sexual assualt

BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court refused Wednesday to revive a defamation lawsuit filed against Bill Cosby by a woman who said he raped her decades ago. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston upheld a lower court ruling dismissing Kathrine McKee’s lawsuit against Cosby. The former actress […]

When we think about police brutality, we may think of people like Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Tamir Rice who lost their lives. Although black men are the target of most police brutality incidents, black women and women of color are also equal targets of police brutality and injustice. Andrea Ritchie is the author of Invisible […]

Former NFL star Michael Irvin seems to have it all together when we see him on television as a sports analyst on the NFL Network — but his personal life is in shambles. The Hall of Famer is denying claims that he sexually assaulted a woman at a Ft. Lauderdale hotel. TMZ reports that the 27-year-old […]

In July, we reported on the rape of 16-year-old Jada, who had been drugged and sexually assaulted at a party. After violating her body, her rapists…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is taking steps designed to help colleges and universities reduce sexual assaults on their campuses and provide better protections for the victims when they do occur. Schools should identify trained, confidential victim’s advocates and conduct surveys to better gauge the frequency of sexual assault on their campuses since these […]

Oklahoma University football star Frank Shannon has told police he didn’t rape a sorority girl at his apartment back in January. TMZ reports: The leading tackler on the Sooners claims she was the initiator and even removed her own clothes. But Shannon claims things came to a grinding halt when he asked her if she was on her period. She allegedly […]

Things aren’t looking too well for former Saints safety Darren Sharper — and rightfully so. An Arizona police detective said that Sharper’s DNA was found on one of two young women who say he drugged and sexually assaulted them last November. NOLA.com reports: Police testified that one of the women who returned to the apartment after […]