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Breaking The Cycle Of Sexual Abuse Of Students By Prep School Teachers
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Education

Breaking The Cycle Of Sexual Abuse Of Students By Prep School Teachers

In New England, many boarding school staff accused of sexual misconduct quietly left and then moved on to other schools, according to The Boston Globe. Now states are trying to stop the practice.

Breaking The Cycle Of Sexual Abuse Of Students By Prep School Teachers

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Underreporting Makes Sexual Violence At Work Difficult To Address

Elizabeth Cadle of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission answers questions on Feb. 16 about the $1 million settlement of a lawsuit against Vail Run Resort. John Leyba/Denver Post via Getty Images hide caption

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Business

Underreporting Makes Sexual Violence At Work Difficult To Address

Victims of sexual abuse at work are often afraid to come forward. So when a Colorado resort recently agreed to settle a sexual harassment case, it was a relatively rare victory for abused workers.

Underreporting Makes Sexual Violence At Work Difficult To Address

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High-Profile Advocate Takes Leave From Papal Commission On Sex Abuse

Peter Saunders, a British advocate for survivors of sexual abuse by priests, in Rome on Saturday. Saunders is a high-profile abuse survivor and critic of the Vatican — and until Saturday, was a member of Pope Francis' sex abuse advisory commission. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

High-Profile Advocate Takes Leave From Papal Commission On Sex Abuse

Peter Saunders, a British survivor of sexual abuse by a priest, was a prominent and outspoken critic of the Vatican, pushing for more measures to protect children and punish pedophilia.

After Sandusky, A Debate Over Whether Sex-Abuse Law Goes Too Far

The Penn State University campus in State College, Pa. A new state law requires university professors to get a background check every three years and have their fingerprints taken. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption

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Law

After Sandusky, A Debate Over Whether Sex-Abuse Law Goes Too Far

Professors in Pennsylvania are upset over a new law that requires them to be fingerprinted and undergo thorough background checks. The law came in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal.

After Sandusky, A Debate Over Whether Sex-Abuse Law Goes Too Far

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A Sheriff And A Doctor Team Up To Map Childhood Trauma

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Shots - Health News

A Sheriff And A Doctor Team Up To Map Childhood Trauma

Sometimes a different perspective can help you see a problem with fresh eyes. The problem to be solved in Gainesville, Fla.? A hot spot of poverty, child abuse and neglect.

A Sheriff And A Doctor Team Up To Map Childhood Trauma

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Valentine's Day Has Another Side: Fighting For Freedoms For Women

A very small step for Saudi women: A few years ago the ban was lifted on driving all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles, as long as the driver is in a recreational area, wearing a full veil and accompanied by a male relative. But it's still illegal for them to drive cars. Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Goats and Soda

Valentine's Day Has Another Side: Fighting For Freedoms For Women

The V-Day Movement aims to fight unfair laws that abuse and discriminate against women. In Malta, for example, a man can abduct a woman and get away with it if he marries her.

Vatican Let Abuse Of Kids Go On For Decades, U.N. Panel Says

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The Two-Way

Vatican Let Abuse Of Kids Go On For Decades, U.N. Panel Says

In what's being called an "unprecedented and scathing report," the U.N.'s Committee on the Rights of the Child says the Catholic Church's hierarchy adopted policies that let tens of thousands of children be sexually molested for decades. The Vatican says it isn't responsible for abusive priests.