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7 days ago1 min read
Prominent Anti-Sexual-Violence Group Removes Mention Of Trans People To Maintain Federal Funding
The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), a nonprofit organization dedicated to combating sexual assault has removed all...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 311 min read
Universities Must Return To Trump-Era Title IX Sex Misconduct Rules
Schools and universities responding to complaints of sexual misconduct must return to policies created during President Trump’s first...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 142 min read
Under 4% Of Sex Cases In Some Cities Result In Convictions
Fewer than 4% of reported rapes, sexual assaults, and child sex abuse allegations in some cities result in a sex crime conviction. An NBC...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 132 min read
Ex-Cop Fired By SafeSport Center Is Arrested A Second Time
An ex-cop fired as an investigator at the U.S. Center for SafeSport for allegedly stealing money seized at a drug bust has been arrested...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 92 min read
Military Doctor Pleads Guilty To Multiple Sexual Abuse Charges
A military doctor pleaded guilty on Tuesday to sexually abusing dozens of soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord south of Seattle, who had...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 62 min read
College Students Charged In ‘To Catch A Predator’ Scheme
Five Massachusetts college students are accused of luring a man to the Assumption University campus in a plot police said was inspired by...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 20, 20241 min read
French Woman Cites 'Very Difficult Ordeal' Of Seeing 51-Man Rape Trial
Gisèle Pelicot spoke of her “very difficult ordeal” after 51 men were convicted Thursday in the drugging-and-rape trial that riveted...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 14, 20242 min read
Woman Admits Inventing Story Of Rape By Duke Lacrosse Players
Crystal Mangum, who in 2006 falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of raping her — making headlines about race, class...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 25, 20241 min read
Adultery Now Permitted In NY As Legislature Repeals 1907 Law
Adultery is no longer a crime in New York state. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a repeal of a 1907 law prohibiting the act, NPR reports . New...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 22, 20241 min read
Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Indicted On Sex Trafficking Charges
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries, his romantic partner and a third man were arrested Tuesday on charges of luring dozens of...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 15, 20242 min read
‘Diddy’ Combs Accused Of Violent Assaults, Fondling
Indicted entertainment mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused of raping and violently assaulting men, women and at least one minor, as...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 2, 20242 min read
Federal Judge Strikes Down Portions Of Michigan Sex Offender Registry Law
Last week, a federal judge struck down a key part of Michigan’s sex offender registry requirement that thousands of people stay on the...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 2, 20242 min read
Rapper ‘Diddy’ Hit With 120 New Sexual Assault Allegations
Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing dozens of new allegations of sexual assault in a series of lawsuits set to be filed by Texas-based attorney...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 26, 20242 min read
Eight Epstein Victims Sue FBI for Ignoring 1996 Sex Abuse Tips
A group of eight women who were sexually abused and trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the federal...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 26, 20242 min read
Delayed Michigan Case Shows Problems With Sex Assault Cases
The story of a cold-case rape investigation in Michigan demonstrates a wide spectrum of failures surrounding the nation’s handling of...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 20, 20242 min read
Despite Quicker Testing Of Rape Kits, Convictions Remain Elusive
On summer nights a year apart, two women left bars in downtown Austin, Tex., and were raped. One knew her rapist. He was an acquaintance...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 17, 20242 min read
Sean 'Diddy' Combs Faces Sex Trafficking, Racketeering Charges
Sean “Diddy” Combs was indicted on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges. The indictment against the music mogul was unsealed...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 12, 20242 min read
Michigan Gets Documents From University On Larry Nassar’s Abuse
Since 2018, dozens of legislative proposals have been introduced in Michigan aimed to prevent another case like Olympic doctor Larry...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 10, 20242 min read
Philippine Pastor Quiboloy, Arrested; On FBI Most Wanted List
Pastor Apollo Carreon Quiboloy is accused of multiple counts of trafficking and child abuse and is listed on the FBI's Most Wanted List. ...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 3, 20242 min read
Many School Police Officers Charged With Student Sex Abuse
Dianah, a 15-year-old girl South Carolina girl reported that a school resource officer sexually assaulted her in his office on a school...
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