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Military injustice
The recent study estimating that there may have been 26,000 cases of sexual assault in the military last year stirred a lot of tough talk from the Pentagon and the White House over the past 24 hours. But the question is whether that outrage will translate...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, United States Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force, White House, Annapolis
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Pentagon reports sharp rise in sex assaults in military
The Pentagon estimated Tuesday that 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted last year, 36 percent more than a year earlier, in a trend so severe that senior officials warned it could threaten recruiting and retention of military personnel....
Tags: United States Naval Academy, U.S. Department of Defense, Sexual Misconduct, White House, Military Justice
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Baltimore Police spot error in counting city rape statistics
Baltimore police have been underreporting the number of rapes across the city this year, but officials described the problem as a data error and stressed that it did not affect the number of cases being investigated by sex offense detectives. The mistake...
Tags: Police Investigations, FBI, Assault, Rape, Sex Crimes
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Howard County's Legacy Project promotes healthy masculinity
On June 8, the Domestic Violence Center of Howard County will host “Steppin’ into a New Legacy,” a step show and basketball tournament aimed at raising awareness about the role men play in preventing domestic violence. According to the...Tags: Basketball, Domestic Violence, Sex Crimes
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Jewish community to recruit men and boys in fight against abuse
When Nancy Aiken talks to students in Baltimore's Orthodox Jewish community about domestic violence and sexual assaults, she asks the boys a simple question: How many of you want to grow up to be a perpetrator of violence? Aiken knows the students...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Christian Orthodoxy, Christianity, Assault, Judaism
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Let's be grown-ups on gay marriage and assault weapons
Given the lack of interest in Congress in protecting children from guns, it was nice to hear a grown-up in Washington speak on behalf of kids, any kids — in this case, the nearly 40,000 kids who live with same-sex parents in California. "They want...
Tags: Harry Reid, Justice System, Gays and Lesbians, The Washington Post, Weaponry
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Aberdeen man accused of sexually assaulting boy
An Aberdeen man who was allowed into a Center Deen Avenue home by child care providers allegedly sexually assaulted a boy there, according to charging documents. Wayne Harvey, 46, of the 100 block of North Philadelphia Boulevard, was ordered held without...Tags: Justice System, Abusive Behavior, Judges, Havre de Grace, Sex Crimes
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Baltimore sailor says he was told not to report rape
After he was raped by a fellow Navy sailor, Brian Lewis wanted justice. What he got, the Baltimore man told a Senate panel Wednesday, was an order to keep quiet. When commanders learned of the attack, Lewis said, he was told not to report it to...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, U.S. Department of Defense, Fort Meade (military base), Sexual Misconduct, Colleges and Universities
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At Maryland, Dez Wells has put stressful past behind him
It's hard to fathom what it must have been like for Dez Wells to emerge from beneath the weight of public suspicion and step into a sold-out basketball arena again and hear cheers and balls bouncing and bands playing. Those who know the Maryland player'...
Tags: Justice System, Sexual Misconduct, Dick Vitale, Verizon Communications, Sex Crimes
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Woman charged with attempted murder in Elkridge
A Dayton woman has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly robbing a man who was under the pretense he would be paying her accomplice for sex in an Elkridge Best Western hotel, according to Howard County Police. Carol Evelyn Raines, 24, of...
Tags: Howard County, Theft, Prosecution, Carroll County (Maryland), Murder
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Embassy official indicted in connection with sexual molestation
An official at the U.S. embassy in Kuala Lumpur has been accused of sexual molestation of his adopted daughter in a Baltimore hotel room while she was here for medical treatment, according to State Department investigators. A federal grand jury...
Tags: Trials, Manila (Philippines), Malaysia, U.S. Department of State, Sex Crimes
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Balto. man sentenced to 65 years for rape of young girl
A Baltimore Circuit Court judge sentenced Richard Charles to 65 years in prison Wednesday for a string of sexual assaults on his girlfriend's young daughter. The attacks started when the girl was seven years old and continued until she was nine,...Tags: Rape, Assault, Punishment, Sex Crimes
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