“Nearly one in three Native American women have been raped in their lifetime. - @frontlinepbs”
Trigger warning on this you guys: it’s a story about a victim of a vicious sexual assault whose awesome brother is trying to raise $65,000 to help cover her surgery.
Breaking: Strauss-Kahn Case Seen as in Jeopardy - NYT
The sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn is on the verge of collapse as investigators have uncovered major holes in the credibility of the housekeeper who charged that he attacked her in his Manhattan hotel suite in May, according to two well-placed law enforcement officials.
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A rising group of advocates for rape victims has taken to the streets to try to take the stigma off women who’ve been sexually assaulted. A series of protests known as “SlutWalks” have spread across the world to bring attention to “slut shaming” - or blaming the victims for being raped. Continue reading… NYDailynews
“Lara Logan thought she was going to die in Tahrir Square when she was sexually assaulted by a mob on the night that Hosni Mubarak’s government fell in Cairo.
Ms. Logan, a CBS News correspondent, was in the square preparing a report for “60 Minutes” on Feb. 11 when the celebratory mood suddenly turned threatening. She was ripped away from her producer and bodyguard by a group of men who tore at her clothes and groped and beat her body. “For an extended period of time, they raped me with their hands,” Ms. Logan said in an interview with The New York Times. She estimated that the attack lasted for about 40 minutes and involved 200 to 300 men. Ms. Logan, who returned to work this month, is expected to speak at length about the assault on “60 Minutes” on Sunday night.”
Raw Audio: Gore’s Accuser Speaks
Police release raw audio of an interview with the massage therapist who accuses former Vice President Al Gore of sexual assault in 2006
Sen. Franken Questions an Arbitration Lawyer about Binding Arbitration and KBR Rape Case
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Al Franken kicks ass here!
