Characterizing sexual assault as hazing minimizes the severity of these incidents, and sexual assault is sexual assault, says Joel Levin, director of programs and co-founder of Stop Sexual Assault in Schools (SSAIS).
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They will have a title such as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE), Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners (SAFEs), or Sexual Assault Examiners (SAEs).
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Mr. Turner was convicted of sexual assault of an unconscious person, sexual assault of an intoxicated person and sexual assault with intent to commit rape.
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"We have had many cases of a sexual assault that everyone agrees was a sexual assault [but] isn't a sexual assault under the law," she said.
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Inappropriate touch isn't just the first step toward sexual assault: It is sexual assault.
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And are these binary definitions of sexual assault and not-sexual-assault even helpful?
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Sexual assault allegations Two industries are facing significant issues over claims of sexual assault.
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Mr. Turner is appealing his conviction on charges of sexual assault of an unconscious person, sexual assault of an intoxicated person and sexual assault with intent to commit rape.
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Dan Savage told her she'd been the victim of sexual assault or attempted sexual assault.
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In creating a false sexual assault story, Project Veritas discredits real victims of sexual assault.
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Chanel Miller felt ashamed after her sexual assault — but not because of the sexual assault itself.
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The Pentagon's latest report on sexual assault from 2018 showed a 38% uptick in sexual assault.
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Abigail Breslin has opened up about her own sexual assault in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
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" Stephens added, "Falsely accusing a person of sexual assault is nearly as despicable as sexual assault itself.
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Describing Ford's allegations as "misconduct" diminishes the harm of sexual assault and the experiences of sexual assault survivors.
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After Cook was arrested and charged with sexual assault, another student reported a sexual assault at his hands.
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Darrell was charged with three counts of first-degree sexual assault, kidnapping and attempted first-degree sexual assault.
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If sexual assault frequently goes uncounted, sexual assault that involves drugs or alcohol — known as drug-facilitated sexual assault, or DFSA — is the most underreported category of all and among the most difficult to prove.
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Rape kits — known alternately as sexual assault forensic exam (SAFE) kits, sexual offense evidence collection kits, physical evidence recovery kits, sexual assault kits, and sexual assault evidence collection kits — loom large in the public imagination.
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She underwent a sexual assault response team exam, which is an evidentiary medical exam conducted in sexual assault cases.
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"There isn't just one scenario where sexual assault happens," Roslyn Talusan, a sexual assault survivor and advocate, told Gizmodo.
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The charges range from aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault to aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the document says.
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For the first time, Siri will connect sexual assault victims to resources such as the National Sexual Assault Hotline.
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Victims of sexual assault rarely speak up; even when they do, sexual assault can be devilishly hard to prove.
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Justin Fairfax of sexual assault in 2004: "What began as consensual kissing quickly turned into a sexual assault." pic.twitter.
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Matt LauerIf you are a survivor of sexual assault, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800.656.
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Sexual assault: The Department of Justice (DOJ) is drafting new best practices for police officers handling sexual assault kits.
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In 2015, the military received 6,083 reports of sexual assault, according to the Defense Department's annual report on sexual assault.
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"Indiana University insists it takes sexual assault seriously," said Ms. Alani, whose newspaper has been aggressively covering campus sexual assault.
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In 2015, the latest year for which military sexual assault data is available, more than 6,000 sexual assault cases were reported.
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Whether or not you call this a form of sexual assault, it is, like sexual assault, an intimate form of theft.
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No support for sexual assault Kaler said Saturday that, in supporting the suspended players, the team was not condoning sexual assault.
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A 2015 study found fathers and brothers of men who commit sexual assault are more likely to also commit sexual assault.
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This isn't the first time Biden has been so outspoken about sexual assault — last year, he gave a speech at the Oscars on sexual assault, and he wrote a powerful and moving letter to the Stanford sexual assault survivor.
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This training will include lessons on consent, preventing sexual assault, procedures for reporting sexual assault, and campus resources for victims as well.
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It's difficult to study drugged rape and sexual assault The prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses can be difficult to quantify.
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As a result, police charged with two more counts of second-degree sexual assault and one count of third degree sexual assault.
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Most assumed the statement alluded to the alleged sexual assault that took place; she would the be a victim of sexual assault.
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She championed a fight against rampant sexual assault in the military and introduced legislation meant to combat sexual assault on college campuses.
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Going high got them a president accused of sexual assault, installing a Supreme Court justice accused of sexual assault (both deny it).
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But if that's true, so is this: Falsely accusing a person of sexual assault is nearly as despicable as sexual assault itself.
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Sexual assault and the #MeToo movement have come to adult film sets, with major accusations of sexual assault levied against prominent performers.
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In order to prove predatory sexual assault, prosecutors must present evidence that Weinstein committed felony sexual assault against at least two individuals.
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Those who have been accused of sexual assault as well as survivors deserve an orderly process for adjudication of sexual assault complaints.
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Trump accused of sexual assault Several women said Trump made unwanted advances bordering on sexual assault three days after the second debate.
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But it seems that Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway really wishes people would stop using the words "sexual assault" to describe sexual assault.
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First of all, Conway suggested that if Trump didn't literally use the words "sexual assault," it meant he wasn't talking about sexual assault.
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Her attacker was charged with first-degree sexual assault but was able to plead to a lesser charge of third-degree sexual assault.
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First, President Donald Trump declared April Sexual Assault Awareness month—to howls from those who recalled his own alleged record of sexual assault.
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If you have experienced sexual assault and don't know where to turn, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline online or by calling 800.656.4673.
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President Donald Trump, who has been accused of sexual assault by multiple women, declared April as National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
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There is no centralized system for collecting sexual assault reports from airlines, and no special training for flight attendants in handling sexual assault.
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To begin kicking off Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April, former Vice President Joe Biden is continuing his work to end sexual assault.
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"I am also a military sexual assault survivor," McSally said during a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing about sexual assault in the military.
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If he believes himself innocent of sexual assault — if he is innocent of sexual assault — the test, to him, can only appear monstrous.
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Count 1 is predatory sexual assault related to Haley and Sciorra, and Count 3 is predatory sexual assault related to Mann and Sciorra.
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The predatory sexual assault charges are more complex because they require the prosecution to prove that Weinstein had a history of sexual assault.
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The rhetoric about sexual assault observed in Weinstein's legal team's PowerPoint represents an unscientific, intentional misunderstanding of the breadth of sexual assault responses.
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If you or someone you love has experienced sexual assault, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673.
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If you or anyone you know is a victim of sexual assault, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-HOPE (4673).
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Sexual assault DeVos also did not commit to continuing the Obama administration's 2011 guidance on campus sexual assault, guidance that found schools would be in violation of Title IX and risk losing federal funds if they don't properly investigate sexual assault allegations.
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Women flooded C-SPAN call lines and the National Sexual Assault Hotline to share their own experiences with sexual assault and rape while Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified about her allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday.
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Labrie was cleared of the most serious charge – felony sexual assault – but was convicted of three misdemeanor sexual assault charges and one felony charge of computer use to entice or lure a child under 16 in order to commit a sexual assault.
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Labrie was cleared of the most serious charge, felony sexual assault, but was convicted of three misdemeanor sexual assault charges and one felony charge of computer use to entice or lure a child under 16 in order to commit a sexual assault.
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She became an eloquent spokesperson for ending sexual assault on college campuses, and for reform regarding how colleges address sexual assault when it occurs.
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Stanford has tremendous compassion for sexual assault victims and we have a confidential support team to support survivors of sexual assault and relationship violence.
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In June the actor testified before Congress about the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights and the statute of limitations for sexual assault survivors.
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Texas Ranger Division probing allegations of mishandled sexual assault cases Baylor University has been mired in a years-long scandal over sexual assault cases.
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" According to the statement, "Victims of sexual assault will never be referred to the Honor Code Office for being a victim of sexual assault.
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The North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault, an advocacy organization for the rights of sexual assault survivors, worked with elected officials on the legislation.
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Despite Trump's remarks, false allegations of sexual assault are rare: Experts estimate that between 2 and 8 percent of sexual assault reports are false.
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House Bill 2135 lifts the statute of limitations for criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse starting Jan. 1.
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If you are a survivor of sexual assault, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-HOPE (4673) or visit hotline.rainn.
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As we reported ... Weinstein was slapped with 3 new sexual assault charges in July for an alleged sexual assault of a woman in 2006.
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Consider: During the 10 years I served as faculty dean, I represented survivors of sexual assault as well as people accused of sexual assault.
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Unfortunately, Weinstein's, as well as other sexual assault trials in the United States, will unfold against the backdrop of common myths about sexual assault.
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Many anti-sexual assault advocates say that, while not perfect, the 2011 letter signaled a new seriousness about sexual assault at the federal level.
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James Keene, 29, is charged with first- and second-degree sexual assault of a child, PEOPLE confirms, while Elijah Keene, 27, is charged with four counts of repeated sexual assault of a child and one count of second-degree sexual assault of a child.
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If you or someone you care about has been affected by sexual assault and would like confidential help and support, please call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-4673 to talk to a trained staff member from a nearby sexual assault service provider.
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Overall, the Pentagon's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office's assessment found that reporting of sexual assault at the service academies increased in the 2017 school year -- documenting a total of 112 reports of sexual assault, up from 86 reports received in the prior year.
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So, yes, part of what people are debating is whether Cosby is guilty of the overwhelming number of sexual assault or attempted sexual assault claims.
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Convicted of sexual assault, Cosby is in prison, and Kelly has pleaded not guilty to more than a dozen counts of sexual assault and abuse.
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Sexual assault has dogged the US military for years, which led to the creation of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office in 2005. Sen.
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Betsy DeVos On Campus Sexual Assault Education Secretary Betsy DeVos met with advocacy groups representing both survivors and those accused of sexual assault on Thursday.
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"Sexual assault is such a taboo subject, but sexual assault with young boys is even more taboo," one of them, identified as T.R., told me.
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He faces 173 felony counts, including second- and third-degree sexual assault, strangulation and false imprisonment, and one misdemeanor count of fourth-degree sexual assault.
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Better reporting numbers have given the Office of Sexual Assault and Response much more accurate assessments of the true rates and risks of sexual assault.
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The fainting couchers enlarged the meaning of sexual assault to include a lot of activities that most of us don't think of as sexual assault.
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Charge 3: Predatory sexual assault Weinstein was also found not guilty on a second count of predatory sexual assault made by former actress Jessica Mann.
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It really made me think about different aspects and areas of workplace sexual assault (and sexual assault in general) that I hadn't thought of before.
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The two charges of predatory sexual assault require the jury to find that Mr. Weinstein committed a serious sexual assault against at least two women.
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Mr. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty in State Supreme Court in Manhattan to five felony counts including criminal sexual assault, rape and predatory sexual assault.
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False sexual assault allegations are rare; as Vox's Anna North notes, experts say that between 2 and 8 percent of sexual assault reports are false.
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Yet Trump's Sexual Assault Awareness proclamation claims he's committed to advocating for sexual assault survivors and making it easier for them to come forward about abuse.
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The couple was arrested May 2, and online records show Nagisa was charged with first-degree sexual assault and two counts of second-degree sexual assault.
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Julia Haworth, who lives in St. Michael, remains in custody on one count of solicitation of sexual assault and one count of first-degree sexual assault.
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Given its history of failures in approaching sexual assault, Tennessee should be looking for someone who has a history of proactively ensuring sexual assault isn't tolerated.
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The latest Pentagon report on sexual assault in the military found that an estimated 14,900 U.S. service members experienced some form of sexual assault in 2016.
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Evans is the subject of a sexual assault investigation According to The Telegraph, Evans is also being investigated by the police for allegations of sexual assault.
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The Pentagon's annual report on sexual assault, released in May, found that 6900,2628 sexual assault reports were filed in 28503, up from 22019,083 the previous year.
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On Wednesday, members of a student advocacy group, Unite Against Sexual Assault Yale, gathered in the center of campus to host a rally against sexual assault.
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In 2015, then-Stanford University student Brock Turner was charged with felony sexual assault in relation to the sexual assault of a 22-year-old woman.
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Ms. Ocasio-Cortez has called for a congressional inquiry into sexual assault in ICE detention and a truth and reconciliation process for survivors of sexual assault.
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Stanford rejected Doe's second choice, however, because a sexual assault counselor thought the quote could be "triggering" to victims of sexual assault, The Stanford Daily reports.
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The National Sexual Assault Hotline provides assistance to anyone affected by sexual assault through a live chat and a free 24-hour hotline: 800-656-4673.
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In January, three more charges of sexual assault followed, but last May the Crown dropped two sexual assault charges, admitting there was no prospect of conviction.
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Count 1: Predatory sexual assault Predatory sexual assault charges are handed down in combination with charges of rape or criminal sexual act in the first degree.
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Dane County authorities charged Cephus with third-degree sexual assault and second-degree sexual assault of an intoxicated victim, stemming from the night of April 22.
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Mr. Weinstein, 67, had pleaded not guilty in State Supreme Court in Manhattan to five felony charges, including rape, criminal sexual assault and predatory sexual assault.
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Count 1 is predatory sexual assault related to Miriam Haley and Annabella Sciorra, and Count 3 is predatory sexual assault related to Jessica Mann and Sciorra.
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Bill Cosby, fresh off his trial for sexual assault, was planning to give a series of speeches ... on how to avoid being accused of sexual assault.
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The song, about campus sexual assault, was written with songwriter Diane Warren for "The Hunting Ground," a documentary about incidents of sexual assault on college campuses.
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Jurors in the Bill Cosby sexual assault trial reportedly voted to convict the comedian on 2 counts of sexual assault by a vote of 10 - 2.
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He's also been accused of sexual assault in other states, as well as London, where he's currently under investigation for at least 3 sexual assault claims.
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Kevin Spacey sexual assault case reviewed by Los Angeles DA A sexual assault case against Kevin Spacey is being reviewed by The Los Angeles County District Attorney.
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Kelly faces four counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, two counts of criminal sexual assault, and five counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, according to court documents.
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"They like to say a victim of sexual assault will never be referred to the Honor Code office for being a victim of sexual assault," said Barney.
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" Hillary Clinton herself commented on sexual assault in general in a late-November tweet, saying, "Every survivor of sexual assault deserves to be heard, believed, and supported.
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WATCH: Southern Charm's Thomas Ravenel Accused of Sexual Assault, Allegedly Paid Accuser $200,000 Police began investigating Ravenel in May after a woman reported him for sexual assault.
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The investigation into alleged sexual assault on "Bachelor in Paradise" is over ... and the conclusion -- no sexual assault, TMZ has learned, and the show will go on.
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" In January, the actress, 28, referenced sexual assault in now-deleted posts on both her Twitter and Instagram pages, saying "I never understood sexual assault until tonight.
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"I feel very empathetic, frankly, for victims of sexual assault, and sexual harassment, and rape — I'm a victim of sexual assault," Conway said Sunday during the interview.
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If you are a sexual assault survivor you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or reach it online at hotline.rainn.org/online.
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David Frisch said he's created a policy specific to sexual assault investigation, updated the department's evidence policy and gotten members of the department training on sexual assault.
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Last year, he also gave a speech at the Oscars on sexual assault, and he wrote a powerful and moving letter to the Stanford sexual assault survivor.
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Today, survivors can report a sexual assault directly to the Office of Sexual Assault and Response or to outsiders, including health-care providers and civilian law enforcement.
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A new Q&A on colleges' responsibilities in handling sexual assault allows colleges to use a higher standard of proof when finding students responsible for sexual assault.
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The study's authors compared the rates of sexual assault among men who joined fraternities to the rates of sexual assault among men who did not join fraternities.
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Ganley, 63, was charged with one count of aggravated sexual assault in the first degree, and two counts of sexual assault in the second degree, it said.
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Illinois will remove the statute of limitations on criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse, regardless of the age of the victim.
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Ms. Allred has frequently represented women who have accused powerful men of sexual assault, including several women who accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault, harassment and misconduct.
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Activists weighed in on sexual assault There were also those who spoke about the deeper issues the documentary brought up, like the credibility of sexual assault victims.
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The Clintons' history with sexual assault has made it difficult for the couple to speak out during the cultural conversation about sexual assault, harassment and workplace dynamics.
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"deferral" language was in the case files cited to Congress and that convictions of crimes other than sexual assault should not count in sexual assault conviction rates.
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Black people serving time for sexual assault are three-and-a-half times more likely to be innocent than white defendants that have been convicted of sexual assault.
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"I think in general, not just in Hollywood, men are far less likely to report a sexual assault than females," said Ring, who specializes in sexual assault cases.
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The Pentagon did not elaborate on the data but noted that the reports showed where a victim reported a sexual assault, not necessarily where the sexual assault occurred.
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The announcement comes after a highly publicized sexual-assault case, in which a former Stanford University athlete, Brock Turner, was convicted of three counts of felony sexual assault.
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The man accused of carrying out that sexual assault, 24-year-old Austin Matthias, is also in jail, charged with two felony counts of first-degree sexual assault.
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos met with advocacy groups on Thursday afternoon to discuss the federal guidelines on campus sexual assault — including groups representing students accused of sexual assault.
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Bill Cosby won't be charged in two sexual assault cases in Los Angeles First public allegation Constand was the first person to publicly allege sexual assault by Cosby.
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"It shows that our country still has a hierarchy of victimization—that we somehow think sexual assault of children is worse than sexual assault with adults," says Houser.
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In late May, a grand jury indicted him on 11 more charges pertaining to one of the four accusers, including aggravated criminal sexual assault and criminal sexual assault.
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A grand jury later indicted him in May on 11 additional charges pertaining to one of the four accusers, including aggravated criminal sexual assault and criminal sexual assault.
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These are eight women who pulled our justice system into the 22015st century by declaring that rape is rape and sexual assault is sexual assault no matter what.
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One problem is that sexual harassment is handled by the various military Equal Opportunity offices, while sexual assault issues are handled by the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Offices.
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Wood testified to her own experience with sexual assault and abuse in front of Congress to promote the full expansion of the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights Act.
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The Westworld actress appeared with two other sexual assault survivors before Congress on Tuesday to fight for the nationwide implementation of the Sexual Assault Survivor's Bill of Rights Act.
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Gillibrand compiles an annual report about sexual assault in the military to highlight abuses and has sought to strengthen protections for sexual assault victims on college campuses as well.
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"Like you, I am also a military sexual assault survivor," McSally said during a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing on prevention and response to sexual assault in the military.
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Under the bill's provisions, colleges and universities would be required to designate sexual assault response coordinators to assist students who experience sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking.
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So if you say, well that person is 'weird' or they want to commit sexual assault, then people think all transgender people want to do is commit sexual assault.
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Pressed on whether she should respond to Trump's characterization of her as an enabler of sexual assault -- particularly since Clinton has said survivors of sexual assault should be believed.
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The first statement, released Thursday, made no mention of sexual assault, and included a not-so-vague allusion to the language of a certain sexual assault-endorsing president elect.
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Ms. Brennan, in her statement, called for changes in how New Jersey handles sexual assault allegations, including eliminating the statute of limitations on civil action related to sexual assault.
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We have severely damaged the confidence of survivors of sexual assault, particularly childhood sexual assault, to come forward to the authorities and talk openly about what happened to them.
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A president credibly accused of sexual assault has nominated a judge accused of sexual assault to the Supreme Court, where he would join a justice accused of sexual harassment?
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According to RAINN, the process of getting a rape kit, also called a sexual assault forensic exam or a Sexual Assault Evidence Kit (SAEK), varies from state to state.
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If convicted of "predatory sexual assault" in that state — meaning prosecutors prove he committed a serious sexual assault against at least two women — Weinstein could face life behind bars.
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Sciorra's testimony is expected to bolster prosecutors' charges of predatory sexual assault, which require them to prove that Weinstein committed a serious sexual assault against at least two people.
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" - Meaghan, 225 "Blamed me for my sexual assault.
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Those charges included not only aggravated criminal sexual abuse but also more serious charges: aggravated criminal sexual assault, a Class X felony; and criminal sexual assault, a Class 1 felony.
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Andrea Pino, co-author of "We Believe You, Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out," said those questions reminded her of the ones asked of Brock Turner's sexual assault victim.
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Last year, Shaheen also talked to us about the the Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act, a legislation she introduced to establish standards for how we treat survivors of sexual assault.
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Cosby is in the middle of a litany of lawsuits, ranging from defamation to sexual assault, with several women who have publicly accused the actor of drugging and sexual assault.
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Officer Ethan Ferguson, 39, of Hilo has been charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault and three counts of fourth-degree sexual assault, the Hawaii Police Department said.
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The Cook County State's Attorney's Office charged him with 5 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, 4 counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and 2 counts of criminal sexual assault.
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Charges of assault, gang sexual assault and sexual assault with a weapon were filed against each of the suspected students, said Inspector Dominic Sinopoli, who leads the sex crimes unit.
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Mr. Storey also wrote that a report by a university task force on sexual assault prevention had conflated "the issues of sexual assault, gender equity and exclusivity," the paper said.
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"Like you, I am also a military sexual assault survivor," McSally said during a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing on prevention of and response to sexual assault in the military.
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She later sought legislation focused on campus sexual assault and is now pursuing legislative changes to how sexual assault and harassment is handled by members of Congress and their staffs.
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The 2016 Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act takes the important first steps of granting victims the right to collect and preserve sexual assault kits, but stops short of requiring testing.
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Ariane Bellamar, who accused Piven of sexual assault -- tells us Dillon was on the set and saw the harassment firsthand, although she concedes he did not see any sexual assault.
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In 28503, after years of media reports of widespread sexual assault occurring within each branch of the military, the Department of Defense created the Office of Sexual Assault and Response.
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The decision comes just days after Cosby was found guilty of sexual assault, and represents a major sea change in the way the Academy approaches sexual assault among its membership.
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On Friday, the president, who's been accused by at least 19 women of sexual assault and harassment, issued a typo-filled proclamation designating April as National Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
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Moore's defeat amid allegations of child molestation and sexual assault could fuel growing calls from Democrats for Trump to resign from office over the accusations of sexual assault against him.
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Our sources say the Sexual Assault Section of the Robbery-Homicide Unit, which is investigating all of the recent sexual assault cases, is taking a full report on every complaint.
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There were hundreds of reports of sexual assault, attempted sexual assault and stalking, and half of the women who responded said they had been treated unfairly because of their sex.
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These activists are really just pushing for acknowledgment that sexual assault means unwanted sexual touching of any kind, and that rape and sexual assault are defined by acting without consent.
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It paints a picture of lines blurring and solidifying and blurring again, a situation so banal that calling it sexual assault would mean that sexual assault is deeply, inescapably omnipresent.
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" In another, "an Amherst College student published an article about her sexual assault and the school's sexual assault counselor, who advised her to 'forgive and forget' instead of filing a report.
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Brafman called Thursday's hearing "a very positive development" in the case, adding, "while the crime of sexual assault is certainly serious, to falsely accuse someone of sexual assault is equally serious."
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In the month since allegations of sexual assault against the prominent film producer became public, a series of powerful men have been accused of sexual assault and harassment of co-workers.
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Labrie was convicted of three misdemeanor sexual assault charges and one felony charge of computer use to entice or lure a child under 16 in order to commit a sexual assault.
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If you have experienced sexual assault, you can call the free, confidential National Sexual Assault hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673), or access 24-7 help online by visiting hotline.rainn.org.
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Statistics on sexual assault are notoriously hard to compile, but the best attempt from the Association of American Universities found that 23% of female undergraduates reported some form of sexual assault.
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The gymnast says we need to talk about "alarming" sexual assault statistics and actively work towards creating a culture where men respect women and discussions about sexual assault aren't considered taboo.
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During the Obama administration, he led investigations of mishandled sexual assault allegations on college campuses and took part in the White House interagency task force on sexual assault response at universities.
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National conversations around sexual assault were spurred by the hearings, and the National Sexual Assault Hotline reported an "unprecedented" 147 percent spike in calls during Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings following the allegations.
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While the #Metoo and #ChurchToo has gained steam, more needs to be done to acknowledge and address sexual assault, particularly in minority and religious communities who historically under report sexual assault.
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MILITARY REPORTS DECREASE IN SEXUAL ASSAULT: The Pentagon released its annual report on military sexual assault Monday showing a decrease in the number of assaults last year compared to previous years.
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Norristown, Pennsylvania (CNN)Andrea Constand once said she could fabricate sexual assault claims against a celebrity for financial gain, a key defense witness testified Wednesday in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial.
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I mean, you just asked me about my sexual assault allegations, and I'm like, yo, if you really sit back and look at it, I don't have any sexual assault allegations.
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Hours before audio surfaced that featured Donald Trump essentially boasting about routine sexual assault, President Obama was signing a landmark piece of legislation to help victims of sexual assault seek justice.
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"It's not that you can never bring in someone who has been accused of sexual assault or has ever been convicted of for sexual assault," Title IX lawyer Tom Newkirk said.
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Kfir, who is herself a survivor of sexual assault, decided that Testimony should focus on the aftermath of sexual assault because that's what we typically don't hear about in media coverage.
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We've had an evolution in society's thinking about sexual assault recently, and it's clear women were marginalized in the past, and sexual assault wasn't viewed as the serious offense it is.
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The project required a comprehensive inventory of untested sexual assault kits, prioritizing cases for eligibility and the development of a victim-centered strategy to improve Delaware's response in sexual assault cases.
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According to Japan's public broadcaster NHK, there have been calls this year to change the country's law around sexual assault after a string of not guilty verdicts in sexual assault cases.
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Washington (CNN)President Ronald Reagan's daughter Patti Davis wrote about her own sexual assault experience to defend Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.
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I'd been worried it wasn't really sexual assault, because you always think that sexual assault is something that happens in a dark alleyway or something, but they told me it was.
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"Rape & sexual assault are not joking matters," she tweeted.
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The Senate version of the NDAA already includes several provisions meant to tackle sexual assault, including making sexual harassment a stand-alone crime in the military justice system, requiring a new policy to "reinvigorate the prevention of sexual assault" and requiring commanders to be trained in all stages of military justice related to sexual assault.
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Similarly, it's also become popular in conservative circles to mock anti-rape activists on college campuses for supposedly trying to "expand" the definition of sexual assault — when all that's happening is acknowledging that sexual assault means unwanted sexual touching of any kind, and that rape and sexual assault are defined by acting without consent.
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Following Brett M. Kavanaugh's tumultuous Senate confirmation amid sexual assault allegations from three women, the URL featuring the newly sworn-in Supreme Court associate justice now provides resources for sexual assault survivors.
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RELATED STORIESStanford Sexual Assault Survivor Pens Powerful Women Of The Year EssayThis Is Why We Need To Change How We Talk About Sexual AssaultObama Signs The Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill Of Rights
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If you have experienced sexual assault or rape, call the free, confidential National Sexual Assault hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673), or access the 24-7 help online by visiting online.rainn.org.
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It's true that more people are being charged with sexual assault, but that's because the sexual assault laws were tightened in 2016, not because the country has grown more dangerous for women.
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Experts in sexual violence say under-prosecution of adult sexual assault is a significant problem nationwide, and the reasons why prosecutors decide not to file charges in adult sexual assault cases vary.
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Filmmaker Laura Holliday, a Sundance Ignite Fellowship alum and writer/producer Anna Baumgarten, a sexual assault survivor herself, created the short film to cast a light on the effects of sexual assault.
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"I'm not sure the tape or Trump's words have shaped the conversation on sexual assault so much as feminist progress on sexual assault has shaped the conversation on Trump's tape," Filipovic said.
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I used to work at a national domestic violence/sexual assault hotline back in the day, and seeing/hearing about sexual assault everywhere makes me relive the worst calls I dealt with.
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Reports of sexual assault in the military have increased sharply — the Pentagon received a total of 6,083 reports of sexual assault in fiscal year 2015 — and the majority of victims are men.
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As public accusations of sexual assault against famed comedian, actor, and creator of the beloved Cosby Show have turned into criminal charges of aggravated sexual assault, Bill Cosby has remained mostly quiet.
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The Cook County State's Attorney's Office filed these new charges Thursday -- 13 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, 4 counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and 2 counts of criminal sexual assault.
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Sexual assault allegations against the priest In the 220s, sexual assault and abuse allegations began to surface against Maskell, who had served as a chaplain at Archbishop Keough High School in Baltimore.
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"As someone who has prosecuted, defended or presided over scores of sexual assault and rape cases, I am also confident I know what 'counts' as a successful sexual assault case," he added.
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In 2014, Biden taped a series of anti-sexual assault public service announcements with Mariska Hargitay, star of "Special Victims Unit," encouraging viewers to speak out against sexual assault and domestic violence.
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On military sexual assault: The bill also includes numerous reforms to policies surrounding military sexual assault and harassment, including making sexual harassment a stand-alone offense in the military's criminal justice system.
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If you have experienced sexual assault, you can call the free, confidential National Sexual Assault hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673), or access the 24-7 help online by visiting online.rainn.org.
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In the wake of a nationwide conversation surrounding sexual assault on college campuses, members of Congress have sought to better understand how colleges respond to, prevent, and support survivors of sexual assault.
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The surprising answer, however, is that not reporting sexual assault is typical — and, in fact, it's the reality in most cases of sexual assault and rape, based on the data we have.
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The married educator was indicted in July 2018 on two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, four counts of second-degree sexual assault and two counts of second-degree child endangerment.
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That is the highest number of sexual assault reports across all four years of all U.S. military installations across the globe, and 22019 percent of all sexual assault reports from the Navy.
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While the first trial involved sexual assault allegations from three separate women in the context of dating relationships, Borel's case involved allegations of sexual assault within Canada's publicly funded broadcaster, the CBC.
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The candidates talked abortion, SCOTUS, and sexual assault in the final presidential debate The candidates talked abortion, SCOTUS, and sexual assault in the final presidential debate Trump calls sexual assault claims "totally false" Donald Trump repeatedly denied that he had ever sexually assaulted any of the nine women who have accused him over the past several days.
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Any medical professional, however, can perform a basic sexual assault exam, said Jennifer Pierce-Weeks, a sexual assault nurse examiner serving as interim chief executive officer of the International Association of Forensic Nurses.
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Today's figures also show 122 allegations of rape or sexual assault against other London taxi drivers (including black cabs, which don't exactly have a perfect record when it comes to sexual assault, either).
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In June 2018, Dkystra accused an unnamed ex-boyfriend of sexual assault and emotional abuse; Hardwick is believed to be the ex that she referenced (he has denied the allegation of sexual assault).
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Like many women, Maske personally knows a lot of sexual assault survivors, and she says the atmosphere on campus has been heavy and tense as the sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh poured in.
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Trump has damaged his brand with his racially insensitive comments, statements amounting to him admitting sexual assault, and sexual assault allegations from multiple women, according to a survey by research consultancy Brand Keys.
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Claire McCaskill, have fought for laws that would standardize the method by which college students were disciplined after committing a sexual assault and provide student victims of sexual assault with resources for support.
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It's been three months since The New York Times reported on the sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein but, with stories of sexual assault surfacing daily, it feels like it's been a year.
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Kevin Spacey's lawyers tried to torpedo the sexual assault charge he now faces by trying to convince a judge ... a sexual assault victim does not let his assailant grope him for 3 minutes.
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Sexual assault of men in the military cannot be shortsighted as an issue that can be generalized across all sexual assault or pawned off as a consequence of a man's natural sex drive.
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Hargitay has focused on sexual assault advocacy in real life too, becoming a rape crisis counselor and founding the Joyful Heart Association to help survivors of sexual assault get back on their feet.
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Even if Trump decided to solve the problem of sexual assault by kicking women out of the military, that wouldn't solve another problem when it comes to sexual assault: Men are also victims.
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While worldwide statistics on sexual assault in the military are not available, it's reported that about 13,000 women and 7,500 men serving in the U.S. military experienced sexual assault during federal year 2018.
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Women face greater risk of HIV infection not only through the incidence of sexual assault, but also as a result of the life-long trauma and symptoms that can result from sexual assault.
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Nassar is facing six counts of sexual assault of a child and former USA Gymnastics trainer Deborah Van Horn is facing one count of sexual assault of a child in Texas, prosecutors said.
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Murray's statement also refers to Education Secretary DeVos's reversal of Obama-era guidelines for dealing with sexual assault on college campuses, a move that many have slammed as harmful to sexual assault survivors.
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To begin with, this sexual assault has ruined me socially.
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Enter Brett Kavanaugh, and the sexual assault allegations against him.
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Ortiz is being held on kidnapping and sexual assault charges.
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He has denied the validity of the sexual assault claims.
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Could she be referring to the allegations of sexual assault?
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Content Warning: Descriptions and depictions of extreme violence, sexual assault.
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Over 50 women have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault.
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Wagner's is reportedly the fourth sexual assault accusation against Coughlin.
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Three of the suspects were also charged with sexual assault.
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Cosby, 80, was convicted on three counts of sexual assault.
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"He did not say the word 'sexual assault,'" Conway said.
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Three former prostitutes previously had accused Hof of sexual assault.
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Sexual assault is a looming threat for women and children.
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Nassar was arrested on the sexual assault charges last November.
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State of Iowa sexual assault evidence collection kit, Step 242.
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State of Iowa sexual assault evidence collection kit, Step 3.
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"Sexual assault has a unique impact on victims," she said.
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"Way to normalize sexual assault," she wrote in her post.
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Jarrett Adams, JD, was wrongfully convicted of a sexual assault.
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The victim recorded the sexual assault with the Snapchat app.
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A second woman has accused Thomas Ravenel of sexual assault.
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" Turner himself blamed his sexual assault on "binge-drinking culture.
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Warning: The following post touches on issues of sexual assault.
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But sexual assault isn't a trending topic in our country.
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That victims of sexual assault are systematically not listened to.
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Campus sexual assault advocacy groups have slammed Khan's attorneys' strategy.
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Statistically, most victims of sexual assault don't report at all.
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It's sexual battery, which is a form of sexual assault.
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But how exactly sexual assault is defined varies by state.
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That's necessary to prove the charge of predatory sexual assault.
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When he was accused of sexual assault, I was horrified.
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She made sexual assault in the military a national issue.
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Authorities also seized eight terabytes containing 250,000 sexual assault videos.
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For his part, Glaser has denied the sexual assault allegations.
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And yet none of this saved him from sexual assault.
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What is the difference between sexual harassment and sexual assault?
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Roethlisberger was accused of sexual assault in 2009 and 2010.
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Typically, CNN does not name alleged victims of sexual assault.
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According to him, sexual assault prevention is among those benefits.
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He did not mention the sexual assault allegations against him.
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Sunday, Buzzfeed reported an accusation of sexual assault against Spacey.
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Aside from sexual assault, racism runs rampant in Greek life.
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And Melania defended Trump amid his several sexual assault allegations.
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Sexual assault is not about sex; it is about power.
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James Toback is accused by 38 women of sexual assault.
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Vera, 24, pleaded guilty in November to aggravated sexual assault.
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Dozens of women have accused Mr. Cosby of sexual assault.
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There's no further breakdown for the type of sexual assault.
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Both Sorvino and Judd have accused Weinstein of sexual assault.
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Now, details of the alleged sexual assault have been revealed.
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We've seen stories of violence, gun battles and sexual assault.
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So, more often than not, sexual assault reports are credible.
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Allen has denied all sexual assault allegations levied against him.
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Sophia voiced regret in coming forward following her sexual assault.
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Warning: This article includes discussion about suicide and sexual assault.
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The five other executions were for rape and sexual assault.
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I don't believe victims of sexual assault should be prosecuted.
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"But also from the standpoint of sexual assault," he said.
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Wendy Patrick is an attorney and expert on sexual assault.
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Two other female students also accused him of sexual assault.
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She was 24 at the time of her sexual assault.
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Taylor Swift, in turn, filed a countersuit alleging sexual assault.
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Trigger warning: This story contains sensitive content regarding sexual assault.
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Other sexual assault victims find it easier to speak out.
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He aims to raise awareness to intersectionality in sexual assault.
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Jessica's a woman moving past prolonged sexual assault and abuse.
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Graphic details of sexual assault I cannot stress this enough.
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Sexual assault in the black community is a prime example.
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He received an additional 20 years for the sexual assault.
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At the courthouse rally, several survivors of sexual assault spoke.
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A few days later, police arrested Cook for sexual assault.
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Hadfield said Russell has not been charged with sexual assault.
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There is nothing political about standing up to sexual assault.
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Twelve women accused Trump of sexual assault, and nothing happened.
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"Sexual assault is a terrible crime," McMonagle told the jury.
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"Host a pledge drive for sexual assault awareness," he said.
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Turner was convicted of three felony counts of sexual assault.
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But, sexual assault hotlines weren't the only avenues receiving increases.
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At least 120 of those complaints include sexual assault claims.
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There have been other reports of beatings and sexual assault.
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The National Sexual Assault Hotline offers safe, confidential, anonymous support.
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The AP routinely does not name victims of sexual assault.
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One, Tevin Elliott, is currently in prison for sexual assault.
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David Goldfein to discuss preventing sexual assault in the military.
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Nassar has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual assault.
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ORR's sexual assault policy Details on the sexual abuse allegations
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As a culture, we don't like to discuss sexual assault.
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The allegations by the women include sexual assault and abuse.
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Hyten has been accused of sexual assault by Army Col.
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What Nelson is alleging is sexual assault, not sexual misconduct.
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"But also from the standpoint of sexual assault," Perry said.
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Hyten was accused by a female officer of sexual assault.
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Al Franken that aims to help survivors of sexual assault.
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McGregor's publicist denies any report accusing him of sexual assault.
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Any forcible touching of another person's body is sexual assault.
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Hill passed a polygraph test on her sexual assault allegations.
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Bill Clinton has been accused of sexual assault multiple times.
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Chicago police have made no arrests in the sexual assault.
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There are so many myths and misconceptions around sexual assault.
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Like many sexual assault survivors, Nikolaeva says she did not.
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It might be working with women who survive sexual assault.
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Leaked audio reveals Trump basically bragging about committing sexual assault.
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His targets in the wake of these sexual assault allegations?
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We know that sexual assault doesn't only take one form.
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Tech Talk: Apple's Siri now understands questions about sexual assault.
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We're never trained how to handle sexual assault cases correctly.
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"Our president does not brag about sexual assault," says one.
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"I think we're pretty sophisticated about [sexual assault]," she answered.
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Read This Next: How Catcalls Can Trigger Sexual Assault PTSD
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Often, they were truly curious about what constituted sexual assault.
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First Words Who or what is responsible for sexual assault?
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He also questioned the movement against sexual assault and harassment.
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Sexual assault is a major issue in the United States.
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Dozens at least have shared their stories of sexual assault.
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And last month the woman sued Winston for sexual assault.
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Did the sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein surprise you?
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Sexual assault is a huge problem in the US military.
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The current system of adjudicating sexual assault complaints is broken.
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Most Americans heard Trump brag about sexual assault on tape.
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In the article, she described his behavior as sexual assault.
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Sexual assault is damaging to society, destroying lives and relationships.
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Rape and sexual assault were much more common than today.
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It has laid six complaints against police for sexual assault.
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Accusations of sexual assault by Trump by two different women.
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In 2003, Bryant faced a sexual assault charge in Colorado.
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Justin Fairfax facing accusations of sexual assault from two women.
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Meredith Watson also accused Fairfax of sexual assault last week.
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Jeff Flake was confronted by a survivor of sexual assault.
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In many respects, this was no ordinary sexual assault prosecution.
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The crux of sexual assault was once violent physical force.
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He is also charged with sexual assault in Los Angeles.
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He has since been charged with sexual assault and rape.
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That alleged sexual assault occurred October 26, the indictment says.
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Jurors often are unduly skeptical when judging sexual assault allegations.
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They discussed the #MeToo movement and sexual assault against girls.
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The report revealed 3,045 sexual assault reports in 2018 alone.
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Content Warning: The following article includes mentions of sexual assault.
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He's been accused of sexual assault, allegations which Trump denies.
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The jury acquitted Weinstein on charges of predatory sexual assault.
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For years I had endured verbal abuse, beatings, sexual assault.
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We've all heard him boasting of sexual assault on tape.
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The implied threat of sexual assault is hard to miss.
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The Sacramento Kings coach had been accused of sexual assault.
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"I vehemently deny any allegations of sexual assault," he said.
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Justin Fairfax, faces allegations (which he denies) of sexual assault.
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Justin Fairfax, who is facing two allegations of sexual assault.
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He was charged with sexual assault and vulnerable adult abuse.
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Not just because I am a survivor of sexual assault.
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He faces six counts of sexual assault of a child.
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"But also from the standpoint of sexual assault," he continued.
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That's a day after the hearing on sexual assault allegations.
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Her story illustrates how the military often handles sexual assault.
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You're talking about child pornography, carjacking and aggravated sexual assault.
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Ralph Northam and the sexual assault allegations against Lt. Gov.
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She didn't want to discuss their sexual assault out loud.
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On paper, Japan boasts relatively low rates of sexual assault.
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"The press never covers sexual assault very much," she said.
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Justin Fairfax, who is facing multiple allegations of sexual assault.
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Allegations of sexual assault must always be taken seriously. Always.
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So much sexual assault, and such questionable treatment of women.
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Sexual assault in California jails is also a rampant problem.
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Donald Trump was caught on tape bragging about sexual assault.
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Regretting drinking is not the same as regretting sexual assault.
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She met Friday with five sexual assault victims from Maine.
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Content warning for discussion of racial stereotypes and sexual assault.
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Of course, alcohol is not involved in every sexual assault.
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According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, a vast majority of sexual assault perpetrators don't go to jail — which is a part of why 2 out of 3 sexual assault incidents go unreported.
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When Ford noted that after she wrote about her own experiences with sexual assault, other sexual assault victims reached out to her with their own stories, Rapp said that hasn't quite been his experience.
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London's Metropolitan Police have said they are also investigating an allegation of sexual assault against Weinstein, while prosecutors in Los Angeles said in February they were reviewing three accusations of sexual assault against him.
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Based on the analysis of 22009 criminal complaints, the study found that 254% of arrests in the general population for sexual assault result in conviction, compared to 203% of athletes arrested for sexual assault.
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"Sexual assault survivors will no longer be forced to choose between keeping safe or having access to justice," said Lisae Jordan, executive director of the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault, according to BuzzFeed News.
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"We've seen from the Defense Department's own sexual assault crime data and from the shameful scandal involving cyber misconduct that military sexual assault is still as pervasive as ever," she said in a statement.
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Justin Fairfax of a 2004 sexual assault has hired the same D.C.-based law firm that represented Christine Blasey Ford for her sexual assault claims against then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, NPR reports.
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"This is creating a policy environment that makes it safer to commit sexual assault on campus and get away with it, than to be a survivor of sexual assault on campus," she told Refinery29.
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Kemplin recounts sexual assault by fellow soldier One reason Kemplin said the Franken news has hit her especially hard in recent days is because she was the victim of sexual assault while serving overseas.
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The judge facing backlash over what many saw as too lenient a sentence in the sexual assault case of a former Stanford University swimmer has been removed from another sexual assault case, NBC reported.
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While it's unclear what exactly these numbers mean, instances of sexual assault have been attached to Uber for years now, with customers accusing drivers of rape and sexual assault in the U.S. and worldwide.
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Officials have said the figures showed troops were more confident about reporting the crime but sexual assault still is likely underreported, said Nate Galbreath, senior executive adviser for the Pentagon's sexual assault prevention office.
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"Our findings suggest that treatment provided to sexual assault victims is equally important for both sexes, due to sexual assault victims reporting greater depression severity than nonvictims," the study's authors write, regarding policy implications.
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The department also has a 24-hour hotline where inmates can report sexual assault, and an electronic screening tool to identify people at risk of sexual assault and to place them in safer housing.
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Later, the company allegedly asked Pambakian to sign an NDA around the sexual assault claims in exchange for more pay after a TechCrunch reporter reached out asking her to confirm the sexual assault rumors.
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Aidan Atkinson, the reigning Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year, faces three charges of sexual assault, five charges of unlawful sexual contact and one charge of attempted sexual assault, the Boulder Daily Camera reported.
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And for the few brave women who come forward with sexual assault or harassment allegations, they face rebuke, criticism and personal attacks -- even though sexual assault has become a fundamental problem in American culture.
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A President who boasted about sexual assault has nominated a judge for an empty Supreme Court seat -- and a woman has accused that judge of physical and sexual assault, an accusation he vehemently denies.
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Mr. Weinstein, who produced movies such as "Shakespeare in Love" and "Pulp Fiction," has pleaded not guilty in State Supreme Court to five felony charges, including rape, criminal sexual assault and predatory sexual assault.
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Candice Jackson, the head of the civil rights division at the department, backtracked on her statements on sexual assault from the day before and issued a written apology to sexual assault survivors, Politico reported.
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But to call Trump's "grab 'em by the pussy" comments "lewd," and to only apologize for lewdness, once again conflates sex with sexual assault — and obscures the reasons why sexual assault is morally wrong.
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Democrats are hoping the raw anger of women and sexual assault survivors after Kavanaugh himself was accused of sexual assault (which he has denied) will be enough to take Republican seats in the Senate.
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Campus Sexual Assault Rules Get A Rewrite Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced Thursday that she plans to rewrite the Obama-era guidelines for how universities must handle sexual assault allegations, but didn't give any details.
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And consider that some of these individuals who are so angry about the sexual assault allegations against an undocumented immigrant may well have supported a President with his own lengthy history of sexual assault allegations.
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"Rather than berate and judge victims of sexual assault, you should send the clear message that rape and sexual assault is never the victim's fault, and encourage them to seek support and help," AWARE said.
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Overall, the rates of sexual assault in the military have trended downward since 2006 when over 34,000 service members reported some type of sexual assault, but the numbers have fluctuated up and down since then.
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Labrie was cleared of the most serious charge – felony sexual assault – but was convicted of three misdemeanor sexual assault charges and one felony charge of computer use to entice or lure a minor for sex.
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Kirshner decried the lack of structural change in the industry to prevent sexual assault, and introduced a new digital platform that #AfterMeToo will launch to help connect survivors of sexual assault and harassment with resources.
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If we are going to say that sexual assault cannot be true if there isn't a third person present to take notes, then that means pretty much no sexual assault on Earth has ever happened.
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A Northern California judge at the center of a recall campaign after his handling of a Stanford University sexual assault case was removed from a new sexual assault case Tuesday by the local district attorney.
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The Friday morning vote came a day after senators began reviewing a 46-page supplemental FBI report on sexual assault allegations that threw Kavanaugh's nomination into chaos and rekindled a national debate on sexual assault.
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The Friday morning vote came a day after senators began reviewing a 46-page supplemental FBI report on sexual assault allegations that threw Kavanaugh's nomination into chaos and sparked a national conversation on sexual assault.
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Victims of sexual assault have long raised concerns about the backlog, and advocates have warned that the extensive number of rape kits sitting untested shows that sexual assault cases are not taken seriously by authorities.
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Project SoundCheck, a partnership between the Sexual Assault Network of Ottawa and the Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women, started in 2015 in response to the study of sexual assault victims at mass gatherings.
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On January 1, 1323, the University of Toronto introduced a new sexual assault policy in response to legislation that, in part, required every Ontario university to have a stand-alone policy to address sexual assault.
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Turner's decision also prompted California to enact a law that created minimum sentences for sexual assault cases — and closed a loophole that treated the cases of sexual assault victims who were unconscious or intoxicated differently.
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This week, the former TV and radio host is in court facing allegations from three women, amounting to four criminal counts of sexual assault and one count of overcoming resistance to sexual assault by choking.
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The number of students who have come forward publicly with stories of sexual assault has skyrocketed, but the number of students who are willing to report sexual assault to their administrators is still relatively tiny.
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Within four months, they enacted mandatory minimum sentences in sexual assault cases and closed a loophole in which penetrative sexual assault could be punished less harshly if the victim was too intoxicated to physically resist.
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Since the immigration raids in Austin this year, the city's provider of sexual assault forensic exams has reported an 80 percent increase in sexual assault victims who weren't willing to report their assaults to police.
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In March, Mr. Cuomo had directed Mr. Schneiderman to review how the Manhattan district attorney's office and the New York Police Department handle sexual assault complaints, including a 2015 sexual assault allegation against Mr. Weinstein.
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Danielle Dempsey-Swopes, a former Kansas State University sexual assault investigator, said she urged the college to be more aggressive in handling sexual assault complaints, ultimately reporting the university to the United States Education Department.
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That is why the senators on this side of the dais believe an expert who has deep experience and training in interviewing victims of sexual assault and investigating sexual assault allegations should be asking questions.
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The organization said in a news release it is now working to pass sexual assault survivor protections in all fifty state houses because a majority of sexual assault crimes are adjudicated at the state level.
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How did the now-retracted 2015 Rolling Stone story describing a campus sexual assault that turned out to be a falsified accusation complicate the public discussion about how universities should react to sexual assault allegations?
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The University of Kentucky is suing its student newspaper to keep sexual assault records private The University of Kentucky is suing its student newspaper to keep sexual assault records private This segment originally aired Dec.
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The Hunting Ground documented the overwhelming issue of campus sexual assault.
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Allen isn't the only person dogged by allegations of sexual assault.
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Cuba Gooding Jr. is facing a new allegation of sexual assault.
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An earlier suit also alleged sexual assault from an unnamed plaintiff.
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It's difficult enough for Black folks to talk about sexual assault.
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She said she heard reports of violence, sexual assault and bullying.
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It's on all of us to stop sexual assault and violence.
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Before that, Pepper made headlines after receiving several sexual assault accusations.
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Using the specific legal terminology to describe sexual assault is ideal.
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"Mayor Pete Hit with #MeToo Allegation of Sexual Assault," InfoWars wrote.
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And he has been accused at least twice of sexual assault.
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" Interestingly, he also noted that sexual assault incidents are "vastly underreported.
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That is what we would see with trauma, with sexual assault.
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Where sexual assault often divides families, it unites these three women.
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" More specifically: "In one aspect, it's a story about sexual assault.
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Content Warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault & violent acts.
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I didn't report my first sexual assault because I was 9.
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I didn't report my second sexual assault because I was 14.
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" Weinstein has also previously denied any accusations of sexual assault. "Mr.
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And the new sexual assault accusations could finally disrupt this equilibrium.
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This led to several women coming forward with sexual-assault allegations.
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Both Kavanaugh and the White House deny the sexual assault allegation.
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Alcohol remains the drug most commonly used to facilitate sexual assault.
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Others seem to think that sexual assault is no big deal.
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BuzzFeed has done pioneering reporting on recent Hollywood sexual assault stories.
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Meanwhile, Prout has become an activist for survivors of sexual assault.
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Both companies have waived a confidentiality requirement for sexual assault victims.
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That's because in Alaska, sexual assault has a very narrow definition.
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Asked what message this sends to victims of sexual assault, Sen.
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But...there was not one about the sexual assault on me.
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There absolutely should be no leeway or tolerance for sexual assault.
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Tyson has also been accused of sexual assault in the past.
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Jeff Flake was cornered by a sexual assault survivor, and Sen.
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The New Yorker story focuses more on sexual assault than harassment.
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The aftermath of the sexual assault left nothing to the imagination.
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"Yes, we do have to deal with sexual assault," she said.
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So under federal law, sexual assault must involve some physical contact.
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This Male Sexual Assault Survivor Has A Message For Betsy DeVos
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Daniel Stoltzfus faces conspiracy to commit sexual assault and child endangerment.
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Criminal prosecution of sexual assault cases needs to increase as well.
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He spoke against campus sexual assault at this year's Oscars ceremony.
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Daniel Stoltzfus is charged with conspiracy to commit statutory sexual assault.
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It was a "textbook sexual assault investigation," Fitzgerald told BuzzFeed News.
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Dylan McDermott won't be charged after being accused of sexual assault.
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Laura Dunn, executive director of the sexual assault survivors' organization SurvJustice.
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Stop victim-blaming when it comes to sexual assault and rape.
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The final step is a VR version of a sexual assault.
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Saturday to report a possible sexual assault, according to NBC News.
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Essex police told cops they have begun a sexual assault investigation.
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Her reaction is actually very common among survivors of sexual assault.
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But dismissing sexual assault as "horseplay" is both inaccurate and irresponsible.
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"Condemning sexual assault should not be a partisan issue," she says.
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December 21045Please stop showing commercials on AFN dealing with sexual assault.
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His support was dwindling even before the sexual assault claims emerged.
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However, Swift fired back ... countersuing Mueller for sexual assault and battery.
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Well, Michigan State has had several sexual assault scandals on campus.
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Bryant was arrested in 2003 on the accusation of sexual assault.
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In November, he also pleaded guilty to multiple sexual assault charges.
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Additionally, photographer Bruce Weber responded to two allegations of sexual assault.
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Last week, Halperin was accused of sexual assault by several women.
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Go deeper: Silicon Valley CEO has child sexual assault charges dismissed
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Much of her work involves developing comprehensive sexual assault victim services.
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He repeatedly and unequivocally denied ever committing sexual assault and alleged.
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Kevin Spacey is once again under investigation for a sexual assault.
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"Could do without having songs referencing sexual assault mentioned," replied Danielle.
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Crews does not represent the majority of victims of sexual assault.
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Creating longer prison sentences for sexual assault goes against that objective.
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Justin Fairfax, who faces two accusations of sexual assault, on Monday.
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A lawyer for Weinstein has denied all allegations of sexual assault.
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Kevin Spacey's sexual assault criminal case has been dropped, PEOPLE confirms.
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Mario Batali is being investigated for a second sexual assault allegation.
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Tell me again that sexual assault will ruin a man's career.
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It isn't up for debate: What Trump describes is sexual assault.
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Several students have reported sexual assault and nothing is being done.
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The 10 players remain suspended following reports of sexual assault allegations.
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What message does she send to other survivors of sexual assault?
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It's powerful because I am also a survivor of sexual assault.
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Enter the "Sexual Assault Survivor Utility Belt," Linda's very practical solution.
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"Unwanted activation of a vibrator is potentially sexual assault," Follower said.
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"I froze, because I knew that was sexual assault," Denhollander said.
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Moore's campaign collapsed following accusations of child sexual assault against him.
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Warning: This article includes a post that describes a sexual assault.
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National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month takes place every April.
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They're a graphic description, and even a celebration, of sexual assault.
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Sexual assault is easy to pin down in terms of time.
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The prosecutor argued that it was a carefully planned sexual assault.
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It took not only misogyny, but the endorsement of sexual assault.
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CIVIC found sexual assault complaints documented at 76 immigration detention centers.
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"No student should be the victim of sexual assault," DeVos said.
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And the D.A. also received another Harvey Weinstein sexual assault case.
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Bill Clinton has never been charged or convicted of sexual assault.
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All the while, every 107 seconds, another American experiences sexual assault.
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Overall, more than 100 women have accused Nassar of sexual assault.
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Even some women who had experienced sexual assault had little sympathy.
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Reports of rape and sexual assault fell seventy-five per cent.
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It was something tragic coming from domestic abuse and sexual assault.
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Through a spokesperson, Weinstein has previously denied accusations of sexual assault.
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The problem of campus sexual assault can seem unfathomable and intractable.
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Watch "The Backstory": Jia Tolentino discusses reporting on campus sexual assault.
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Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke charged with three counts of sexual assault.
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So now sexual assault is a punchline for a stupid joke!
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The actor has recently faced accusations of rape and sexual assault.
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"I froze, because I knew that was sexual assault," she said.
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Kavanaugh is facing sexual assault allegations from Ford and Deborah Ramirez.
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A sexual assault investigation led to the dismissal of three players.
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Ford became an icon for sexual assault survivors amid the controversy.
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The act makes retaliation against sexual assault survivors a military crime.
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Weinstein was indicted and charged with predatory sexual assault and rape.
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Weinstein has been accused of sexual harassment, misconduct and sexual assault.
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At times, his actions were even on par with sexual assault.
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Last, colleges must hold accountable those found responsible for sexual assault.
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She called for reforms to how the military handles sexual assault.
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In October 2013, he was investigated for an alleged sexual assault.
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An end — her website uses that word — to campus sexual assault.
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Schneiderman resigned last month after women accused him of sexual assault.
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The rapper has fielded allegations of sexual assault and harassment before.
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The eldest, Lilly, happens to be a survivor of sexual assault.
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Boyle faces 15 charges, including assault, sexual assault and unlawful confinement.
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They have denied the other sexual assault accusations made by prosecutors.
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For female patients, sexual assault was a real, ever-present threat.
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Brock Turner is trying to have his sexual assault conviction overturned.
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About two of every three instances of sexual assault go unreported.
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She said she'd heard reports of violence, sexual assault and bullying.
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Port Everglades/Fort LauderdaleSeptember 2015Warning: This story involves alleged sexual assault.
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Spacey recently plead not guilty to sexual assault charges in Nantucket.
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He's been actively involved with sexual assault awareness events around campus.
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Every victim of sexual assault has a right to be heard.
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It can be really difficult because sexual assault is quite common.
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I made sure people knew he was fired for sexual assault.
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In some cases, universities actively reinforce conditions that perpetuate sexual assault.
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This piece carries a content warning for violence, including sexual assault.
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Do you think that sexual assault is more prevalent in football?
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Today, the issue of campus sexual assault has hit the mainstream.
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Sexual assault is a difficult crime to prosecute in criminal court.
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Recovering from sexual assault is process that looks different for everyone.
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Many of these are horror stories of sexual assault and rape.
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I think people understand that sexual assault is not just penetration.
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Uber ends policy of forced arbitration for individual sexual assault claims
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They appear to amount to nothing less than attempted sexual assault.
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That's especially true for trauma survivors — like victims of sexual assault.
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Nineteen percent of sexual assault reports in 2015 were from men.
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Yet after Christine Blasey Ford leveled sexual assault charges against him,
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Brown signed with the Patriots before being accused of sexual assault.
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Justin Fairfax as he defends himself against allegations of sexual assault.
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There have been widespread reports of sexual assault, kidnap and torture.
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This is where the allegations of sexual assault come into play.
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Saeed was later convicted of sexual assault based on the evidence.
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The putatively professional meetings that are actually settings for sexual assault.
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He has also repeatedly attacked the entire concept of sexual assault.
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She hopes to one day represent minors in sexual assault cases.
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During the campaign, a dozen women accused him of sexual assault.
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She accused him of sexually inappropriate behavior, not of sexual assault.
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Consent crucially protects against sexual assault and other forms of coercion.
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Patrick Meehan, who resigned from the House amid sexual assault allegations.
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Being gay should never be equated with sexual assault or pedophilia.
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But where the heck did the sexual assault part come from?
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Some of these excuses minimize sexual assault, or even endorse it.
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When men are silent on issues like sexual assault, nobody notices.
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That story included multiple accusations of sexual assault by Mr. Weinstein.
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Second in a three-part series about solutions for sexual assault.
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Like the president, Mr. Hof has been accused of sexual assault.
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Many young people who have experienced sexual assault watched the hearing.
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Sexual assault survivors have said the department could still do better.
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American society is taking concrete action to make sexual assault intolerable.
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In May, after Mr. Cosby was convicted of sexual assault, Mrs.
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Sometimes it is women struggling with the aftershocks of sexual assault.
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And whether sexual assault had to be taken very, very seriously.
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Camila Mendes is coming forward as a survivor of sexual assault.
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Sexual assault behavior has to be nipped at an early age.
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This is the third in a series on reducing sexual assault.
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The woman, Britney Taylor, accused Brown of rape and sexual assault.
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James Russell Kretschmer is a survivor of Boy Scout sexual assault.
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Eighteen women had accused him of sexual assault at the time.
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Eighteen women had accused him of sexual assault at the time.
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The military has struggled to address sexual assault in its ranks.
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Justin Fairfax of sexual assault, will take questions at Stanford University.
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The majority of people who experience sexual assault are not students.
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But Stanford has an uncommonly high bar for sexual assault cases.
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Justin Fairfax has been accused of sexual assault (he denies it).
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He was acquitted on three other charges, including predatory sexual assault.
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The producer is also facing sexual assault charges in Los Angeles.
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Jackie Speier, who has long championed policies to combat sexual assault.
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She knew some of her students, too, had experienced sexual assault.
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A vast majority of sexual assault cases never reach the courtroom.
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Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault trial went to a jury on Tuesday.
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Sejkora was referring to a 2003 sexual assault accusation against Bryant.
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She declined to have a sexual assault examination or toxicology screening.
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Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault on Monday.
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"Sexual assault reports are up because assaults are up," Christensen said.
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The conduct alleged by Ford is nothing less than sexual assault.
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Skalnik was arrested and charged with sexual assault of a child.
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The testimony we will hear today concerns allegations of sexual assault.
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Through a spokesperson, Weinstein has previously denied allegations of sexual assault.
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For example: Sexual assault and rape are never the victim's fault.
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His sexual assault trial is scheduled to begin on January 6.
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Sexual assault aboard flights is a growing concern for law enforcement.
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In 2018 alone, there were 3,045 reported cases of sexual assault.
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Statistically, Japan has a relatively low rate of reported sexual assault.
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CNN does not normally identify people who make sexual assault allegations.
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It claims its security staff did not witness a sexual assault.
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Trump proclaimed April as National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
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There's also evidence that sex education can help reduce sexual assault.
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Is it just very serious allegations of sexual assault and rape?
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In September, 20113, Cole went on trial for aggravated sexual assault.
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Justin Fairfax faces second sexual assault allegation How does this end?
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"I didn't make up the stigma over sexual assault," she said.
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Federal policies on campus sexual assault desperately need to be revised.
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She has pushed legislation to address campus sexual assault, as well.
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Weinstein has been hit with a multitude of sexual assault charges.
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Feature Inside the fight over federal rules on campus sexual assault.
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This retaliation against sexual assault claimants has long been military-wide.
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Kissing or sexually grabbing a woman without warning is sexual assault.
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That his allies shouldn't "get rattled" by a sexual assault allegation.
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Houston and LA both report a decrease in sexual assault reporting.
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The federal government has to investigate complaints about mishandled sexual assault.
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"Specifically, these policies will expand the role of confidential sexual assault advocates for victims, require data reporting and evaluation on sexual assault prosecutions, mandate that law enforcement report sexual assault incidents to county prosecutors within 24 hours, and, if charges are not pursued, require a supervisor's signoff and provide victims with an opportunity to meet with prosecutors to discuss the decision," Murphy said.
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Trump and Clinton's exchange on sexual assault summed up the entire election Trump and Clinton's exchange on sexual assault summed up the entire election Hillary Clinton no doubt came into the third and final presidential debate Wednesday night looking for an opportunity to bring up the sexual assault allegations Donald Trump has faced in recent weeks, and moderator Chris Wallace provided one.
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Sexual assault allegations bring down more celebrity men Revelations of sexual assault and harassment by powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein have prompted more women to go public with their experiences of men exploiting positions of power.
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"Athletes were also cited for sexual assault at a higher rate than the general population accounting for 50% of sexual assault charges in 2002-2003 and 20% of those offenses in 2004-2005," the report said.
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In the wake of the high-profile sexual assault conviction of former student Brock Turner against an unconscious woman, the Stanford Association of Students for Sexual Assault Prevention, a student advocacy group, has launched a Change.
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But not all police departments abide by these definitions, and often, statistics about false accusations of sexual assault inflate the numbers, because definitions of what constitutes a false allegation and what constitutes sexual assault are unclear.
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After the alleged sexual assault, the woman went to police and filed a report -- and was then taken to a nearby hospital where she was treated in the Sexual Assault Treatment Unit, according to local reports.
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According to the survey, 1 in 5 girls (6563%) have survived sexual assault, defined as being kissed or touched without consent, and those who have experienced homelessness reported sexual assault at twice the overall rate (41%).
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The reading was organized to support victims of campus sexual assault and bring attention to legislation that would require the Education Department to list institutions under investigation for sexual assault issues, The New York Times reported.
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The bill, called the "Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act," would also require transportation providers to issue policies for how passengers can report sexual assault and harassment, and what employees will do about it.
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The story details multiple instances of sexual assault that Weinstein allegedly committed against actresses, assistants, and models; it also reveals that Weinstein has settled lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault at least eight times since 1990.
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Very basically, the MJIA wouldn't take sexual assault prosecutions "outside of the military," as Trump suggested — it would just make the first chart look more like the second one in serious criminal cases like sexual assault.
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"We know that sexual assault is a crime with a high rate of recidivism, so prior incidents of sexual assault really are relevant to the question of whether a defendant committed this specific allegation," she added.
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DeVos said any school that fails to take a report of sexual assault seriously commits discrimination but added that a school that uses a biased system toward finding someone guilty of sexual assault also commits discrimination.
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Mr. Weinstein, 67, a former powerhouse producer in Hollywood known for films like "Pulp Fiction" and "Shakespeare in Love," has pleaded not guilty to five felony charges, including rape, criminal sexual assault and predatory sexual assault.
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Women who accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault and harassment celebrated on Monday after a jury in New York found him guilty of criminal sexual assault in the first degree and rape in the third degree.
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Here is Obama talking about a White House initiative to engage men in the fight against sexual assault: Clearly, we still have more to do to prevent sexual assault and the thinking that leads to it.
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Jian Ghomeshi's sexual assault trial isn't about the conduct of victims after they're abused or about how the criminal justice system treats sexual assault in general, argued Marie Henein, Ghomeshi's defense lawyer, in closing arguments Thursday.
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And my experience as a Title IX lawyer representing people on campuses accused of sexual assault has shown me how poorly those cases are handled — and why the definition of sexual assault should not be broadened.
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With at least 103 claims of sexual assault or abuse by drivers in the last four years, Uber needs to address its sexual assault problem, but there are plenty others affecting users who deserve the policy change.
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But the sentence prompted state lawmakers to pass mandatory minimum sentences for sexual assault offenders, and to close a loophole in the state's sexual assault law that allowed offenders whose victims were unconscious to escape prison time.
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Republicans are doing everything to make this look like a politically motivated smear, despite the fact that no one publicly documents their sexual assault for fun or fame, and very few sexual assault accusations end up false.
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And Congress passed a law as part of the Violence Against Women Act requiring colleges to make data on sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence public, and to educate new students about how to prevent sexual assault.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The California judge facing criticism over his sentencing of a former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexual assault was removed on Tuesday from a new sexual assault case after complaints by prosecutors, officials said.
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The former head of the Marines' sexual assault prevention office lamented Thursday the Department of Defense's (DOD) response to the "Me Too" movement, saying it missed a chance to make progress on combating sexual assault and harassment.
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And while sometimes the show told its sexual assault stories well (season one remains a high-water mark), other times (most of season three) it seemed to be leaning on sexual assault for the titillating shock value.
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Of serial rapists studied, 74% had at least one prior felony arrest (26% had a prior arrest specifically for sexual assault) and 95% had a subsequent felony arrest (60% had a subsequent arrest specifically for sexual assault).
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Separately, ESPN quoted a former sexual-assault counselor at Michigan State who described a pattern of disturbing behavior in which senior university officials hid information about sexual-assault complaints against student-athletes and protected them from punishment.
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National data from a 153 Canadian Journal of Sociology survey of college students found that 215 percent of women reported experiencing sexual assault the year before, and 212 percent reported experiencing sexual assault since they started school.
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When Christie Achenbach reported the sexual assault to her track coach and athletic trainers and was also silenced, was it the right way or the wrong way to handle the report of sexual assault on MSU's campus?
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Online travel and restaurant review company TripAdvisor is making a major statement in the national discussion on combatting sexual assault with a rollout of a new feature aimed at pinpointing businesses where sexual assault has been reported.
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The episode also touched on a debate embroiling campuses nationwide over how universities must balance their legal obligation to investigate sexual assault with their need to be fair to all students, including those accused of sexual assault.
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Harvard announced the de facto ban after the university's Task Force on Sexual Assault Prevention denounced campus finals clubs for having "deeply misogynistic attitudes," connected them to sexual assault issues and lumped fraternities in with the clubs.
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"He will immediately appoint a commission comprised of current and former military leaders, military sexual assault survivors and their advocates, and prominent sexual assault experts, to make concrete recommendations to him within 90 days," the statement said.
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However, the jury acquitted Mr. Weinstein of the most serious charges against him: two counts of predatory sexual assault, which required prosecutors to prove that he had committed a serious sexual assault against at least two women.
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She said that she was opposed to Senate legislation to take the prosecution of sexual assault cases out of the hands of the military chain of command, endangering the bill's prospects and confounding other sexual assault victims.
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Daniel Stoltzfus also faces charges of criminal conspiracy and statutory sexual assault.
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Soon, #RespectHarry started trending with fans coming together to denounce sexual assault.
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"Sexual assault and suicide… they're very controversial topics," the actress told Flare.
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Is there anything else you would say to survivors of sexual assault?
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The actor has been at the center of separate sexual assault allegations.
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A month later, Waco police detectives charged Anderson with felony sexual assault.
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Women or survivors of sexual assault should be the ones depicting it.
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Sexual assault allegations against actor Kevin Spacey have also followed Thurman recently.
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The false claims against officers have ranged from sexual assault to profiling.
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Nassar faces six counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child.
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It's the latest in a series of sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh.
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To stand with the victims of sexual assault, online threats and abuse.
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Read: Brock Turner Claims 'Party Culture' Led Him to Commit Sexual Assault
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Comedian Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial started on Monday in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
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Numerous women have accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault and misconduct.
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Trump could be credibly accused of sexual assault and win an election.
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Meili now devotes her life to working with survivors of sexual assault.
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One of his primary concerns, he says, is consent and sexual assault.
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Context: The footage of Trump's comments describing sexual assault surfaced in October.
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And in that absence, a culture of sexual assault began to fester.
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Domestic violence is a health issue, sexual assault is a health issue.
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The evidence ended up proving that there wasn&apost a sexual assault.
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Perez initially was arrested on the sexual assault allegation, which he denied.
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Most recently, she advocated for victims of sexual assault in war zones.
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They found him guilty of breaking and entering and attempted sexual assault.
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They are more likely to be victims of violence and sexual assault.
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At least five sexual assault videos have been posted on social media.
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But one thing is clear: It's an explicit description of sexual assault.
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As a woman, she faces a president who boasts about sexual assault.
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He said people close to him have been victims of sexual assault.
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"We have many clients who are survivors of sexual assault," she said.
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Prompting conversations about sexual assault was Gaga's intent going into the show.
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Trump responds to sexual assault allegations by saying "look at her" pic.twitter.
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All 3 of the men were charged with 3rd degree sexual assault.
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Several episodes were originally released with warnings for sexual assault and suicide.
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But waiting to report a rape or sexual assault is exceedingly common.
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Trump can't lead on critical issue of ending dom violence & sexual assault.
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It's a sad truth that most women have a sexual assault story.
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Meanwhile, Sean Balmforth is charged with sexual assault and actual bodily harm.
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She details a sexual assault that took place when she was 15.
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Weinstein is already facing multiple civil lawsuits regarding allegations of sexual assault.
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Justin is also arrested, for being an accessory to the sexual assault.
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Misogyny, sexual harassment, and sexual assault should have no place among us.
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To date, more than 60 women have accused Cosby of sexual assault.
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Since then, multiple women have accused Weinstein of sexual assault and harassment.
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As if only moderate Republican women would care about sexual assault. Sen.
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Let me be clear about one thing: Sexual assault is a crime.
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His sexual assault charges were only a part of it, she said.
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Now, Siri responds with a link to the National Sexual Assault Hotline.
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According to ABC News, Sweeney is also a survivor of sexual assault.
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He is charged with five felony counts of rape and sexual assault.
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I echo Steve's advice that you call the National Sexual Assault Hotline.
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Also around this time, Singer was hit with accusations of sexual assault.
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Some also explained that sexual assault isn't about looks — it's about power.
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Delayed reporting is the norm in sexual-assault cases, not the exception.
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Celestin was acquitted of the rape charge, but convicted of sexual assault.
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Toxic gender norms are what leads to a lot of sexual assault.
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Lovato previously spoke out supporting victims of sexual assault in February 2016.
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Brock Turner has lost his appeal and remains guilty of sexual assault.
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Protesters demonstrate after Bill Cosby departs his sexual assault trial April 25.
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Sexual assault and harassment thrives in environments when people don't speak up.
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He has pleaded not guilty to three sexual assault charges in Michigan.
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For victims of rape or sexual assault, the risk is even greater.
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Montana's sexual assault laws got a necessary update on Monday when Gov.
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Steve Bullock signed six bills that, among other things, redefined sexual assault.
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The caucus will also tackle issues around sexual assault in the military.
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"I take issues of sexual assault and harassment absolutely seriously," Zinke responded.
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On Friday night, President Obama signed the Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act.
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A rep for Masterson has previously denied the allegations of sexual assault.
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He is charged with murder, felony murder, aggravated sexual assault and kidnapping.
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Dauber argues that Persky still carries significant bias against sexual assault survivors.
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Of course, questioning sexual assault victims requires very specific training and expertise.
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No mention yet of his looming trial on sexual assault charges. pic.twitter.
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Ford said Judge was present during an alleged sexual assault against her.
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Lies, damned lies and half truths Sexual assault accusations against Trump debunked?
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More than 50 women have accused comedian Bill Cosby of sexual assault.
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Cosby, 78, faces accusations of sexual assault by more than 50 women.
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Their stories range from groping and harassment to sexual assault and rape.
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He has murdered, manipulated, committed sexual assault against someone he once loved.
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Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been again accused of sexual assault.
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Amy Schumer discussed her own sexual assault with Howard Stern last week.
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That maybe, just maybe, female survivors of sexual assault may be heard.
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There were signs of strangulation and possible sexual assault, authorities said Wednesday.
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Their complaints led to the misdemeanor count of fourth-degree sexual assault.
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Her allegations formed the basis of three counts of felony sexual assault.
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On Sunday, Kavanaugh was accused of sexual assault by a second woman.
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And as I said, the textbook definition of what constitutes sexual assault.
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And as if all men feel a certain way about sexual assault.
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The show's history of graphically depicted sexual assault has also been controversial.
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Despite these measures, the company acknowledges that sexual assault remains a risk.
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Officers were at Russell's home as part of a sexual assault investigation.
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Ramey has been charged with first-degree murder and predatory sexual assault.
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In 2014 he was found guilty of sexual assault and criminal harassment.
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And Cosby even joked about the sexual assault allegations during the tour.
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Sir Khalil Young had pleaded guilty that year to felony sexual assault.
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Matt Damon has not been accused of sexual harassment or sexual assault.
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Sexual assault is common but underreported, and conviction rates are abysmally low.
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How a survivor of sexual assault, Sonja, achieves vengeance after being raped.
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"Valentine's Day is the anniversary of my sexual assault," Ikeda tells Refinery29.
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Cosby accusers react to sexual assault charge Lawyers: 'Court should stay Mrs.
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She had not been robbed; there was no sign of sexual assault.
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This includes sexual assault, rape, intimate partner violence and female genital mutilation.
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The option is sometimes used to protect minors and sexual assault victims.
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Mel's attacker was arrested and charged with sexual assault later that night.
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A prominent writer is accused by four different women of sexual assault.
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But she's not new to the issues of sexual assault or harassment.
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Sylvester Stallone sexual assault case is being reviewed by LA district attorney.
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There are few local supports for domestic violence and sexual assault victims.
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Mr. Weinstein is also under investigation for a sexual assault in London.
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Trump, of course, is currently facing a series of sexual assault allegations.
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They backed a man who thinks sexual assault makes a good joke.
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They come after multiple women accused Trump of sexual assault and harassment.
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Read This Next: The Sexual Assault News Cycle Is Hell for Survivors
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For Allen, her case is emblematic of the military's sexual assault problem.
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Mueller lost his job over it, but Taylor countersued claiming sexual assault.
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The fact that sexual assault is a recurring theme is no accident.
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While on stage, Gaga was joined by 50 survivors of sexual assault.
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Following its release, several women have accused Donald Trump of sexual assault.
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Yes, Sansa's rape scene got fans and critics talking about sexual assault.
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So far, some 500 victims have filed robbery and sexual assault complaints.
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And during the campaign, a dozen women accused him of sexual assault.
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If someone asked you what constitutes a sexual assault, would you know?
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He was acquitted of more serious charges, including aggravated felonious sexual assault.
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I Take My Body Back by Kelsey Lynn deals with sexual assault.
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Aimers' preliminary hearing for the sexual assault is scheduled for Feb. 21.
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I exchanged Adam Venit for Mel, and sexual assault for anti-Semitic.
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"I have tremendous empathy and sympathy for sexual assault victims," Hart said.
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She told the Journal she had faced sexual assault on several occasions.
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Sexual assault of a minor is a second-degree felony in Texas.
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After Zervos accused the president of sexual assault, the rumors started flying.
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A second allegation of sexual assault was dropped in Sweden in 2015.
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Together we can end sexual assault, harassment and inequality in the workplace.
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That's probably the biggest problem with sexual assault—women not being believed.
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The story sparked a national debate about sexual assault on U.S. campuses.
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He has boasted of sexual assault, stoked nationalist fears, and incited violence.
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Relatedly, there is no "right way" to react after a sexual assault.
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Sexual assault has received a surge of public attention over recent years.
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Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, meanwhile, has denied two accusations of sexual assault.
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He also talked about the prevalence of human trafficking and sexual assault.
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"Regretting drinking is not the same as regretting sexual assault," she said.
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Her brave stand against sexual assault has created problems for her candidacy.
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Crimes, like sexual assault, are not and should never become partisan issues.
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"Regretting drinking is not the same as regretting sexual assault," she added.
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It's been seven years since Ben Roethlisberger's most recent sexual assault accusation.
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No women get famous from accusing famous of sexual assault or rape.
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Women's clothing choices are often blamed as the cause of sexual assault.
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But it's not just the act of sexual assault that's about power.
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Vice President Joe Biden to end sexual assault on college campuses. What
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And colleges must also hold accountable those found responsible for sexual assault.
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Since the dawn of television, sexual assault has rarely been handled well.
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Listen, it's not like we need to see more sexual assault onscreen.
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We can't continue to allow sexual assault and harassment to be ignored.
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"And then what happened, happened," she said of the alleged sexual assault.
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The way "Outlander" handles sexual assault often muddles its more feminist leanings.
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Fairfax had already been accused of sexual assault earlier in the week.
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He also said he was not aware of the sexual assault allegation.
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Charges include second-degree sexual assault, false imprisonment, and strangulation and suffocation.
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I have worked with sexual-assault survivors on campuses for two decades.
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It is clear campus sexual assault continues to be a serious problem.
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Gymnasts Gabby Douglas and Simone Biles also accused Nassar of sexual assault.
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Brown and his legal team have denied both claims of sexual assault.
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But Goa's reputation has been repeatedly marred by incidents of sexual assault.
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Brown and his legal team have denied both claims of sexual assault.
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Scarlett Johansson doesn't believe director Woody Allen is guilty of sexual assault.
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Two of the twelve, the investigator discovered, were survivors of sexual assault.
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In December of 2014, I pressed sexual assault charges against Jian Ghomeshi.
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When disturbances are reported, there is no separate category for sexual assault.
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The posts allege sexual assault and bullying from members of the party.
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Does he understand that sexual assault is really about power, not sex?
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In his work, he regards sexual assault and harassment as major issues.
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All of us must try to stop sexual assault before it occurs.
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It is a misdemeanor theft trial, not a new sexual assault case.
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Julian Assange is no longer being investigated for sexual assault in Sweden.
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The rule is used in many sexual assault crimes, DeSipio told PEOPLE.
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The Harvey Weinstein sexual assault saga is a scandal for the ages.
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Meanwhile, a second woman has come forward accusing Fairfax of sexual assault.
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This story illustrates the complicated issues of sexual assault on college campuses.
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Closing ArgumentsThe Crown prosecutor argued every person reacts differently to sexual assault.
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Listen to abuse and sexual assault survivors whenever they're ready to talk.
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Never assume the woman you're talking to has not experienced sexual assault.
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Is Woodson's story the story of a sexual assault, as she alleges?
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It often perpetuates a dangerous culture around drinking, drugs, and sexual assault.
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No. Do you still want me to indict me for sexual assault?
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Surely being accused of, and admitting on tape to, serial sexual assault.
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Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), who sponsored the Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act.
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There was a literal tape of him ho-hoing about sexual assault!
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Daniel Stoltzfus has also been charged with conspiracy of statutory sexual assault.
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In March, Turner was convicted of three counts of felony sexual assault.
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There often aren't witnesses to sexual assault, making convictions even more rare.
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Beyond sexual assault, atmospheres with heavy drinking can spur contestants to violence.
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She also represented several women who've accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault.
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But should we classify such acts as a form of sexual assault?
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Seventeen years ago Nate Parker was accused and acquitted of sexual assault.
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One of the other recipients, RAINN, operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline.
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And less than 1%, or 0.74%, said they had experienced sexual assault.
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In 2013, she led a charge against sexual assault in the military.
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Brown was accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit earlier this month.
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I thought the women that reported the sexual assault must be mistaken.
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Sexual assault victims come from every racial, ethnic and socio-economic group.
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Gender-based violence, including sexual assault, is also prevalent in the country.
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Lawmakers can't claim to respect sexual assault survivors and then ignore them.
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I support Dr. Blasey and the countless nameless victims of sexual assault.
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"Especially women of color who are all sexual assault victims?" asked another.
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First Trump called the women who accused him of sexual assault liars.
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Donald Trump's sexual assault allegations aren't a "he-said, she-said" situation.
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But that option isn't open to victims of rape and sexual assault.
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She has opposed shifting authority over sexual assault cases away from commanders.
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A sexual assault in late March that was committed by multiple assailants.
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When powerful men are accused of sexual assault, they stand strong together.
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Colleges and universities have no business whatsoever adjudicating cases of sexual assault.
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Unfortunately, however, the sting attempt was an affront to sexual assault survivors.
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He's been accused of sexual assault by more than a dozen women.
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What was awareness around issues of sexual assault like at that time?
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Several VICE News followers shared their own stories of surviving sexual assault.
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Or when he was accused of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and rape.
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The term "sexual assault" usually signifies a felony sexual offense, like rape.
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It's the second EOAA investigation into allegations of sexual assault by Lynch.
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Prosecutors charged Mr. Quezada, 49, with multiple counts of felony sexual assault.
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Getting adjudication right will barely move the needle on reducing sexual assault.
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" Kali Sheppard on "Taylor Swift Spoke Up. Sexual Assault Survivors Were Listening.
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Agencies that participate handle sexual-assault complaints in a radically different way.
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Mendes isn't the first Riverdale star to open up about sexual assault.
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How serious could sexual assault be if it took place among teenagers?
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I am glad Ms. Swift took a stand against casual sexual assault.
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But processing sexual assault, particularly on a cultural scale, is never uncomplicated.
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She suggested sexual assault survivors work with medical professionals, counselors and clergy.
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And Mr. Cosby's sexual assault trial will only have begun that day.
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Weinstein also faces charges of sexual assault and rape in Los Angeles.
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He was acquitted of the most serious charges of predatory sexual assault.
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Instead, the jury acquitted Weinstein on two counts of predatory sexual assault.
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Weinstein is charged with five counts, including rape and predatory sexual assault.
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The documentary On the Record details allegations of sexual assault against Simmons.
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Ms. Sciorra's account, prosecutors hope, will support the predatory sexual assault charge.
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They are particularly useful in sexual assault cases with limited forensic evidence.
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At least 85% of sexual assault victims know their attacker, Ziv testified.
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Women are also exposed to the risks of HIV through sexual assault.
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But Stanford has an uncommonly high bar for deciding sexual assault cases.
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Since then, the design has become a symbol for sexual assault survivors.
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To this day, sexual assault survivors are unlikely to see justice prevail.
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Grievances included mismanaging case records and lacking adequate sexual assault response policies.
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Weinstein also faces charges of sexual assault and rape in Los Angeles.
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Temkin was accused of sexual assault in 2014, an allegation he denied.
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A: No. The National Sexual Assault Hotline is at 800-656-4673.
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Conor McGregor has broken his silence about two separate sexual assault allegations.
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The jury acquitted Weinstein of the most serious charge — predatory sexual assault.
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A man in my neighborhood has been charged with aggravated sexual assault.
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Reports of rape and sexual assault are up in parts of Queens.
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But it isn't just the hearing impacting sexual assault survivors like myself.
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Let me be clear, all victims of sexual assault should be heard.
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One of them: how schools teach students about consent and sexual assault.
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She is now a central figure in America's reckoning with sexual assault.
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The statute of limitations in Massachusetts for sexual assault is 15 years.
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Justin Fairfax was hit by sexual assault allegations that he vehemently denies.
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Critics of the Pentagon's handling of sexual assault cases slammed that assessment.
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Uber just released its first-ever safety report that covers sexual assault.
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Carter was 0003 at the time of the 2003 alleged sexual assault.
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The sheets bear different messages, but all support survivors of sexual assault.
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Reports of sexual assault have greatly decreased in the last 20 years.
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The appalling accusations of sexual assault and harassment only reinforce that conclusion.
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" The photo is titled "Judge Kavanaughs sexual assault letter found by Dems.
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We stand with Ronan and Dylan Farrow and survivors of sexual assault.
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Kelly bailed out of jail on the sexual assault charges on Feb.
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McConnell has shown sensitivity recently to the plight of sexual assault victims.
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The sexual assault allegation could deliver a serious blow to his legacy.
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And Trump isn't the only famous man she accuses of sexual assault.
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The series also features disturbing instances of sexual assault, rape, and bullying.
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" Campbell also told the CBC, "Unconsented sexual touching is a sexual assault.
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"The law is clear everyone reacts differently to sexual assault," Callaghan said.
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