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Towson police investigating report of sexual assault
Baltimore County police said Thursday afternoon that detectives "are in the early stages of an investigation involving a possible sexual assault" near downtown Towson Cpl. John Wachter, a police spokesman, said that around 4:23 a.m. Thursday, May 24,...Tags: Towson, Sex Crimes
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Rape and prison
The prospect of spending years behind bars in a tiny cell is sufficiently chilling to deter most people from ever committing a crime. Those who willfully break the law anyway and get caught have no one to blame but themselves when a judge sentences them...
Tags: Sexual Assault, Rape, Judges, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Rape in the ranks
Sexual assault in the military threatens our national security. This has been a hard lesson for military leaders to learn, but thanks to significant pressure from Congress and victims' advocates, they're starting to get the picture. Last month, Secretary...Tags: The Pentagon, Rape, Wars and Interventions, Abusive Behavior, Sex Crimes
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Status of ongoing cases unclear in wake of DNA ruling
When a high court ruling came down this week limiting the use of DNA evidence, police in the state were investigating 20 cases based on DNA collected after they arrested suspects charged with committing a violent crime or burglary. Now, it's unclear...
Tags: Maryland State Police, Theft, Human Body, DNA, Sex Crimes
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Maryland Film Festival kicks off with pleasure and pain
John Waters opened his audience's eyes to a kind of film experience they'd probably never had before. Another writer-director raised in Maryland scared a late-night crowd silly. A movie about a sexual assault left some viewers heading for the exits early....Tags: Maryland Film Festival, Christopher Walken, Selma Blair, Film Festivals, Dark Horse (movie)
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Forensic nurses taking the lead on rape cases in Maryland
Rape is a notoriously difficult crime to prosecute. Of every 100 rapes nationwide, 46 are reported, 12 lead to arrests and three result in prison sentences.
To improve those odds, advocates are encouraging more nurses to receive the training to give a...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Rape, Sex Crimes, Police Arrests, Health and Medical Professionals
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Former Mid sues Naval Academy over rapes
A former midshipman who says she was raped twice while at the Naval Academy has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force officials to improve their response to sexual assaults at the service academies. In a complaint filed Friday, the woman, now 22, says...Tags: Bullying, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Sexual Misconduct, Defense
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Police make second arrest in videotaped beating
Police have arrested a second suspect in the videotaped beating in March of a man in downtown Baltimore, charging her with using a high-heeled shoe in the attack and slapping the victim after he had been knocked unconscious. Authorities are still looking...
Tags: Mount Vernon, Apple iPhone, Theft, Facebook, Police Arrests
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Tuesday
WEATHER
Today's forecast calls for highs in the upper 50s, cloudy skies and gusty winds. There is a 20 percent chance of rain showers. Lows are expected in the upper 30s, with a chance of rain showers tonight.
TRAFFIC
Check our traffic map for this...Tags: St. Joseph Medical Center, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Baltimore County, Rentals
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Treating the wounds of military sexual trauma
Machele Fredericks had to face her attacker every day.
She was in the Air Force. He was a fellow service member on the base. And he said that if she told anyone what he'd done, he'd kill her.
"You didn't hear much of people getting raped in the military...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Minority Groups, Mental Health, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Sex Crimes
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Woman jailed for videotaped beating at Second Chance Saloon
A woman who was videotaped beating and robbing another woman last year at the Second Chance Saloon in Columbia is headed to jail. Whitney Jessica White, 25, formerly of the 3000 block of Kentucky Avenue in Baltimore, was sentenced March 29 to eight years...
Tags: Punishment, Theft, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking
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'Walk a Mile' event at Towson raises awareness of violence against women
The Towson University Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Committee will host Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, a men's march to raise awareness about rape, sexual assault and gender violence, April 4, at 11:30 a.m. The event marks April as National Sexual...Tags: College Sports, Colleges and Universities, Sex Crimes
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