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Male Rape in the Military: Michael's Story

Nancy Parrish | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: US Military, Military Sexual Trauma, US Air Force, Military Rape, Rape, Sexual Assault, Military Sexual Assaults, Crime News

The culture of tolerance for sexual assault and rape is pervasive in the military, and has been for decades. The military has become, essentially, a safe haven for serial rapists.

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Working With Your Rapist as Your Supervisor? The Widespread Sexual Abuse of Women in Farm Work

Michelle Chen | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Labor, Undocumented Immigrants, Human Rights, Rape, Human Rights Watch, Agriculture, Mexico, Immigration, Farmworkers, Sexual Assault, Video, Politics News

It should be no surprise that on America's farms, so many women are treated as less than human, since not even the government sees them as worthy of respect under the law.

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An Overdue Step in Protecting Detained Immigrants From Rape and Sexual Assault, But More Work Remains

Katharina Obser | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Immigrant Rights, Rape, Justice Department, Rape Statistics, Prea, Immigration, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Impact News

That the Obama administration has articulated in no uncertain terms that the Prison Rape Elimination Act should apply to all confinement is a huge victory for the countless detained individuals around the country.

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California Woman Pleads 'No Contest' To Sex With Biological Son

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Video, Mistie Atkinson, Rape, Underage Crime, Crime News, Crime, Incest, Mug Shots, Caught on Tape, Woman Had Sex With Son, Woman Has Sex With Son, California Crime, Crime News

A northern California woman has pleaded no contest to having sex with her teenage son after the two reconnected on Facebook. Mistie Atkinson, 32, o...

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Prison Rape Standards: A Start, But Only a Start

Eli Lehrer | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Department of Justice, Prison Rape, Rape, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Eric Holder, Crime News

Within a few years, the official rape prevention rules in every correctional facility in the country will be a lot better than they were a decade ago. The problem, however, isn't going to go away until a real cultural shift takes place in America.

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White House Aims To Curb Prison Rape

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: u.s. Prison Systems, Sexual Violence, Video, Rape, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Incarceration, U.S. Prisons, Obama Administration, Prison Rape, Justice Department, Sexual Assault, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration ordered federal, state and local officials Thursday to adopt zero tolerance for prison rape as it issued m...

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Man Pleads Not Guilty To Raping Boy With Child's Adoptive Father

AP | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Adoptive Dad Rape, Child Molestation, Rape, Child Abuse, Patrick Rieder Rape, Ohio, Patrick Rieder, Adoptive Dad Raped Boy, Crime News

DAYTON, Ohio -- A not guilty plea has been entered for an Ohio man accused of raping a boy who authorities say was brought to the man's home by the bo...

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U.S. and Rwanda Caught With Diplomatic Pants Down in Congo

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.05.2012

Diplomacy is one thing; enabling is another. It seems Rwanda and the United States have been caught with their diplomatic pants down. Congolese and i...

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Rape Victim Says Attacker Is Innocent, 22 Years Later

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Rape Victim Changes Story, Child Molester, Video, Sex Offender, Rape, Rape Victim, Innocent 22 Years Later, Jose Ortega, Jose Ortega Innocent, Crime News

A rape victim in Texas admitted this week that the man who spent five years in jail for assaulting her is innocent. In an exclusive interview with ...

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DSM 5 Rejects 'Hebephilia' Except for the Fine Print

Allen Frances | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Hebephilia, Rape, Dsm-5, Pedophilia, Hypersexuality, Science News

The prize for the most wayward of all the DSM 5 work groups must surely go to the sexual disorders group -- creators of three remarkably off-beat proposals.

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Adoptive Father Accused Of Raping Boy In His Care

AP | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Father Rapes Adopted Boy, Dayton Ohio, Man Rapes Adopted Boy, Video, Ohio Crime, Rape, Patrick Rieder, Sexual Abuse, Adopted Boy Raped, Crime News

DAYTON, Ohio — An adoptive father who's been accused of raping three boys in his care was indicted along with another man Friday on rape charges...

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Students Accused Of Sodomizing Deaf Boy On School Bus With Driver Present

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Sodomy, Rape, Student Sexual Abuse, School Crime, Student Rape, Student Abuse, Forced Sodomy, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Student Sexual Assault, Education News

Two students from Roswell, Ga., are facing charges of aggravated sodomy and aggravated molestation after a 10-year-old deaf boy reported that he was s...

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80 Rape Cases Mishandled? Justice Department Investigates College Town

Reuters | Laura Zuckerman | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Montana, University of Montana Rape Cases, Video, Rape, Justice Department Investigates Montana Rape Cases, University of Montana, University of Montana at Missoula, Thomas E. Perez, Justice Department, Sexual Assault, University of Montana Rape, University of Montana Sexual Assault, Crime News

(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department unveiled a broad probe on Tuesday into complaints that authorities were failing to aggressively investigate se...

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Redefining Sexual Assault

North by Northwestern | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Northwestern University, Sexual Assault, College, State Laws, College Students, Rape Laws, Rape, College News

As part of the campus dialogue on sexual assault during Northwestern's Take Back the Night campaign, we take a look at the ways in which sexual assault is an issue in terms of policies and politics.

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Cops: Woman Had Sex With 16-Year-Old Biological Son

Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Mistie Atkinson, Rape, Woman Has Sex With Son, Incest, Underage Crime, California Crime, Crime News

A Nice, Calif. woman faces incest charges after she allegedly had sex with her 16-year-old biological son. Police said they found Mistie Atkinson w...

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We Need To Talk: Guatemala (PHOTOS)

Mette Lampcov | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Photography, Women, Rape, Guatemalan Government, Guatemala Massacre, Exposure, Guatemala, Nebaj, Impact News

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Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities For Women

The Huffington Post | Hilary Tuttle | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Sexual Violence, Rape, California, Crime, Most Dangerous Cities for Women, Sexual Assault, Flint MIchigan, Sex Crimes, Tennessee, Illinois, Oklahoma, Alaska, Michigan, Springfield-Illinois, Crime News

In only the first four months of 2012, almost 300 rapes and four serial rapists have been reported in Detroit, and a 2011 survey found 37 percent of w...

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Telling Stories About the Pain of Others

Nancy Farese | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Rwanda, Photography, Women, Women's Rights, Rape, Democratic Republic of Congo, Storytelling, Slidepollajax, Arts News

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VAWA: Because Every Man, Woman and Child in America Is at Risk and Every Crime Victim Deserves Justice

Christine Pelosi | Posted 04.25.2012

It is said April is the cruelest month and certainly this April Florida Governor Rick Scott landed the cruelest act, vetoing funding for rape crisis c...

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Suspect In Rape Cases Ordered To Stand Trial

AP | MIKE HOUSEHOLDER | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Job Hughley, Detroit Crime, Video, Rape, Mug Shots, Job Hughley Rape, Detroit Rape Cases, Rape Trial, Detroit Rape, Rapists, Job Hughley Rapist, Detroit News

DETROIT — Two women testified in a Detroit courtroom Tuesday that an 18-year-old man approached them as they walked alone on city streets this m...

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Suing the Department of Defense for Dereliction of Its Duty

Nancy Parrish | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Susan Burke, US Military, Rape, Pentagon, Military Sexual Trauma, Military, Leon Panetta, Department of Defense, Tailhook, Rape in the Military, Sexual Assault in the Military, Sexual Assault, West Point, Politics News

We would like to believe that this most recent in a series of pledges of "zero tolerance" will make a difference. However, we would only know the Pentagon is serious and effective when the careers of those senior commanders who fail to provide positive leadership and take effective action are ended.

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For Colleges, Rape Cases A Legal Minefield

AP | By JUSTIN POPE | Posted 04.23.2012

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-- A closed- door encounter between two college acquaintances. Both have been drinking. One says she was raped; the other insists it was consensual. ...

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The Pentagon Is Camouflaging the Truth About Rape in the Military

Nancy Parrish | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Pentagon, Rape in the Military, Military Sexual Trauma, US Military, Department of Defense, Rape, Lean Panetta, Mst, Military, Sexual Assault in the Military, Sexual Assault, Politics News

America's troops deserve better than spin and half-hearted actions that fail to address core problems. They deserve real action. That means no longer hiding behind manipulated statistics and fundamentally reforming the way the military handles sexual assault and rape.

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Breaking the Silence: Why Men and Women Must Stand Together on Sexual Assault

Nico Lang | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Sexual Assault Prevention, Rape Awareness, Rape, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Rape Victims, Sexual Assault, Male Rape Victims, Sexual Assault Awareness, Chicago News

As we observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we must realize that our responsibility to the women and men who have been affected by sexual violence extends for more than just 30 days. Education and outreach are life-long endeavors.

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DA's Office Knew About Woman's Rape Recantation, Jailed Men Anyway

Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Brooklyn Da, Crown Heights, Jamali Brockett, Video, Rape, Jawari Grockett, Ny News, Sex Trafficking, New York News, Damien Crooks, Darrell Dula, New York News

The Brooklyn DA's office sat on a rape recantation for nearly a year while two men accused of the crime sat behind bars, documents reveal. Last Jun...

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