By Priscilla Liguori
Massachusetts is implementing new policies to combat human trafficking in recognition of April being Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
Category: International
Ethiopian Runners Dominate 120th Boston Marathon
By Priscilla Liguori
Ethiopian runners dominated the 120th Boston Marathon, winning the men and women’s races for the first time in history.
WATCH: Boston Marathon Moment of Silence
By Genevieve DiNatale 4/17/2016
Mayor Marty Walsh led a moment of silence at City Hall on One Boston Day.
Harvard all-male club breaks silence, admits women could increase sexual misconduct
By Demi Vitkute
The Porcellian Club, Harvard’s oldest all-male social club, almost never has granted an on the record statement to a newspaper since its founding in 1791. This week, an official with the group said that admitting women could increase the chances of sexual misconduct.
Dispatcher Playing With Cellphone at Fault in German Train Crash
By Demi Vitkute
A railway dispatcher caused the deadly collision of trains in Germany a month ago because he was playing on his cellphone, according to state prosecutors.
‘Spotlight’ Won, But the Debate About the Catholic Church Continues
By Priscilla Liguori
“Spotlight” won the Oscar for “Best Picture,” but Attorney Mitchell Garabedian and survivor David O’Regan say the sexual abuse epidemic in the Roman Catholic Church is still a rampant problem.
ISIS claims responsibility for Brussels attack that Killed at least 30
Ana Beatriz Goncalves
ISIS claims to have been behind the attacks in Brussels on Tuesday.
Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivor Reacts to ‘Spotlight’ Win, Existing Epidemic
By Priscilla Liguori
Clergy sexual abuse survivor David O’Regan cried tears of joy when Spotlight won Best Picture at the 88th Academy Awards.
Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivor David O’Regan Shares Story of Courage
By Priscilla Liguori
Survivor David O’Regan said he vowed to bring his secret of clergy sexual abuse to the grave. That was until the Boston Globe’s investigative team called Spotlight revealed the widespread sexual abuse cover-up by the Roman Catholic Church in 2002.
Mitchell Garabedian Says Clergy Sexual Abuse Remains a Rampant Issue
By Priscilla Liguori
Attorney Mitchell Garabedian said clergy sexual abuse remains a rampant problem across the world, including in Boston.