“A soldier assigned to coordinate a sexual assault prevention program in Texas is under investigation for ‘abusive sexual contact’ and other alleged misconduct and has been suspended from his duties, the Army announced Tuesday. Just last week an Air Force officer who headed a sexual assault prevention office was himself arrested on charges of groping a woman in a parking lot.”
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In the News
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
In the News
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
“Experts argue that kids who commit sexual crimes have very different motivations to adults. Does that mean they should be exempt from sex offender registries?” Read more at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22362837
In the News
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
“Military sexual assault is not a new phenomenon. A second look at the Tailhook scandal in 1991 reveals what happened then. And what it all means now.”
In the News
Monday, May 13, 2013
The article reports, “In just the last few days, we’ve seen a series of news stories involving violence against women. The violence comes in different forms—physical, psychological, financial—and from different quarters—a former school-bus driver in Cleveland, the NRA convention in Houston, the military, Congress—and so it’s not surprising that the media, as usual, are delivering these stories as unrelated incidents.”
In the News
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
The article reports, “The chief of the Air Force’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response branch has been removed from the position following his weekend arrest on a sexual battery charge in Arlington, Va., according to an Air Force spokeswoman.”
In the News
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
A new awareness campaign meant to stop child abuse (and help victims find support) is delivering its message in a unique way. The ANAR Foundation has turned to lenticular printing to create outdoor ads that appear differently to adults and children.
