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Despite deadline in new law, few Texas police agencies reported count of untested rape kits

By | 11.10.11 | 12:20 pm

Two weeks after a deadline for local police departments to count their untested rape kits and report back to the state, fewer than five percent of the agencies in the state delivered their totals to the Texas Department of Public Safety, as required by a new state law.

Study: More than half of high school girls report sexual harassment

By | 11.09.11 | 11:40 am

Presidential hopeful Herman Cain told reporters in Scottsdale, Ariz., Monday that sexual harassment is a serious issue, and a serious charge — one he is not guilty of, despite increasing accusations from women who worked for the National Restaurant Association when Cain was CEO of the organization.

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HIV advocates insist NY Post apologize for following hotel worker in DSK IMF case

By | 05.19.11 | 4:31 pm | More from The Michigan Messenger

Advocates for those living with HIV are calling on the New York Post to apologize for a story about the victim in the alleged rape case against former International Money Fund President Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Advocates say the news story may have improperly disclosed the victim’s HIV status.

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Is Military Doing Enough for Sexual Assaults?

By | 09.10.08 | 3:53 pm

That was the question being asked at a grim congressional hearing this morning, “Sexual Assaults in the Military: Part II.”

Part I gained some notoriety when Dr. Kaye Whitley, director of the Pentagon’s sexual assault prevention and response office, defied a subpoena from the House oversight national security More…