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“Assustador”, diz dentista vítima de importunação sexual em academia de SP

27 October 2026 at 15:38

A cirurgiã-dentista Sabrina Coutinho, de 28 anos, denunciou ter sido vítima de importunação sexual enquanto treinava em uma academia no Jardim Marajoara, na zona Sul de São Paulo, na tarde de domingo (25). Em relato à Itatiaia, Sabrina classificou o episódio como “constrangedor” e “assustador”.

Segundo ela, por volta das 12h, enquanto praticava musculação, percebeu que um homem, posteriormente identificado como Bruno Edamatsu Berton, a encarava.

A vítima conta que estava deitada durante um exercício para os músculos posteriores quando o homem ficou de frente para ela e começou a se tocar. “Quando eu percebi que ele tava fazendo alguns movimentos com a mão, eu sentei e comecei a gravar”, relatou.

Segundo Sabrina, quando conseguiu reagir, Bruno se levantou para guardar o peso que, de acordo com ela, fingia estar utilizando. Em seguida, ela procurou os professores da academia para dar queixa do caso e foi acompanhada por eles até a recepção.

“[…] Na recepção, eu sento, eles me entregam água e o Bruno passa por mim. Nessa que o Bruno passa por mim, eu tento segurar ele, tento impedi-lo de fugir, os professores vão atrás, aí ele sai correndo pela recepção. Ele entra no carro dele e vai embora”, contou.

Após a fuga do homem, a dentista foi acompanhada até a delegacia e denunciou o ocorrido. Até o momento, Bruno não foi localizado.

A CNN Brasil tenta localizar a defesa do suspeito. O espaço segue aberto.

Entenda o caso

Uma cirurgiã-dentista de 28 anos denunciou ter sido vítima de importunação sexual enquanto treinava em uma academia no Jardim Marajoara, na zona Sul de São Paulo, neste domingo (25). O caso é investigado pela Polícia Civil.

Nas redes sociais, Sabrina Coutinho relatou que o homem, identificado como Bruno Edamatsu Berton, se expôs e se masturbou na frente dela enquanto ela fazia um exercício.

Ao perceber o que estava acontecendo, a dentista filmou a situação e avisou os professores da academia. As imagens mostram o homem encarando Sabrina enquanto realiza o ato obsceno. Veja:

A SSP (Secretaria da Segurança Pública) informou que o caso foi registrado no 99º DP (Campo Grande) como importunação sexual.

Em nota, a academia Peralta Fitness repudiou o episódio e informou que bloqueou o acesso de Bruno Berton, proibindo-o de frequentar todas as unidades da rede. A empresa afirmou ainda que acolheu Sabrina, prestou apoio e a acompanhou à delegacia.

Leia na íntegra:

“A Peralta Fitness manifesta seu total repúdio ao episódio de assédio relatado por uma aluna em uma de nossas unidades. Reconhecemos a gravidade do ocorrido e nos solidarizamos com ela. Nenhuma mulher deve passar por uma situação como essa.

Assim que tomamos conhecimento do ocorrido, acolhemos a aluna, prestamos apoio e a acompanhamos à delegacia. O homem envolvido teve seu acesso bloqueado e está proibido de frequentar nossas unidades.

Sobre a menção a um episódio anterior envolvendo o mesmo homem, esclarecemos que, conforme as informações que chegaram ao nosso conhecimento, esse relato se refere a outra academia, sem vínculo com a Peralta Fitness. Não tínhamos conhecimento desse histórico antes do ocorrido em nossa unidade.

Seguimos ao lado da aluna e à disposição dela e das autoridades para colaborar com a apuração, inclusive com o fornecimento das imagens de segurança disponíveis e das informações necessárias, respeitando sua privacidade.”

Dentista denuncia importunação sexual dentro de academia na zona Sul de SP

27 October 2026 at 12:14

Uma cirurgiã-dentista de 28 anos denunciou ter sido vítima de importunação sexual enquanto treinava em uma academia no Jardim Marajoara, na zona Sul de São Paulo, neste domingo (25). O caso é investigado pela Polícia Civil.

Nas redes sociais, Sabrina Coutinho relatou que o homem, identificado como Bruno Edamatsu Berton, se expôs e se masturbou na frente dela enquanto ela fazia um exercício.

Ao perceber o que estava acontecendo, a dentista filmou a situação e avisou os professores da academia. As imagens mostram o homem encarando Sabrina enquanto realiza o ato obsceno. Veja:

Segundo a vítima, o suspeito fugiu após ser abordado pelos professores. Sabrina foi acompanhada até a delegacia, onde denunciou a ocorrência.

A SSP (Secretaria da Segurança Pública) informou que o caso foi registrado no 99º DP (Campo Grande) como importunação sexual. A Polícia Civil realiza diligências para localizar o suspeito.

Academia repudiou o ato

Em nota, a academia Peralta Fitness repudiou o episódio e informou que bloqueou o acesso de Bruno Berton, proibindo-o de frequentar todas as unidades da rede. A empresa afirmou ainda que acolheu Sabrina, prestou apoio e a acompanhou à delegacia.

Leia na íntegra:

“A Peralta Fitness manifesta seu total repúdio ao episódio de assédio relatado por uma aluna em uma de nossas unidades. Reconhecemos a gravidade do ocorrido e nos solidarizamos com ela. Nenhuma mulher deve passar por uma situação como essa.

Assim que tomamos conhecimento do ocorrido, acolhemos a aluna, prestamos apoio e a acompanhamos à delegacia. O homem envolvido teve seu acesso bloqueado e está proibido de frequentar nossas unidades.

Sobre a menção a um episódio anterior envolvendo o mesmo homem, esclarecemos que, conforme as informações que chegaram ao nosso conhecimento, esse relato se refere a outra academia, sem vínculo com a Peralta Fitness. Não tínhamos conhecimento desse histórico antes do ocorrido em nossa unidade.

Seguimos ao lado da aluna e à disposição dela e das autoridades para colaborar com a apuração, inclusive com o fornecimento das imagens de segurança disponíveis e das informações necessárias, respeitando sua privacidade.”

A CNN Brasil tenta localizar a defesa do suspeito. O espaço segue aberto.

I Mentioned Taiwan, but I Didn’t Get Away With It!

25 October 2026 at 13:00

On a lecture tour of China, John Macnab finds that even one slide mentioning Taipei is enough to get organisers sweating and warning of consequences for his hosts. If this is his last column, you'll know what has happened.

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A Free Speech Group at Columbia Canceled an Event About Free Speech Over 'Cornell 7' Article Controversy

21 October 2026 at 20:26
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Questioning the prevailing narrative about the "Cornell seven" case is bound to create controversy. And at Columbia University, two student journalists drew condemnation for their views on the case from the unlikeliest of places: a college free speech group. 

On October 13, Barnard junior Christina Ma and Columbia junior Nikos Mohammadi published an article called "The 'Cornell Seven' Is Really About Liberalism" in the Columbia Sundial, an independent student publication. The piece argued that the discourse surrounding the alleged rape at Cornell University infantilizes women by omitting the possibility that in a post–sexual revolution, liberal society, women may make regrettable but consensual choices.

"In the world that, for better or worse, follows from it, we cannot claim to stand for sexual freedom and then recoil in disgust when there's a possibility that a young woman simply chose to exercise it," Mohammadi and Ma wrote. 

The piece also argues that the "collective frenzy" over the Cornell case has created a climate on campus that makes it "difficult to disagree with the maximalist position on what happened" the night of the alleged rape.

As Mohammadi wrote in UnHerd, the piece caused immense backlash. He said he received an onslaught of messages urging him to commit suicide and demanding that his "career and life be destroyed." But the criticism went beyond threatening DMs and comments. 

The day after the article's publication, the Columbia Open Discourse Alliance (CODA) canceled an event about press freedom because the Sundial's editor in chief, Nick Baum, had been slated to speak at the event. Although Baum did not author the piece, CODA wrote in an Instagram post that the free speech group "refused" to be affiliated with the Sundial's article "in any way." 

CODA also claimed that the event, ironically called "Who Gets to Tell the Story? Press Freedom and the Public Square," could not take place at a time when "many survivors in our community feel that their stories are under attack and are not being believed."

The group added that the Sundial's article "promotes rape culture and works to silence survivors of sexual assault." 

The group's president, Aum Desai, told Columbia's student newspaper, the Columbia Daily Spectator, that the group canceled the event "not in spite of, but because of [CODA's] commitment to free expression." 

Columbia graduate Clayton Smith, who founded CODA in 2025, quickly commented that he was "shocked" by CODA's statements on Instagram. Smith started the organization to create a central hub for groups hosting events promoting free speech and open discourse, including the Sundial and Columbia's Heterodox Academy chapter.

He tells Reason that CODA's rationale for canceling the event was "ironic" and "hypocritical," and he believes the group should have collaborated with the Sundial if there were legitimate safety concerns at the event. He says he was particularly disturbed by the group's condemnation of the article and CODA's claim that it promotes "rape culture."

"They don't argue or explain how it works to silence survivors of sexual assault. It is a baseless slander that they use to condemn the article because it promoted an opinion they do not like," Smith says. 

Smith says he spoke to Desai on the phone after CODA posted the statements, and Desai tried to reassure him that CODA would uphold the principle of free speech. But Smith says he did not leave the phone call feeling "very confident at all" in Desai's commitment. 

Desai did not respond to Reason's requests for comment.

CODA faculty adviser and Columbia Business School professor emeritus Eli Noam was traveling in China during the fallout from the Sundial article and was not involved in CODA's decision.

After speaking with members of both CODA and the Sundial, Noam tells Reason that he thinks CODA "made some proper decisions, some correct decisions, and some mistakes."

"I think we're dealing here with…a group of college students who kind of were confronted with a crisis at 2 a.m.," Noam says. "And kind of [made] some judgments that they now regret, and they do." 

He tells Reason that it was not "unreasonable to assume there would be a disruption" at the event, given the climate at Columbia and "about this rape allegation." He says the group suddenly "had an event where they needed college security" and could not organize in time. CODA, Noam says, is not yet recognized by the university, and he thinks the group was likely fearful of jeopardizing its recognition.  

Still, Noam says CODA's statements condemning the article were "unreasonable," and it was "disappointing that they kind of lost their nerve here."

Although he was not involved in planning the panel, Mohammadi says, to his knowledge, there were no credible threats of violence to the panel. He understood there may have been "disgruntled students" and an "environment CODA did not want to deal with." But instead of simply canceling the event or working with the Sundial to find a solution, Mohammadi says CODA overstepped by condemning the Sundial piece. 

James Applegate, an astronomy professor who serves on Columbia's Academic Freedom Council (CAFC) alongside Noam, tells Reason that he disagreed with CODA's decision to cancel the event.

Applegate tells Reason he was considering attending the event, and he was "rather surprised and disappointed" when it was canceled.

He recalled that when he was a professor in 2000, he objected to changes to the school's sexual misconduct policy on the University Senate floor. He says his statements were "similar to what was said in the Sundial article" and there was a "level of emotion in this debate." 

"Nonetheless, we had the debate. I was in it, and the degree to which it was civil is shocking when you look at where we are now. And it's sad." 

Applegate said he does not condemn CODA, however, "for the simple reason that the atmosphere on college campuses and on the left wing of politics in general in the United States is quite vicious."

CODA's honorary faculty fellow John McWhorter tells Reason he interpreted CODA's statement as "saying that an event about who gets to tell the story is untenable when or if a critical mass of people with such stories don't even feel comfortable telling them— i.e.being a participant in the event." He added, "I imagine some might think of that as cutting the salami a little thin, but then I highly suspect that Desai is equally worried about the event becoming a physical melee of some kind. In that, let's face it, he is hardly unreasonable."

Still, McWhorter said that he would have chosen to have the event himself, "especially as in the likely case that some people did talk about their experiences without any particular repercussions, it may have made the more reluctant people less apprehensive about doing so in the future."

According to Mohammadi, as of Tuesday, the Sundial, College Republicans, Platypus Affiliated Society at Columbia (which discusses leftist thought and history), and Columbia's Heterodox Academy chapter have left CODA. 

CODA was not the only group to condemn the Sundial's piece. On October 14, the Columbia Political Review's editorial board wrote that Mohammadi and Ma's piece "violates standards of integrity" and "perpetuates a culture of campus violence, rape, and assault." The editorial board of the Columbia Political Review, which purports to publish "multipartisan political discourse," stated that it would refuse to publish "any article that upholds or recreates cultures and systems of rape, sexual assault, or violence" and it urged "all campus publications to do the same."

And on Monday, Columbia's main newspaper, the Spectator, published a staff editorial accusing the Sundial of violating journalistic ethics by "its page to disparage survivors of sexual violence." 

Mohammadi tells Reason the piece underwent "far more editorial scrutiny than any other piece" the Sundial had published given the sensitive nature of the topic.

Free speech student organizations are necessary on Columbia's campus, especially as the school's free speech climate continues to crumble; it recently received a failing grade from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. And while upholding free speech principles may have become more fashionable among those resisting the Trump administration's pressures on academic freedom or those defending pro-Palestinian speech, it is clear that some topics remain taboo in the public square. College is supposed to be a place where students debate controversial topics, form their own beliefs and opinions, and learn from mistakes. Hopefully, the students who demanded condemnation instead of debate will be forgiven for their perversion of free speech ideals, and they will learn to afford such grace and open-mindedness to classmates with whom they disagree.

The post A Free Speech Group at Columbia Canceled an Event About Free Speech Over 'Cornell 7' Article Controversy appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Os desafios da saúde mental na vida universitária

15 October 2026 at 17:31

VTM

Na Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), a gestão do tempo, o stress e a dificuldade em conciliar os estudos com a vida pessoal são alguns dos desafios identificados pelos estudantes, que consideram essencial garantir a continuidade dos projetos de promoção da saúde mental no Ensino Superior.

A preocupação com estas respostas é também partilhada pela Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (OPP), que manifestou apreensão com a falta de garantias de continuidade e financiamento dos Programas de Promoção da Saúde Mental no Ensino Superior, desenvolvidos ao longo dos últimos três anos. Estes programas, financiados com 12 milhões de euros, apoiaram 40 projetos em 68 universidades e institutos politécnicos e permitiram reforçar os serviços de apoio psicológico, contratar psicólogos e implementar iniciativas de prevenção e promoção da saúde mental.

Em comunicado, a Bastonária da OPP, Sofia Ramalho, alerta que a interrupção destes programas pode comprometer “os resultados alcançados, a manutenção dos profissionais e o apoio prestado aos estudantes, numa fase da vida particularmente exigente”. Por isso, a OPP defende que a transição para o programa SOMA+ Academia, anunciado pelo Governo, deve garantir um financiamento efetivo, previsível e uma implementação rápida.

Estudantes

Entre os estudantes, as dificuldades emocionais estão frequentemente relacionadas com a exigência de conciliar diferentes áreas da vida. Lara Brito, estudante na UTAD na licenciatura em Comunicação e Multimédia, revelou à VTM que a gestão do tempo entre as atividades curriculares e extracurriculares é uma das suas principais dificuldades. A jovem referiu que a falta de organização pode contribuir para “o aumento do stress e da ansiedade”.

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American Psychological Association Elects Activist President

15 October 2026 at 15:00

The American Psychological Association has elected as its president a woman who once published an article on the "radical transformative potentialities of nonbinary Black womxn’s sexuality".

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