Headlines for 11_28_2015

Colonel faces sexual assault charges - AirForceTimes.com

Colonel faces sexual assault charges
AirForceTimes.com
The former commander of a medical group based in South Korea faces charges of sexual assault, according to official charge records. Col. David Cockrum, former commander of the 51st Medical Group at Osan Air Base,is awaiting a Jan. 25 court-martial at ...

How therapy can help combat college sexual assault - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

How therapy can help combat college sexual assault
Los Angeles Times
To the editor: I am the mother of a college-aged daughter and a high school-aged son as well as a licensed psychotherapist who works with adolescents and young adults, so I read this opinion with special concerns. Young adults in a scenario described ...

Do You Think Sex Strikes On College Campuses Could Reduce Sexual Assault ... - Madame Noire

Madame Noire

Do You Think Sex Strikes On College Campuses Could Reduce Sexual Assault ...
Madame Noire
While I understand Lee's idea of coming to together and spreading a message to the masses in hopes of making a change, rape and sexual assault can't simply be changed just by deciding to go on a sex strike, as it's something that happens by force.
Spike Lee Thinks Sex Strikes On College Campuses Could Reduce Sexual AssaultVibe
Spike Lee: female students should go on sex strike to combat campus rapeThe Guardian

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Man gets 12 years for sexual assault of boy - Toledo Blade

Man gets 12 years for sexual assault of boy
Toledo Blade
A Lima, Ohio, man was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old boy. Robert Whiteside, 32, also was classified by Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Michael Goulding as a sex offender who must register his address ...

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Utah colleges must teach sexual assault prevention - St. George Daily Spectrum

St. George Daily Spectrum

Utah colleges must teach sexual assault prevention
St. George Daily Spectrum
A young man who meets a girl at a party and finds her initially cool to his advances practices persistence and provides the girl with numerous drinks, eventually turning her “no” into a “yes.” If he takes her back to his dorm room for sex, is that a ...

Man sought for attempted sexual assault in SE DC - W*USA 9

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Man sought for attempted sexual assault in SE DC
W*USA 9
Police say the victim was walking in the 200 block of 8th Street on Tuesday night when a suspect suspected robbed and attempted to sexually assault her. The victim suffered minor injuries and was treated at a local hospital. Officials describe the ...
Police searching for man who robbed, attempted to sexually assault woman in DCWJLA

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Birmingham student launches petition to include sexual assault on university's ... - The Independent

The Independent

Birmingham student launches petition to include sexual assault on university's ...
The Independent
A student has launched a petition calling for sexual assault and rape to be classed as "extenuating circumstances" by their university. The unnamed student at the University of Birmingham said current guidelines do not contain a specific clause in its ...

Man Sought in Attempted Sexual Assault of Woman in Highland Park - NBC Southern California

NBC Southern California

Man Sought in Attempted Sexual Assault of Woman in Highland Park
NBC Southern California
Police are looking for a male suspect who attacked a woman on a Highland Park street and tried to sexually assault her in public before he was chased away by bystanders. Gadi Schwartz reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015.
Woman punched, sexually assaulted on street in Highland ParkKABC-TV
Man Sought After Witness Says He Tried to Rape Young Woman on Busy Highland ...KTLA

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FSU official says football players get special treatment in sexual assault cases - Orlando Sentinel

Orlando Sentinel

FSU official says football players get special treatment in sexual assault cases
Orlando Sentinel
The Florida State University official once in charge of the office that counsels campus rape victims told lawyers suing the school that football players receive special treatment, and that most of the 20 victims who alleged sexual assaults by team ...
Deposition: 20 women accused Seminole football players of sexual assault last ...NBCSports.com
Florida State Official Details Sexual Assault Claims Against Football PlayersBleacher Report
Former FSU Official: Football Players Receive Special Treatment As Dozens ...Deadspin
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6 Men Read Sexual Assault Survivors' Stories in Powerful Video - Mic

Mic

6 Men Read Sexual Assault Survivors' Stories in Powerful Video
Mic
In honor of Wednesday's International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Moterys Kalba (Women Speak), a Lithuanian women's rights group, released a powerful video to get men to confront the haunting reality of sexual assault and its ...

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