sexual assault scandals in the UK and Switzerland

In the United Kingdom, the BBC is covering the scandal of sexual assault among surgeons. In the operating rooms of British hospitals, female interns or young surgeons are often victims of harassment. A study shows that the phenomenon affects 60% of female surgeons, 11% even mention rape. The hospital administration expressed shock and announced that it would take drastic measures.

A distressing report

In Switzerland, a report on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church shocks. This independent investigation is a first in Switzerland, it was requested by the conference of bishops. Among the 1,000 victims, three-quarters were minors at the time of the events. At the same time in Spain, a new law reduces the sentence of a rapist. A man had his sentence reduced by one year. He was part of a group of five men who raped an 18-year-old woman in 2016.