Sexual Assault

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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White House Aims To Curb Prison Rape

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 05.17.2012

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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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Obama Administration Expands Prison Rape Elimination Act To Protect Immigrants

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.17.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Immigrant detainees will no longer be treated differently under the law than prison inmates for purposes of rape prevention, the Obama a...

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Prosecutor: High School Teacher Had Sex With Student

Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Video, New Jersey, New Jersey Crime, Clifton High School, Kristin Leone Sexual Abuse, Teacher Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Kristin Leone, Teacher Sex Scandal, Arrested, Crime News

An after-school tutoring session allegedly turned into a sexual encounter between a 16-year-old male student and his 26-year-old teacher, who is accus...

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Telling the Truth and Demanding Justice

Greg Jacob | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Susan Collins, John Kerry, Sexual Violence, Special Victims Unit, Sexual Assault Military, Military, Service Women's Action Network, National Defense Authorization Act, Sexual Assault, Female Soldiers, Sexual Assault Awareness, Politics News

Today, more than 250 people will come to Washington, D.C., for a first-of-its-kind event that will inform, empower and move forward critical efforts to eliminate sexual violence within the military.

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Law & Order: The Army's SVU

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: US Military, Department of Defense, Sexual Assault, Sexual Assault Military, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Harassment Military, Crime News

Thanks to Secretary Panetta, military sexual assault investigators, victims' rights advocates and the soldiers of the United States military, we are making important progress when it comes to protecting the men and women who protect us. Quite simply, they deserve nothing less.

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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

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(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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Feds Probe How University Deals With Sexual Assault Reports

AP | MATT VOLZ | Posted 05.02.2012

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MISSOULA, Mont. -- The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into the way Missoula police, prosecutors and the University of Montana hav...

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Alleged Violent Rampage Leaves Mother And Daughter Dead

The Huffington Post | Steven Hoffer | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Murder, Igancia Martinez, Video, Boy Told School Officials Family Dead, Arturo Martinez, Las Vegas Murder, Las Vegas Crime, Bryan Clay, Bryan Clay Arrested, Karla Martinez, Murder Spree, Christopher Martinez, Las Vegas-Nevada, Sexual Assault, Crime News

A man with uncertain motives is accused of a "savage" murder spree that left two women and a 10-year-old girl the alleged victims of sexual assault. ...

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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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Why We Must Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act Now

Sen. Amy Klobuchar | Posted 04.26.2012

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Domestic violence is not a partisan issue. We need a system that encourages victims to come forward. Not a system that discourages them from seeking help, or one that intimidates victims into staying in the shadows.

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The Victims Aren't the Problem, the Perverts Are

SGT Tanangachi Mfuni | Posted 04.25.2012

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As backward as the military has been in matters of gender equity, I'm thankful top brass are taking measures to combat sexual assault.

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Cop Accused Of Trying To Sexually Assault 12-Year-Old Girl

AP | SAMANTHA HENRY | Posted 04.25.2012

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PATERSON, N.J. — A New Jersey police officer sent a 12-year-old girl explicit photos of himself in uniform and tried to set up a sexual encounte...

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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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There Is No Excuse

Mariska Hargitay | Posted 04.24.2012

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We hope you will join people across the country tomorrow who will be wearing jeans as a show of their confidence in the power of an enlightened, courageous community that stands together and declares: "There is no excuse for and never an invitation to rape."

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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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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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Killer On The Loose: Las Vegas Murder Mystery Deepens

AP | KEN RITTER | Posted 04.19.2012

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LAS VEGAS — A 10-year-old girl was sexually assaulted before she died in a bludgeoning attack that also killed her mother and left her father wi...

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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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Boy Allegedly Forced Girl To Perform Sex Act In School Stairwell

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Chicago Public Schools, School Crime, Chicago Schools, Chicago, Sex Acts, Forced Sex Acts, Assault Charges, School Sex Acts, School Sexual Assault, Sexual Assault, Education News

Police were called to Evanston Township High School after a school officer found a 14-year-old male student allegedly forcing a 15-year-old girl to pe...

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Social Gaming Network May Have Led To Sexual Assaults

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 04.17.2012

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A social gaming network is the common thread between three recent cases of sexual assault, according to Detroit police. In three separate incidents, w...

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