The article reports, “By now, most of us are familiar with the story of the 11-year-old girl who was raped by 19 young men. The story gets worse: this little girl, who was gang-raped, has become the target of victim blaming. A TV anchor quoted one of the rapists, who defended himself by saying, ‘She looked older than 11.'”
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Monday, April 25, 2011
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
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Monday, April 11, 2011
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Friday, April 08, 2011
The article reports, “Strangulation, common in domestic abuse cases, is now a crime in New York and already 2,000 people have been arrested under the weeks-old law, authorities said on Thursday. Police and prosecutors, who in the past had difficulty prosecuting such cases because of the lack of visible physical injuries, said the law clearly was needed.”
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Monday, April 04, 2011
APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH
