WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is launching an initiative to combat sexual assault on college campuses, turning the spotlight on a problem that has devastated millions of Americans yet rarely receives such White House attention. Obama planned to sign a presidential memorandum Wednesday creating a task force to protect students from sexual assault, with […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday gave the military one year to make progress on an epidemic of sexual assault or face potential tougher reforms, hours after Congress sent a sweeping defense bill for his signature that cracks down on the crime in its ranks. Obama said the military has “an urgent obligation” […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate Jameis Winston will not be charged with sexually assaulting a woman who accused him of raping her about a year ago, a prosecutor said Thursday. State Attorney Willie Meggs made the announcement at a news conference, saying there was not enough evidence to win […]
When it comes to sexual assault accusations, some people try to take more precautions than others when they feel like they have more to lose.…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — State Attorney Willie Meggs said Saturday it is unlikely that a final decision will be made before Thanksgiving on whether to charge Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston in a sexual assault case. Meggs’s comments came just a day after the family of the alleged victim sent out a statement disputing the […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The attorney for Florida State’s Jameis Winston says the quarterback volunteered a DNA sample last week to the Tallahassee Police Department as part of the sexual assault investigation involving his client. Tim Jansen said at a Thursday press conference that he is upset that the information was leaked and made public […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The family and attorney of the alleged victim in a sexual assault investigation involving Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston on Wednesday sharply criticized Tallahassee police in their first public comments about the case. The lengthy family statement said their attorney, Patricia Carroll, was warned by police that Tallahassee was a “big […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors are setting up an interview with the victim in the investigation of an alleged sexual assault tied to Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston that was reported nearly a year ago. They expect to close the investigation in a few weeks. Many questions are still unanswered, especially why Tallahassee police waited […]
Sexual assault, specifically rape is the most heinous and most vile act that one human being could commit against another. One might argue that murder would be worse. However, the psychological effects that remains well after the wounds heal, leaves memories that may last a lifetime. According to the Rape, Incest, Abuse National Network (RAINN) […]
NORWALK, Calif. — A Southern California churchman who claimed to have “healing hands” was charged with sexually assaulting women parishioners, authorities said. Jorge Juan Castro,…
Young Money rapper Mack Maine is about to be in the fight for his freedom. The YMCMB soldier has been hit with two counts…
LONDON (AP) — About a third of women worldwide have been physically or sexually assaulted by a former or current partner, according to the first major review of violence against women. In a series of papers released on Thursday by the World Health Organization and others, experts estimated nearly 40 percent of women killed worldwide […]
