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Audrie Pott family to sue alleged teen rapists for ‘wrongful death’
The family of a 15-year-old US girl who killed herself after she was sexually assaulted while drunk are suing three teenage boys accused of the attack and sharing a photo of it at their school. In the latest such case, Audrie Pott committed suicide last September eight days after the…
Teenage rape victim commits suicide after being bullied by peers
A teenage girl from Nova Scotia in Canada was driven to suicide after photos of an alleged sexual assault led to her being shunned and harassed by her peers. The 17-year-old girl, Rehtaeh Parsons, died Sunday in a hospital after attempting to hang herself. “Rehtaeh is gone today because of…
Chuck Hagel: Reform military judicial system to combat sexual assault
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday said US commanders should be barred from overturning criminal convictions, in the wake of anger over a quashed guilty verdict in a sexual assault case. Under Hagel’s proposal, which would have to be approved by lawmakers, commanders would still have the power to alter…
Four women sought in sexual assault of Canadian man
Police in Toronto are on the hunt for four women who are suspects in the sexual assault of a 19-year-old man, The National Post reported Monday. The man reportedly met the four women at a nightclub on Sunday, March 31, and was offered a ride home by them. Police said they…
Ex-Army specialist: I’m still concerned that military won’t address rape culture
A former Army specialist who shared her story about being raped as an 18-year-old servicewoman before a Senate hearing told MSNBC host Richard Lui on Friday she was “still a little bit concerned” about the culture that protected her attacker being addressed. “Going into the testimony, I was not sure…
Boxer rebukes military’s ‘no tolerance’ policy on sexual assault: ‘You can say anything!’
In the first Senate hearing on sexual assault in nearly a decade, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) slammed the military on Wednesday for its so-called “zero-tolerance policy,” and called military sexual assault a “heinous, violent crime” and “we must stop it.” “Sexual assault is a heinous and violent crime and it…
Victim of sexual assault: I’m ‘shocked and scared’ after military purged attacker’s conviction
Decision to wipe clean the conviction of air force commander will be reviewed by the Pentagon, US defense secretary says A victim of military sexual assault whose attacker’s conviction was wiped clean by his US air force commander has said she is “shocked and scared” by the decision, in her…
Military provides inadequate care for injuries suffered during sexual assaults
Some women in the military are still receiving inadequate care for sexual assault, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report published Tuesday found. The report found that “not all first responders had completed the required training,” even after a 2005 Department of Defense directive mandated “a comprehensive policy for the prevention…
Survivor meets civil rights commission on military sexual assault with ‘cautious optimism’
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held a day-long briefing in Washington, D.C. on Friday that examined the progress the military has made in addressing sexual assault within its ranks. All branches of the military were asked to testify about what they are doing to address the problem, and though the briefing…
Indian women strip and beat politician accused of rape
A group of angry women reportedly set upon an Indian politician accused of rape and doled out a bit of street justice. According to the New York Times‘ India Ink blog, Bikram Singh Brahma, a member of the Congress Party in the northeastern state of Assam, was attacked after his…
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