Sentences with phrase «instances of sexual abuse»

It involved extensive research and community consultation by members of the Board of Inquiry into instances of sexual abuse in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory.

Many times, victims are too ashamed or embarrassed to report instances of sexual abuse or harassment, or they may be unaware that certain behavior actually constituted abuse.

For those of you who missed it, there was a «60 Minutes» featuring an interview with three former gymnasts, Jamie Dantzscher, Jessica Howard and Jeanette Antolin, who have now publicly accused their former doctor, Dr. Lawrence Nassar, of repeated instances of sexual abuse.

I realize that that is a mighty big if, especially if reported instances of sexual abuse are rough indicators of overall abuse.

«Make no mistake, the instances of sexual abuse and harassment within the church are manifold - at virtually every level of the hierarchy.»

But allegations of sexual abuse related to BJU and the school's response have been ongoing at least since 2010, when former board member and former Trinity Baptist Church pastor Chuck Phelps was accused of helping to «cover up repeated instances of sexual abuse committed more than a decade earlier by an older male parishioner against his step - daughter.»

Not exact matches

It would cost to take a stand against these very prominent leaders, despite the fact that the situation we were dealing with is widely recognized as one of the worst, if not the worst, instances of evangelical cover - up of sexual abuse.

Last week, Denhollander referred to the SGM saga as «one of the worst, if not the worst, instances of evangelical cover - up of sexual abuse» and «one of the most well - documented cases of institutional cover - up I have ever seen.»

When looking at incest, for instance, it is quite clear that permitting consanguineous relationships will lead to power imbalances, psychological damage, sexual abuse, and a high rate of genetic diseases.

As for celibacy, if instances of clerical sexual abuse, including homosexual abuse, are as frequent in churches where the clergy can marry» and the evidence is that they are» celibacy would seem to be, at most, marginally related to the problems that produced the scandals.

The types of stress that have been shown to cause developmental problems in children include sexual and physical abuse and serious neglect, described as «the absence of sufficient amounts of essential experiences,» which some children raised in state - run institutions in China and Romania suffered, for instance.

State health officials found 19 instances of safety or security lapses that put New York City hospital patients in «immediate jeopardy,» including failure to investigate sexual - abuse allegations, sending home a suicidal patient to his death and poor infection control.

Certainly, in some cases a history of sexual or other abuse can in an appropriate instance be kept away from the insurance company lawyers.

Disclosures to the staff of Cary Counseling Center will not be revealed to outside parties except in the following instances: 1) Where your written permission has been granted; 2) Where your physical safety or the physical safety of another person is threatened; 3) Where evidence is given of physical or sexual child abuse; 4) Where records are subpoenaed by a judge.

Women most frequently report instances of rape, sexual molestation, physical attack, being threatened with a weapon and childhood physical abuse.

For instance, the vast majority of child sexual abuse (up to 90 per cent in some studies) is committed by family and family friends this would not be prevented by the check.