This page will redirect
to Google.
The New York Times February 5, 2020 All that should be part of the attorney general’s investigation, said Lyn Schollett, executive director of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence.
“The prospect that an abusive adult continued to work with children for decades is incredibly alarming," she said. “It speaks to the need for ongoing training and oversight of any institution where children live.” WMUR January 23, 2020 "No child should go to school or go to debate practice or go to their soccer team worried about the sexual advances of the person in charge of their school or team," said Lyn Schollett, of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence.
US News and World Report January 23, 2020 Lyn Schollett, the Coalition’s Executive Director, said current law fails to recognize that kissing is predatory behavior that adults use to groom young people for abuse and that school personnel have a unique level of access to and control over students.
“This bill addresses a common, purposeful and deeply dangerous behavior of sex offenders where they intentionally seek out environments with children, in which they have authority over children, to sexually abuse them, and then use that authority to ensure that child will remain silent,” she said. “As a society, we owe it to all children who we should be protecting to keep dangerous predators away from them.” Union Leader December 29,2019 Amanda Grady Sexton, director of public affairs at the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, said the increase was troubling.
“We should all be alarmed by the number of individuals who killed people in New Hampshire in 2019,” she said. While most domestic violence homicides are committed by men, society still tends to focus on the victims’ actions, Sexton said. “We ask why she didn’t leave the relationship and talk about how she attracted the wrong kind of men,” she said. “Rarely do we ask men why they are abusive in their homes, why they won’t stop using violence, or what’s preventing them from getting help.” Keene Sentinel December 13,2019 “A New Hampshire resident can be recruited into trafficking, coerced into trafficking, without knowing what they’re getting into,” said Linda Douglas, trauma informed services specialist for the N.H. Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. “And they can be trafficked right here in this state.”
Former Pembroke Academy student must register as a sex offender after assault convictions11/26/2019
Concord Monitor November 25, 2019 “Victims continue to report that their statutory rights are being violated by the Merrimack County Attorney’s Office,” said Amanda Grady Sexton, director of public affairs for the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. “We are glad that this office changed course after trying to offer a secret plea deal without conferring with victims in this case, and hope in the future this office will treat all victims with the dignity and respect they deserve.”
Concord Monitor October 29,2019 “A 16- and 17-year-old student should never be subjected to the sexual advances of a trusted adult that is working or volunteering in their school,” said Amanda Grady Sexton, director of public affairs for the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence.
“It’s time to amend several laws that pertain to sexual assault in New Hampshire, including this glaring loophole that was exploited by Howie Leung,” she said. New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence honors Concord student for her bravery10/15/2019
WMUR October 11, 2019 Concord High School senior Ana Goble was chosen as keynote speaker for the annual celebration of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence.
The Coalition also honored Strafford County Attorney Tom Velardi, who was described as a champion for victims, and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs for going above and beyond to stand with survivors. NECN October 10, 2019 A brave teenager is getting some well-deserved recognition years after she reported a teacher's suspicious behavior.
Ana Goble raised concerns about a special ed teacher's inappropriate behavior five years ago. At the time she was in seventh grade at Rundlett Middle School in Concord, New Hampshire. WHDH October 10, 2019 Lyn Schollett, the coalition’s executive director said the teen did what they hope anyone would do if put in a similar situation.
“We hope that by honoring Ana other teenagers will know that there are trusted adults that they can talk to. That if they come forward we will listen we will believe them and we will make change happen,” Schollett said. |
Archives
June 2024
Categories |