Sexual Harassment News: McDonald's, Cardinal Pell, Priests, Twitter

McDonald's workers sue to address 'systemic problem' of sexual harassment

REUTERS

McDonald’s Corp workers in Michigan filed a class action lawsuit on Tuesday accusing the fast-food chain of having a “systemic problem” of sexual harassment.

The proposed class action lawsuit filed in Michigan state court accuses Illinois-based McDonald’s of lacking policies to prevent and address sexual harassment and retaliation against workers who complain. read more »

Cardinal George Pell to find out if he's reached end of road to appeal child sexual abuse conviction

THE GUARDIAN

Cardinal George Pell will on Wednesday find out if he has reached the end of the road in fighting his conviction for historical child sexual abuse offences, when the high court decides whether it will grant his legal team special leave to appeal for a final time. read more »

They were accused of sexually abusing children, now they're the priest next door

USA TODAY

Thousands of Catholic priests were accused of sexual abuse, then what happened? An investigation reveals most have become the priest next door. read more »

49 percent of the child sexual abuse content shared on web platforms is on Twitter

OPINDIA

A report by the Internet Watch Foundation(IWF) reveals that URLs of child abuse videos and images get through and are openly hosted on popular social media websites like Twitter, Facebook and others. read more »