Rape Myths In Court Continue to Taint The System
Rape myths—such as implying that a victim’s clothing or intoxication invited the assault—persist in U.S. courts.
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Rape myths—such as implying that a victim’s clothing or intoxication invited the assault—persist in U.S. courts.
A series of federal civil rights lawsuits brought forward new allegations of staff at the Oregon Youth Authority sexually abusing teenagers and young adults in custody.
A federal lawsuit filed by 11 female plaintiffs accuses the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau and Bishop Edward Rice, in his official capacity, of facilitating and covering up the sexual abuse of minors by employees over a span of decades.
Harvey Weinstein faced arraignment in a New York City courtroom on Sept. 18 for an additional sex crime charge, just two months before his retrial in the high-profile #MeToo case that has marked his downfall.
A lawsuit has been filed against two prominent Chicago hospitals, accusing Fabio Ortega, an OB-GYN, of sexually abusing over 300 women, primarily Latina and Spanish-speaking.