Like many other substances, alcohol can inhibit a person’s physical and mental abilities. In the context of sexual assault, this means that alcohol may make it easier for a perpetrator to commit a crime and can even prevent someone from remembering that the assault occurred. Tips to Help You Stay Safe You can take steps … Continue reading
Bipartisan legislation would protect students and strengthen transparency at colleges and universities Tuesday, April 2 — Today U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and a bipartisan coalition of Senators in reintroducing legislation to combat sexual assault on college and university campuses. The Campus Accountability and Safety … Continue reading
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby’s trial on sexual assault charges ended in a mistrial Saturday after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision in a case that nevertheless helped destroy the 79-year-old comedian’s image as “America’s Dad.” Prosecutors vowed to try again, declaring the woman who accuses Cosby of drugging and molesting her at … Continue reading
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The jury at Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial deliberated without reaching a verdict Monday over whether he drugged and molested a woman more than a decade ago in a case that already has helped demolish the 79-year-old comedian’s good-guy image. A conviction could send Cosby to prison for the rest of … Continue reading
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby’s chief accuser took the stand at his sexual assault trial Tuesday to tell her story publicly for the first time, saying the comedian violated her after giving her three blue pills that left her paralyzed and helpless. “In my head, I was trying to get my hands to move … Continue reading
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby says he doesn’t expect to testify at his Pennsylvania sexual assault trial. The comedian spoke to SiriusXM radio host Michael Smerconish in an interview being broadcast Tuesday. Smerconish says he agreed to air an uncut, 82-minute conversation between Cosby and his daughters in exchange for the interview. Cosby says his … Continue reading
Group of Republican and Democratic Senators reintroduce Campus Accountability and Safety Act to prevent sexual assault on college campuses, protect survivors, and provide accountability and transparency for institutions WASHINGTON — Yesterday, April 6, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues reintroduced legislation to combat sexual assault on college and … Continue reading
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Did Bill Cosby drug and molest young women as part of a “signature” crime spree spanning five decades? Prosecutors preparing for his sexual-assault trial hope to call 13 of about 60 accusers to show just that. The defense will question their relevance and attack their credibility in high-stakes pretrial hearings that start … Continue reading
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — While Rolling Stone pursued its now-discredited story about sexual assault at the University of Virginia, emails show the school’s administration sought to kill a proposed alumni magazine article about how the school handles sex assaults on campus. The Washington Post reports (http://wapo.st/2eKzTd2 ) an email chain entered into evidence this week … Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fraternity and sorority parties will be back this weekend at the University of California, Berkeley after a one-week suspension, but with new guidelines aimed at keeping the often booze-filled bashes free of sexual violence. Berkeley’s Greek system imposed a voluntary ban on parties a week ago, a move it called unprecedented, … Continue reading
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — At Connecticut College, as at a growing number of campuses nationwide, students are encouraged to speak up if they hear remarks celebrating or condoning sexual aggression against women. In one training scenario, male students ask a peer if he really means it when he boasts of such conduct. So when … Continue reading
RIPLEY, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man accused of sexually assaulting a 9-month-old baby is now charged with murder in the child’s death. Media outlets report 32-year-old Benjamin Taylor of Cottageville was charged with first-degree murder after the girl died of her injuries at a hospital Wednesday. Taylor is the boyfriend of the victim’s … Continue reading
by Omar Ross, news editor On Sept. 21, U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and a bipartisan group of senators joined survivors and advocates from Fear 2 Freedom (F2F) and the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) to shed light on the continuing epidemic of sexual assault on college campuses. Since 2015, Sen. Warner has … Continue reading
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The elite boarding school St. George’s became a kind of “private hell” for dozens of students in the 1970s and ’80s who were manipulated and sexually abused by faculty and staff, according to a report issued Thursday by an independent investigator. One in five girls who attended the school in the … Continue reading
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court convicted former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba on Monday Mar. 21. of murder, rape and pillage for acts by his militia in the Central African Republic in 2002-03. The judgment was hailed as a landmark in the fight against impunity for sex crimes in conflict. Bemba’s … Continue reading
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