Delusional Disorder and False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse: A Case Report

Child sexual abuse is a public health problem worldwide. When a court carries out an investigation into cases of sexual abuse, they are likely to ask for a genital examination report from a forensic pathologist indicating whether they believe sexual abuse contact has occurred. Any suspicion about the sexual abuse of a child should be evaluated prudently. Nevertheless, the investigation of sexual abuse is sometimes undertaken according to misguided or unnecessary complaints from concerned parents suffering from mental illness.

LETTER TO EDITOR: A response to Narayanan et al. (2021) “On the validity of the recently described bush frog Raorchestes kollimalai Gowande, Ganesh & Mirza, 2020” published in Zootaxa

Narayanan et al. (2021) make extremely grave allegations of ‘misrepresentation of data’ by Gowande et al. (2020). Narayanan et al. (2021) found serious flaws in the publication dealing with the description of Raorchestes kollimalai by Gowande, Ganesh & Mirza (2020). The authors state that Gowande et al. (2020) overlooked many errors, which consequently raises questions on the validity of R. kollimalai. We here respond to their comments, dispel their false allegations of misrepresentation of data and provide evidence for the validity of Raorchestes kollimalai. A common practice while writing a response/critique of a published paper is to contact the editor of the journal in which the paper was published, which, in this case, is TAPROBANICA. However, Narayanan et al. (2021) chose to publish their critique in a different journal, ZOOTAXA and thus, were unaware of the erratum to the paper on the new species. The erratum that was published in a recent issue of Taprobanica (Gowande et al. 2021) resolves some of the concerns raised by Narayanan et al. (2021). These concerns were a mistake on the part of Gowande et al. (2020) but by no means did the authors intend to hide or misrepresent data as accused by Narayanan et al. (2021).

DIGNITY OF WOMEN THROUGH THE LENS OF QURAN: A COMMUNICATION ANALYSIS OF SURAH AN NOOR

In this research paper, researchers try to reflect upon the Qur’anic instructions for safeguarding dignity of chaste women while focusing on the concurrency of the teachings from a hermeneutic framework. Modern issues of mass communication are shaded with recent incidents of misinformation, disinformation and misinformation and we seek wisdom from Divine teachings to curb these aspects in the society. Fake news and false allegations on media platforms are common in contemporary times and efforts are ongoing from concerned authorities to eliminate this problem. In this regard the perspective of Quranic studies is necessary to explore that how divine verses are guiding the humanity for avoiding any harms especially to the women. This study is the account of our projective reading of Surah An-Noor that while dealing with the subject of safeguarding dignity of chaste women whispers about strategies of psychological resilience towards information disorder. This paper is our initiative to research the Divine instructions from the perspective of communication analysts and a believing Muslims.

Goddesses, a Whore-Wife, and a Slave

This chapter argues that Phaedra’s false accusation of rape, laid against her stepson in Euripides’ tragedy Hippolytus, has contributed to the widespread belief that women frequently lay such false allegations. The classic status of this play, as of its famous adaptations by Seneca and Racine, has kept the story of Phaedra’s lie at the center of the cultural radar and produced many imitations in popular culture. The gender stereotype that women are unreliable witnesses and custodians of truth has, however, been challenged recently both by the philosopher Miranda Fricker and by campaigns against workplace sexual harassment. By making Phaedra in this play virtuous in other respects, compared with her portrayal in Euripides’ lost Hippolytus Veiled and that of Stheneboea in his lost Stheneboea, Euripides threw the spotlight sharply on her vindictive act of perjury. But when studying and performing these ideologically laden dramas, we must remember that they are fictions.

False Allegations in Rape, Stalking, and Gang-Stalking

False allegations account for a proportion of most forms of reported crime, complicating the tasks of law enforcement personnel, prosecutorial authorities, and those involved in risk assessment and management. This chapter examines the research evidence on false claims of victimization in three specific areas, namely rape, stalking, and the associated phenomenon of “gang-stalking.” Studies of false allegations are beset with methodological difficulties that until comparatively recently have not been directly addressed, and this chapter focuses on the better designed research exercises. In particular, motivations for making false accusations are examined, as well as differences between identified true and false accusations, which are of practical interest to threat assessors. The most salient factors from the literature that may indicate a need for suspicion regarding the veracity of a claim are highlighted within practice boxes, which are accompanied by illustrative case examples.