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Palin's Town Billed Rape Victims for Evidence Kits

Alaska had to pass law to stop Wasilla from charging victims

Sep 12, 08 3:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin's Alaskan hometown billed rape victims and their insurance companies for the cost of rape evidence kits while she was mayor, AP reports. The state had to pass a law—over the objections of Wasilla's police chief—to stop the practice. It was the only town in Alaska to... More »

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Alaska • rape • sexual assault • Sarah Palin • Wasilla

Court: Cops Wrong to Tape Man's Sex With Comatose Wife

Privacy law violated in sexual assault case

Sep 11, 08 9:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Wisconsin court today threw out evidence against a man police videotaped having sex with his comatose wife in her nursing-home room, the AP reports, arguing that authorities violated his constitutional rights. The court ruled that David Johnson, 59, who’s been charged with felony sexual assault, had an expectation... More »

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Wisconsin • privacy • nursing homes • Fourth Amendment • sexual assault

Sex Assaults Against
Women in Military 'Epidemic'

Lawmaker discovers 41% of female vets at one hospital have been vicitms

Aug 1, 08 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - A California congresswoman seeking better protection for military women said she was shocked to discover that 41% of women at a veterans hospital reported being sexually assaulted while in the service, CNN reports. "We have an epidemic here," Jane Harman told a House panel yesterday. "Women in... More »

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Pentagon • US military • rape • Jane Harman • sexual assault • female troops

Vt. Girl's Death
a Homicide: Investigators

Uncle faces execution in abduction of 12-year-old

Jul 8, 08 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The death of a 12-year-old Vermont girl was murder, prosecutors said yesterday, and her uncle may face the death penalty under federal kidnapping laws. A judge ordered Brooke Bennett’s uncle, who has not been charged with kidnapping but not murder, held without bail after Bennett’s body was found... More »

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kidnapping • murder • Vermont • child molestation • sexual assault • Brooke Bennett • Michael Jacques

Missing Vermont Girl Found Dead

12-year-old's uncle accused of forcing
her, and another girl,
into sex ring

Jul 3, 08 7:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vermont authorities found the body of a missing 12-year-old girl in a fresh grave yesterday, CNN reports. Brooke Bennett’s death “appears to be foul play,” said police, who arrested her uncle and stepfather on separate sexual assault charges. Bennett’s uncle, Michael Jacques, initiated her into a... More »

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child molestation • missing child • child pornography • Burlington, Vermont • sexual assault

Texas Kids Fed Pills in Forced 'Sex Shows'

Six adults charged, two convicted in case that shook small town

Jun 23, 08 7:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Four children, the youngest just 5 years old, were fed powerful painkillers they knew as "silly pills" and forced to perform sex shows for crowds in a small Texas town, AP reports. Locals had believed the site of the shows was just a swinger’s club. Six adults have... More »

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Texas • crime • child abuse • sexual abuse • Vicodin • sexual assault

Austrian Incest Father Nabbed Earlier in Sex Crime

Victims of 'unrepentant' dad remain hospitalized

Apr 29, 08 4:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Austrian man accused of imprisoning his daughter as a sex slave in a dungeon for 24 years and fathering her seven children is a convicted sex offender, the London Times reports. No details were immediately available, but neighbors reported avoiding the home of Josef Fritzl, 73, because of rumors... More »

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kidnapping • rape • Austria • sexual abuse • captivity • incest • sexual assault

Poison Drummer Arrested on Rape Charge

'80s rocker nabbed at LAX customs for Miss. casino incident

Mar 29, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The drummer for '80s hair band Poison was hit with a rape warrant upon returning from New Zealand, E! Online reports. Richard Ream, 46, better known as Rikki Rockett, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Mississippi casino resort where he was staying. Officials arrested him at customs... More »

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rock stars • rape • Mississippi • Poison • rock music • sexual assault • Rikki Rockett

British Teen Found Dead in Goa 'Was Drowned'

Mom charges local police tried to cover up

Mar 23, 08 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the latest tragedy involving a girl on vacation, medical authorities have determined a British teen was deliberately drowned after a night of partying in the Indian tourist hotspot of Goa, the Guardian reports. Scarlett Keeling, 15, disappeared during a holiday last month on Ajuna beach. Her battered and partially... More »

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India • crime • rape • sexual assault • Scarlett Keeling • Goa • Devon

Remains Sought in UK Kid Home

140 adults have come forward with abuse complaints at children's institution

Feb 25, 08 8:38 AM CST
(Newser) - British officials who discovered the remains of a youngster in a children's home fear there could be at least six other bodies beneath the concrete floors, reports the Guardian. Complaints of abuse launched an investigation of the home, which has been closed for years, and other government institutions on the... More »

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crime • children • rape • sexual assault • Haut de la Garenne • Jersey • British officials • Sea Cadet Corps • molestation

New Sexual Assault Charge Shocks Okinawa

After alleged rape,
2nd case threatens US-Japan ties

Feb 21, 08 9:31 AM CST
(Newser) - The American military is investigating a second allegation of sexual assault against a woman on the Japanese island of Okinawa. Reuters reports that a soldier has been taken into custody, accused of sexual assault against a Filipina living on the island. The new allegation comes only a week after a... More »

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Japan • US military • rape • Christopher Hill • protests • Okinawa • sexual assault

4 More US Marines Face Rape Charges in Japan

Men busted just days after arrest in separate case involving 14-year-old girl

Feb 15, 08 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - US military authorities are charging four Marines with raping a young Japanese woman, just days after a Marine was arrested by Japanese authorities and charged with raping a 14-year-old schoolgirl in a separate case. The four men are accused of assaulting a 19-year-old woman in October after meeting her at... More »

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Japan • rape • Okinawa • Marine • sexual assault

Women Report Sex Assaults by Contractors in Iraq

Victims say assaults are common and complaints ignored in legal limbo

Feb 13, 08 11:03 AM CST
(Newser) - American women who report being sexually assaulted while working for contractors in Iraq are finding themselves stuck in a legal limbo, reports the New York Times. They are not covered by military laws, and the reach of American laws over US contractors abroad is still unclear. Contractors like KBR require... More »

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Iraq • Iraq contractors • sexual assault • KBR

'Honor' Violence Against Women Surging in UK

Immigrant daughters forced into marriage, even killed for 'honor'

Feb 10, 08 7:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Violence in the name of family honor affects at least 17,000 women every year in Britain, and the number of unreported incidents may be drastically higher, the Independent reports. Forced marriages, sexual assaults, domestic violence, and so-called "honor" killings are reaching crisis levels, British officials say; they are... More »

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women's rights • England • domestic violence • immigrant • honor killings • forced marriage • sexual assault

Mexico City Launches Women-Only Buses

They're sick and tired
of being groped

Jan 25, 08 3:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Women in Mexico City will now have the option to ride buses that only allow female travelers after an outcry against groping and ogling by male passengers. The city already offers women-only subway cars during rush hour traffic, but bus travel is far more popular. Several cities around the world... More »

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Mexico City • public transportation • sex discrimination • buses • sexual assault

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