By Washington Post on 02/10/2018

“… President Trump on Saturday appeared to side with men accused of domestic abuse or sexual misconduct, following a week of turmoil surrounding allegations of spousal abuse against two male aides that brought the national #MeToo movement inside the White House. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-decries-lack-of-due-process-for-men-accused-of-sexual-harassment-abuse/2018/02/10/fb6f7e08-0e89-11e8-95a5-c396801049ef_story.html?utm_term=.3d439172a3fd

By Central Maine on 02/04/2018

“… Financial abuse or exploitation is a widespread form of elder abuse. Sadly, it is sometimes perpetrated by family members or caregivers.

A bill presented by my friend and colleague, Rep. Thomas Longstaff, would help prevent some of that. I was proud to cosponsor the measure, L.D. 968, which earned the support of a legislative panel last week. It would require financial institutions to clarify an older Mainer’s intent when opening a joint financial account. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.centralmaine.com/2018/02/04/bill-would-protect-maines-elderly/

By Manchester Evening News on 01/28/2018

“… Brian is the survivor of a violent and abusive relationship.

He was regularly beaten by his partner. He suffered broken bones, but the emotional scars were far worse.

Brian kept quiet for two years. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/brian-survivor-domestic-violence-regularly-14214567

By Reason on 01/29/2018

“…. The University of Cincinnati expelled a student, Tyler Gischel, after he had sex with a student who claimed she was incapacitated at the time. Gischel claims investigators ignored two critical aspects of his defense: that his accuser wasn’t as drunk as she claimed, and that she might have been romantically involved with William Richey, the university police detective who handled the case. …”

Read the entire article: http://reason.com/blog/2018/01/29/student-expelled-for-sexual-assault-had

By International Business Times on 01/07/2018

“… Police have apologised to a male victim of domestic violence after he was told by officers his case was “not a police matter”.

The man had gone to Arbroath police station in Angus, western Scotland, to report harassment after a woman posted his address on Facebook, but was allegedly dismissed by officers. …”

Read the entire article: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/police-apologise-male-domestic-abuse-victim-after-he-was-told-complaint-not-police-matter-1654122

By BBC on 01/07/2018

“… The BBC FOI request also suggested men were almost as likely to be stalked by other men, as by women. Where forces provided data about the perpetrator, 47% of stalking crimes against men were committed by men. …”

Read the entire article: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-42582820

By Real Clear Politics on 02/05/2018

“… Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her advisers have made a remarkably good start at ending the Obama administration’s abuse of federal regulatory power to attack the due-process rights of university students accused of sexual assault. But the more important task—the crafting of Title IX regulations to ensure fair treatment for both parties in campus cases—is ahead. …”

Read the entire article: https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/02/05/end_the_bias_in_campus_sexual-misconduct_tribunals_136186.html

By The Sydney Morning Herald on 01/25/2018

“… A Men’s Rights Activist website, One in Three, recently updated their infographics with information from the latest Personal Safety Survey (PSS) and Australian homicide reports.

They claim “the proportion of men experiencing current partner violence between 2005 and 2016, rose more than fivefold, a 552 per cent increase”. …”

Read the entire article: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/news-and-views/fact-or-fiction-every-third-victim-of-intimate-partner-violence-is-a-male-20180124-h0nkwz.html

By Ottawa Citizen on 01/24/2018

“… Daniel Nassrallah, an Ottawa lawyer whose elderly grandfather was repeatedly struck in the face by a support worker at Garry J. Armstrong long-term care home, said video of the assault will air during an episode of the Dr. Oz Show Thursday afternoon. …”

Read the entire article: http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/abuse-of-elderly-man-in-ottawa-long-term-care-focus-of-dr-oz-show

By The Hindu on 01/26/2018

“… Society should address problems confronting the elderly, said P. Kolandaivel, Vice-Chancellor, Periyar University.

He was delivering inaugural address at a two-day seminar on ‘Elder abuse and social exclusion’ organised by the Department of Sociology here on Wednesday. …”

Read the entire article: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/seminar-on-elder-abuse-held/article22526911.ece