HJ Talks About Abuse

A conversation with Gaynor McKeown from RASASC

In this week’s podcast the abuse team speak with Gaynor McKeown, CEO of Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre North Wales (RASASC), and discuss their first mobile therapy unit in the UK.

The theme of abuse in ’To Kill a Mockingbird’

The abuse team headed out to see London West End’s new play by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Bartlett Sher ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ at the Gielgud Theatre based on Harper Lee’s famous and award-winning novel. They discuss the themes of the play.

24 Hours in Police Custody

This week 24 Hours in Police Custody episode theme is centred around a missing person's case, which quickly escalated into an alleged 'sexual grooming and multiple abuse' case when the survivor told her story.

How technology is putting young people’s online engagements at risk

This is the second of two parts of Alan's interview with Mark Kavanagh, child protection and sexual exploitation researcher. They discuss self-generated sexual content involving children, that can bring up lots of complexities and questions.

Stephen Bear’s Conviction: Justice for victim of revenge porn

Stephen Bear was recently found guilty by unanimous verdicts of two counts of disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress and voyeurism. The team discuss the case and the lessons that, perhaps, ought to be learnt from it.

Child Online Safety training in Southeast Asia

Alan interviews Mark Kavanagh, a child protection and sexual exploitation researcher based in Thailand. They talk about the risks of online child sexual abuse and the development of a training program for parents and young people regarding online safety for South-east Asian countries.

Is Balenciaga promoting Child Abuse?

The team discuss the luxury fashion brand Balenciaga that has been in the news this week for a campaign they released involving children that have links to bondage, child abuse and demonic themes.

A discussion on Harassment campaigns

The team take a look at Hollyoaks’ recent story line ‘The Long Walk Home’, the Home Office’s ‘Enough’ campaign and Loreal’s recent harassment campaign, which have the issue to the forefront of media attention over the past few weeks.

A discussion on ’She Said’

The recent release of the ‘She Said’ movie, that provides an imperative account of Harvey Weinstein abuse has brought significant attention to the subject and has allowed victims the opportunity to speak up about their own stories.

Is Snapchat safe for children?

In this week's podcast, the abuse team talk about Snapchat and the problematic nature of the social media platform which has in turn been allowing predators to exploit minors for sexual gratification very easily.