Word: assaulter
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...graduates of Virginia Tech, my wife and I were very impressed with your cover honoring the victims of the horrible assault at our alma mater [April 30]. As true Hokies, we will remember the best four years of our lives at Virginia Tech. Our hearts and prayers go out to the victims and their families. In true Hokie tradition, we also feel for the family of the gunman...
...Texas Association Against Sexual Assault also voiced its concerns about "unintended consequences" of Jessica's Laws. The mandatory sentences can backfire, said TAASA spokeswoman Karen Amacher, as prosecutors lose the flexibility to seek lesser sentences in cases where a jury trial may prove too taxing for a child witness, or a jury or judge may not feel a 25-year sentence is warranted. Since an estimated 80% of child sexual assaults are committed by family members, groups like Amacher's are concerned that mandatory sentence laws, not to mention the death penalty, might dissuade certain people from reporting abuse...
...Just two weeks before the Senate passed its version of Jessica's Law, two men freed on DNA testing after serving 27 years in prison between them for adult sexual assault visited the state capitol. The lone senator to vote against the bill reminded his colleagues of their visit. "At some point we have to decide where do we draw the line on something that's politically right but morally wrong," State Senator Rodney Ellis, a Houston Democrat, said as he cast his vote. "I'm for the death penalty, but I think it would be nice...
Less than two miles from the Quad, a sexual predator remains at large in the area around Tufts University’s Medford/Somerville campus, according to police reports. Several sexual assaults that occurred in the past month in the Hillside area of Medford are believed to related, according to Medford Police Department spokesman Lt. Paul F. Covino. Tufts University spokeswoman Kim M. Thurler confirmed that at least two Tufts students were victims, including the first incident on March 31, when a female student reported being lured into a car and then sexually assaulted. While Covino declined to release the exact...
...wooden coffee table fill out the warmly lit space. Here, the women of RESPONSE welcome 25 to 35 students who call and drop in each semester when they need to tell someone their stories.In a corner, an old filing cabinet houses a 24-year history of sexual assault at Harvard. That history is made up of notes on each caller and drop-in’s story, all told anonymously.The student-run RESPONSE began in 1983 under the direction of a group of Harvard women who, according to current president Alexandra D. Kukunova...