Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence

Feb 11 2019
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Tarah Hargrove poses in front of the mural depicting her story created by students at University of Alaska Anchorage.

Transforming perspectives on trauma through paintings of hope

By | Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Arts & Culture, Community, Education, Mental Health, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Solutions Desk, Southcentral, University of Alaska

Stories that start with trauma can end with hope. A new set of murals illustrates the transformation of seven Alaskans, and the process of creating them transformed the artists themselves.

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Dec 22 2018
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Situated on Gonzaga’s campus, between the university’s business school and the St. Aloysius Rectory, Cardinal Bea House played host to at least 20 Jesuit priests accused of sexual abuse.

Two former Jesuit officials resign from Gonzaga University after revelations about abusive priests

By | Community, History, Northwest News Network, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Western

Two priests in high-level positions at Gonzaga University resigned today. Both previously held leadership roles in the Jesuits’ Oregon Province while it sent Jesuits accused of sexual abuse to live in a home on campus.

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Dec 17 2018
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(Illustration courtesy of Reveal)

These priests abused in Native villages for years. They retired on Gonzaga’s campus.

By | Northwest News Network, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Western

Behind his Nome radio station’s closed doors, Father James Poole was a serial sexual predator. He abused at least 20 women and girls, according to court documents. But the last chapter in his story reveals a new twist in the Catholic abuse scandal: Poole was sent to live out his retirement years on Gonzaga University’s campus in Spokane, Washington.

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Nov 04 2018
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Despite progress, Alaska lacks resources to handle rape kit backlog

By | Crime & Courts, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, State Government

The state is chipping away at thousands of backlogged and untested sexual assault kits. But officials stress that recent progress is partially due to one-time grant funds, and that it needs more resources to keep up with rising demands for DNA testing in violent and sexual crimes.

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