woman behaves in a similarly destructive way. Which is to imply a man must be willing to tolerate a woman beating him up whilst also implying the idea of equality in society is not something many female editors women necessarily seek when it does not suit their needs. A view that has been expressed in various comment threads throughout the web.
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But when they are not good what happens then? And why is it the media not challenging behavior and actions that ought to trouble us? Are only women allowed to be victims of domestic violence. Is there a risk of disturbing the preferred line of what counts for bad behavior amongst gender that the media would rather not explore? If so why?'

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'The news of Emma Roberts‘ alleged domestic violence against her boyfriend Evan Peters dropped yesterday, so I’d say it’s just about time for someone or a couple someones to start downplaying what really happened, right? Like a rep or something? Or a ‘source close to the actress’? Do we have anybody like that who can underscore what a non-issue violence is in our society? Oh we do? Great. Here’s what reps for the two actors had to say, in a released statement:

“It was an unfortunate incident and misunderstanding. Ms. Roberts was released after questioning and the couple are working together to move past it.”