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Military sex assault reports surge by 50 percent

Lolita C. Baldor, AP May 1, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — Reports by members of the military of sexual assaults jumped by an unprecedented 50 percent last year, in what Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel declared a "clear threat" to both male...

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Notalone.gov to assist campus rape victims

WASHINGTON  — Want to know whether there’s been a history of sexual assaults on your college campus? The Obama administration has created a new website that will post enforcement actions it’s taken...

PRIDE! hosts special forum on sexual harassment, assault

Blair Donald April 4, 2014

 Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) coordinator Jennie O’Connell presented statistics about sexual assault and harassment Kent State’s PRIDE! meeting Thursday.“It’s real. It happens,” O’Connell...

Guest Column: Bill’s failure is a setback for military assault reform

The Dallas Morning News March 13, 2014

The Dallas Morning News (MCT) The following editorial appeared in the Dallas Morning News on Tuesday, March 11:There is no doubt, as Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., told colleagues last week, that members...

Senate blocks change to military sex assault cases

Donna Cassata, AP March 6, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bowing to the Pentagon, the Senate agreed after impassioned debate Thursday to leave the authority to prosecute rapes and other serious crimes with military commanders in a struggle...

State money helps sexual assault victims

Katherine Schaeffer March 5, 2014

From the controversy surrounding the Steubenville rape case to the public outcry when three young women escaped years of captivity on Cleveland’s west side, Ohio became the center of national dialogue...

Guest Column: Senate must pass reforms to help end epidemic of sexual assault military

San Jose Mercury News February 16, 2014

The following editorial appeared in the San Jose Mercury News on Thursday, Feb. 13:The way sexual assaults are handled in the military is a disaster — even the top brass concede at this point. The Associated...

Guest Column: Do sexual assaults on college campuses require a federal response?

RedBlueAmerica January 23, 2014

President Barack Obama this week signed an executive memorandum setting up a special task force focused on sexual assault on U.S. college campuses. The president’s order followed the release of a new...