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US News March 14, 2020 The New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence backed the House version, which would specifically criminalize sexual contact between primary or secondary school employees and any student, regardless of the student's age or the use of coercion. It also would criminalize sexual contact between 16- and 17-year-olds and anyone in a position of authority outside of school, including camp counselors, coaches, clergy and scout leaders.
Lawmakers work toward consensus proposal to strengthen sexual assault statute after Leung case3/10/2020
Concord Monitor March 9, 2020 “We’re grateful to the sponsors of the three bills introduced this session aimed at closing glaring loopholes in the law that were brought to light by cases involving Howie Leung,” said Amanda Grady Sexton, the coalition’s director of public affairs. “Many citizens in Concord were shocked to learn that those working at schools and summer camps aren’t expressly prohibited from having sexual contact with teens over the age of 16. An outcry from these citizens led to the introduction of these bills, and it’s become clear that parents across the state hope that the legislature will prioritize these bills and quickly strengthen our laws.”
Seacoast Online February 29, 2020 Linda Douglas, trauma informed services specialist at the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, said, “Between now and the ’70s, people who’ve been sexually assaulted have more resources, more places to turn to than they did then. And they have more knowledge of that information.”
Asked about the question of age of consent, Douglas said, “People who are over the age of consent are still sexually assaulted.” Sentinel Source February 28, 2020 According to the Concord-based New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, of which MCVP is a member, one in every four females in the state has been sexually assaulted, with 41 percent of assaults reported to have occurred before the age of 18.
Additionally, the coalition says, one in every 20 New Hampshire males has been sexually assaulted, with 68 percent of those assaults happening before the victim’s 18th birthday. U.S. News and World Report February 20, 2020
BY HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Sexual assault victims deserve the right to come forward when they are ready, survivors and other advocates told lawmakers Thursday in support of repealing New Hampshire's civil statute of limitations for such cases. “We stand on the precipice of an important opportunity to open the door to justice for victims of sexual abuse,” said Lyn Schollett, director of the NH Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. Under current law, civil claims must be filed within three years of an assault if the victim was an adult, or by the victim's 30th birthday in cases involving children. The bill before the Senate Judiciary Committee would eliminate those timelines. The Concord Monitor February 20, 2020 For more than two decades, David Ouellette did not disclose the sexual abuse he had suffered at the hands of his priest when he was just 15.
He silently lived with the pain until 2002, the same year the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team reported on sexual assault crimes and cover-up by the Boston Archdiocese. Ouellette was driving south on Interstate 93 while listening to National Public Radio, whose program hosts were discussing the church sexual abuse scandal. “One of the guests said, ‘For the victims that haven’t come forward yet, others will be abused by the same person that hurt you,’ ” recalled Ouellette, of Manchester, in an interview Thursday morning near the State House. WMUR February 20, 2020 Lawmakers in New Hampshire are debating whether to remove the statute of limitations for civil cases dealing with sexual abuse and assault.
Heavy. February 11, 2020 A day before the New Hampshire primary, John Bessler spoke on his wife’s behalf at a New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic Violence event in Concord. Bessler spoke about his wife’s efforts close the “boyfriend loophole,” a gap in gun legislation that allows access to guns to abusive boyfriends. He also spoke about her efforts to improve federal laws around human trafficking and to help victims of sexual assault
Press Release February 7, 2020 Washington, DC – Today, the Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence, led by Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH), Jackie Speier (D-CA), David Joyce (R-OH) and John Katko (R-NY), hosted a roundtable discussion on ensuring access to shelters and affordable housing for survivors of sexual and domestic violence. .
The Task Force was joined today by: -Marie Linebaugh, Program Director at the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence -Monica McLaughlin, Director of Public Policy at the National Network to End Domestic Violence -Koube Ngaaje, Executive Director at the District Alliance for Safe Housing -Sally Santangelo, Executive Director at CNY (Central New York) Fair Housing The Concord Monitor February 6, 2020 Childhood sexual assault survivor Tina Smith is frustrated that issues central to the fight against domestic and sexual abuse – including economic empowerment, transitional housing and prevention education – are often absent from presidential candidates’ stump speeches and the national debate stage.
“My true passion is to make sure that what I experienced as a victim doesn’t happen to another little girl,” Smith said during a recent interview in her hometown of Concord. “I want to hear or know that they share my concerns.” Smith has been attending a series of candidate forums hosted by the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence since last summer. She has asked pointed questions and offered a little education, too. |
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