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Crimes on Reservations Catch Eye of U.S. Attorneys
Society & Culture  (tags: crime, violence, women, Native American, sexual assault )

Lone
- 53 days ago - m.lasvegassun.com
The top federal prosecutor in Las Vegas has begun assessing the law enforcement needs of Native Americans in Nevada as part of a sweeping Justice Department review to provide more police, equipment and manpower to reservations here and across the country
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Raped at 8 and Left for Dead, a Victim Raises Her Voice
Society & Culture  (tags: society, crime, abuse, rape, torture, violence, sexual assault, women, survivors )

Dee
- 74 days ago - cnn.com
(CNN) -- For nearly 20 years Jennifer Schuett has held onto every memory of the night she was abducted from her bedroom, raped and left for dead.
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Sacramento Wins Appeal Over Firefighters' Alleged Sex Assault
Society & Culture  (tags: Fire Fighters, sexual assault, women, drinking, crime )

Lone
- 97 days ago - sacbee.com
Even if two of its firefighters - one of whom was on duty - sexually assaulted a woman, the city of Sacramento should not have to pay her anything because the assault was not part of
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Designer Faces Life Sentence in Sex Assault Case
Society & Culture  (tags: rape, sexual assault, women, crime, sicko, prison )

Lone
- 99 days ago - bellinghamherald.com
LOS ANGELES Fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander will learn what his sentence will be for sexually assaulting aspiring models he lured to Los Angeles, only to be turned around and sent to New York where he faces similar charges
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Officer Gets Public Defender Despite $100,000-Plus Salary
Society & Culture  (tags: police, sexual assault, crime, dishonesty, women )

Lone
- 106 days ago - adn.com
An Anchorage police officer accused of multiple counts of sexual assault will get a public defender despite his $100,000-a-year salary, at least for now, a Superior Court judge ruled Friday
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Britain: Ziauddin Sardar: Forced Marriage Must Be Criminalised
Society & Culture  (tags: women, rights, society, Forced marriage, children, honour-related kidnapping, sexual assault, beatings, murder crime, death, family )

Madalena
- 616 days ago - stophonourkillings.com
According to official figures, up to 17,000 women in Britain are subjected to honour-related kidnapping, sexual assault, beatings and murder every year. A new report by the Centre for Social Cohesion suggests these figures underestimate the true extent of
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Child Molester Assaults Retarded Man
Society & Culture  (tags: sexual assault, child molester, law, safety, society )

Sherry
- 710 days ago - kpho.com
A child molester recently released from prison was arrested Monday on suspicion of sexually assaulting a mentally retarded man. Neil Edwards, 66, befriended the man last Friday and brought him to Edwards' Peeples Valley home, where he proceeded to sexu
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Child Torturer Should Get 15 Years: Crown
Society & Culture  (tags: child, abuse, crime, violence, torture, sexual assault )

Linda
- 806 days ago - cnews.canoe.ca
Court has heard the child was sexually assaulted, handcuffed by her feet in a dark basement where marijuana was grown, locked to an iron grate, deprived of liquids and then tortured with a spray bottle.
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Police Release Composite Of Sexual Assault Suspect
Society & Culture  (tags: sexual assault )

Sherry
- 822 days ago - newsnet5.com
ALLIANCE, Ohio -- Police in Alliance are looking for help to identify a possible sexual assault suspect.
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Breaking News: W-B Police Release Updated Description of Sexual Assault Suspect 11
Society & Culture  (tags: children, school, sexual assault, violence )

Sherry
- 822 days ago - zwire.com
Wilkes-Barre police have released an updated description of the suspect in Monday's alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl outside Heights-Murray Elementary School. Police said they are asking for the public's help in identifying and locating
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Sheboygan Teen Charged With Sexual Assault of Girl, 8
Society & Culture  (tags: children, crime, violence, sexual assault )

Sherry
- 826 days ago - postcrescent.com
A 17-year-old Sheboygan boy is facing more than 40 years in prison after being charged today for the alleged sexual assault of an 8-year-old girl, according to a criminal complaint.
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Misogyny: A Public Health Crisis
Society & Culture  (tags: rape, sexual assault, violence against women, health, women, abuse, death, prevention, protection, research, safety, media, law, murder, rights, culture, activists, celebrity, crime, education, family, freedoms, government, humans, interesting )

Barb
- 827 days ago - now.org
Rarely a day goes by without multiple headlines announcing that a woman or young girl is missing, or has been sexually assaulted, raped or murdered, or some combination thereof. It is no secret that violence against women and girls pervades this country.>
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Disney Worker, 54, Charged With Sexual Battery of Young Girl
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, child, children, crime, sexual abuse, sexual assault )

Linda
- 858 days ago - foxnews.com
Christian V. Johnson of Clermont was arrested Friday after police say he molested a girl on multiple occasions from the time she was 10 to 14 years old.
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