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Data Error Leads To Release of Accused Rapist
A data error apparently led to the release of accused rapist Robert Kemp last week, two days before police say he raped an employee at a South Bend Walgreens on New Years Day.
Corrections Department spokesman Doug Garrison says internal records did...Tags: Criminals
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Lawmakers move to address U.S. military sex assault problem
Reuters* House panel proposes tougher penalties for attackers * Measures also aim to improve victim treatment and support * Proposals follow string of military sexual assault cases By David Alexander WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers frustrated...Tags: Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, Military Justice, U.S. Military, Kirsten Gillibrand
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Man accused of murder and rape that shocked S.Africa is released
ReutersCAPE TOWN, May 21 (Reuters) - South African prosecutors dropped charges on Tuesday against one of the two men charged with raping, mutilating and killing a teenage girl in a crime that outraged a country hardened by some of the world's highest rates of...Tags: Sex Crimes, Africa, Jacob Zuma, Cape Town (South Africa), Murder
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Jailing of Afghan women for 'moral' crimes is increasing, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for “moral crimes” has risen by 50% in the last 18 months, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government’s need to step up efforts to protect...
Tags: Crime Victims, Sex Crimes, International Law, Justice and Rights, Abusive Behavior
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Sharp rise in number Afghan women in prison for "moral crimes"
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - About 600 Afghan women and girls are behind bars for so-called moral crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost twelve years ago. Running away from home, usually from abuse...Tags: Sex Crimes, Justice and Rights, United Nations, Abusive Behavior, NATO
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Afghan women's rights in peril, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for "moral crimes" has risen by 50% in the last year and a half, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government's need to step up efforts to protect women'...
Tags: Sex Crimes, International Law, Wars and Interventions, Environmental Issues, Justice and Rights
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Conservative Afghan lawmakers block legislation protecting women's rights
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. The...Tags: Sex Crimes, Elections, Justice and Rights, Abusive Behavior, United Nations
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Ex-NE Ind. college football player sentenced in rape
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A former University of Saint Francis football player who pleaded guilty last month to the rape of an incapacitated woman at a party has been sentenced to six years in prison. The Journal Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/...Tags: Sex Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Judges, Punishment
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READER SUBMITTED: Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services Celebrates 30 Year Anniversary: Gala Honors Achievements
HartfordOn Thursday, May 9, Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services' (CONNSACS) hosted a gala at the Governor's Residence in honor of their 30th anniversary. CONNSACS is the coalition of Connecticut's nine community-based sexual assault crisis services...Tags: Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, Milford (New Haven, Connecticut), Human Interest
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Police in Missoula, Montana, agree to change handling of rape cases
Reuters(Reuters) - Police in Missoula, Montana, have agreed to change the way they investigate sexual assault accusations under an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice that follows a similar move by a local university, officials said on Wednesday....Tags: Health and Safety at School, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, Minority Groups, Justice and Rights
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Sentence in Rice County rape case
KWCH 12 EYEWITNESS NEWSA Lyons man is sentenced to 17½ years in prison after pleading no contest to charges of rape and aggravated indecent liberties. 34 year old Jeffrey S. Redding was sentenced to a total of 210 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections by Chief Judge...Tags: Sex Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Judges, Punishment
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Angelina Jolie caps journey from wild child to doting mother
ReutersBy Belinda Goldsmith and Piya Sinha-Roy CANNES/LOS ANGELES, May 15 (Reuters) - As a tattooed wild child wearing her husband's blood in a locket and luring Brad Pitt away from Hollywood rival Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie was dream fodder for the...Tags: Sex Crimes, Celebrities, Cannes Film Festival, Mastectomy, Sexual Assault
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