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How AOC and Others Going Public About Sexual Assault Helps Other Survivors Heal
After the attack on the U.S. Capitol, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez revealed that the experience was a triggering event that recalled the trauma of a past sexual assault. Sarah Klein, a survivor and advocate for sexual assault victims, joined LX News to explain how other survivors are helped when public figures like AOC speak out about their own trauma.
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Disturbing Charges Against Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard Are at the Center of True Crime Podcast ‘Evil By Design'
The host of the investigative true crime podcast “Evil by Design” has been on the trail of allegations against fashion mogul Peter Nygard for 10 years. In December, Nygard was arrested on charges of forced sex trafficking and trafficking of minors, among others. Host Timothy Sawa joined LX News to talk about his decade-long efforts to shed light on these allegations.
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After 8 Attacks, Search is On For Serial Sexual Predator in Long Beach
Long Beach police are launching an investigation after several women reported being sexually assaulted and attacked.
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Observant Shopper Leads Deputies to Man Suspected in Sexual Assaults in North County Stores
An observant shopper in San Diego’s North County helped lead deputies to a man suspected in a series of sexual assaults at stores around San Marcos and Vista, officials confirmed.
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After a Sexual Assault, Where Can You Get a Medical and Forensic Exam?
If you or someone you know is experiencing sexual violence, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline by calling 1-800-656-HOPE (4673), visit the lifeline crisis chat at www.online.rainn.org, or find your local rape crisis center at www.centers.rainn.org. After a rape, the first step toward a conviction — before evidence testing, charges and a trial — is a sexual assault forensic exam. Commonly...
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Designer Alexander Wang Accused of Sexual Assault, Calls Accusations ‘Grotesquely False'
The designer, 37, known best for his eponymous brand started in 2005, has been accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by a model based in the U.K.
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Another Delay Granted for Harvey Weinstein Extradition
Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein will remain in a New York prison for now after his lawyers and prosecutors agreed to postpone efforts to send him to California to face sexual assault charges.
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Woman Alleges in Lawsuit Priest Sexually Assaulted Her at Maywood Church
A former janitor at a Catholic Church in Maywood is suing the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, alleging she was forced to quit in 2019 after a priest groped her in the rectory and tried to coerce her into his bed.
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Commander Seeks to Get Embattled Fort Hood ‘Back on Track'
As Fort Hood’s commander, Lt. Gen. Pat White faces the immense task of rebuilding trust and turning around an installation with one of the highest rates of murder, sexual assault and harassment in the Army.
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DNA Evidence Leads to Arrest in 25-Year Cold Case Rape in Calif.
DNA evidence helped authorities identify and arrest an Eastvale man suspected of raping a young woman more than two decades ago, police announced Friday.
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Vanessa Guillén's Family Opens Up About Fort Hood Soldier's Death on ‘Red Table Talk'
Weeks before her disappearance, slain Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillén told her mother that she had been sexually harassed at the Army base and was afraid to speak up because of what Gloria Guillen calls a culture that protects abusers in the military at the expense of victims like her daughter, NBC News reports.
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Federal Judge Refuses to Block Campus Sexual Assault Rules
A federal judge is allowing the Education Department to move forward with new rules governing how schools and universities respond to sexual assault complaints.
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Ahead of Their Time: Why Antioch College's Groundbreaking Dating Policy was Nationally Mocked
The New York Times looks looks back at Antioch College’s groundbreaking first affirmative consent policy for sex which was ridiculed 25 years ago but is now considered groundbreaking in the #MeToo movement.
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‘Defund the Police' Movement Could Offer Sexual Assault Survivors a Different Path for Justice, Experts Say
If calls to “defund the police” and divert funds to nonpolicing efforts are successful, what happens to rapists and sex offenders?
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Vanessa Guillen's Death Sparks Military ‘Me Too' Movement
The death of Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen has sparked a military “Me Too” movement online using the hashtags #IamVanessaGuillen and #JusticeforVanessa. Women are posting the hashtags along with graphic accounts of sexual assaults they say they experienced while in the U.S. military. One of those women, Marine combat veteran Kayla Carnevale said of her assault, “It ruined me for...
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#IamVanessaGuillen: Women Share Experiences of Sexual Assault in the Military
A rapidly growing number of people are voicing their support, reports NBC 7’s Bridget Naso.
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Ansel Elgort Breaks His Silence After Being Accused of Sexually Assaulting 17-Year-Old Girl
On Friday morning, a Twitter user who goes by the name Gabby posted a message to her followers where she shared “my story” with the Hollywood actor. In her post that has since gone private, Gabby claims the 26-year-old actor “sexually assaulted me when I was 17. I had DMed him on when it was two days before my 17th...
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New Campus Sexual Assault Rules Bolster Rights of Accused
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has issued final rules that will reshape the way schools and universities respond to complaints of sexual misconduct
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Poway Doctor Charged With Sexual Assault of 3 Patients Pleads Not Guilty
More than a dozen felony charges were filed Monday against a Poway anesthesiologist who faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of sexually assaulting three incapacitated patients.
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Military Sexual Assault Reports Rise, in Air Force Above All
The Pentagon says reports of sexual assaults across the military increased slightly last year, with the Air Force showing the biggest jump of all the services