Police arrest suspect in abduction, rape of woman at LRT station
A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping and rape of a woman at a Minneapolis light-rail train station in the early morning hours of Oct. 4, Metro Transit Police said Saturday.
By Chris Havens, Star Tribune
Last update: October 13, 2007 – 1:19 PM
A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping and rape of a woman at a Minneapolis light-rail train station in the early morning hours of Oct. 4, Metro Transit Police said Saturday.
St. Paul police arrested the Minneapolis man, who has no permanent address, shortly before 4 p.m. Friday. He's being held in the Hennepin County Jail pending charges.
Metro Transit Police are handling the investigation. According to Metro Transit spokesman Bob Gibbons:
The woman was alone on the 38th Street platform waiting for a northbound train about 1:55 a.m. when a man approached her. He put a gun to her back and verbally threatened her. Then he forced her off the platform and took her to a laundry facility in an apartment building east of Hiawatha Avenue where he beat and raped the woman and stole her purse.
The victim, who had been with friends at a nearby bar, made her way to an acquaintance who lived in the area and called police. She was taken to the hospital, where she was treated and released.
It was the first abduction on the light rail system since trains began rolling in 2004.
Transit police investigators worked with other law enforcement agencies, witnesses, video from the platform and other evidence to identify the suspect, said Transit Police Chief Dave Indrehus.
Gibbons said the victim remembered key details and was very helpful in the investigation.
All of Metro Transit's 17 LRT stations, 27 train cars and 850 buses have video cameras.
"Once again, the importance of transit surveillance video has been affirmed," Indrehus said.
Police Arrest Suspect in Abduction, Rape Of Woman
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Saturday, October 13, 2007
ex-football player pleads not guilty to attempted rape
Another college football player has entered a plea of not guilty in a alleged attempted rape case. Josh A. Rojas, of Ellensburg, WA, will be tried on charges of 2nd degree attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment December 11th. A second trial for another 2nd degree rape charge is scheduled for December 4th. Rojas pleaded not guilty to that charge October 1st.
Superior Court Judge Michael Cooper issued a standard protection order prohibiting contact between Rojas and his alleged victims. The first charge against him was investigated by police September 21st. After his arrest, and mention in the local paper, a second woman came forward to report an incident which took place November 30th.
Rojas, a CWU football team member, is still enrolled as a student for now, but school officials are deciding whether to either suspend or expel him from campus. He has already been suspended from the football team until resolution of charges. CWU also requires Rojas to check in with campus police or chief conduct officer Jack Baker each time he is present on campus.
Man pleads not guilty to 2nd rape charge
Superior Court Judge Michael Cooper issued a standard protection order prohibiting contact between Rojas and his alleged victims. The first charge against him was investigated by police September 21st. After his arrest, and mention in the local paper, a second woman came forward to report an incident which took place November 30th.
Rojas, a CWU football team member, is still enrolled as a student for now, but school officials are deciding whether to either suspend or expel him from campus. He has already been suspended from the football team until resolution of charges. CWU also requires Rojas to check in with campus police or chief conduct officer Jack Baker each time he is present on campus.
Man pleads not guilty to 2nd rape charge
Rape crisis center reports increase in assaults
There have been 502 assaults reported in Hennepin County this year - 78 in September alone. This number is the highest in 30 years.
One woman, brutally sexually assaulted by her best friend's brother, said that just after the attack, "I didn't think I was going to live." While most attackers are known to the victim, there has been an increase in stranger-perpetrated assaults (by 10%) and assaults with physical violence. "We've had significant injuries in a lot of the rapes this summer and we don't normally see that," said Sexual Assault Resource Service (SARS) Center Director Linda Ledray.
The SARS Center provides nurses to all Hennepin County hospitals to treat, counsel, and collect evidence from sexual assault victims.
The reason for the rise in rapes is not clear, but may be connected to an increase in violent crimes overall. SARS center directors believe that mace, self-defence classes, and not walking alone at night are reactionary, rather than rape prevention, geared towards males.
Rape Crisis Center Reports Increase in Assaults
One woman, brutally sexually assaulted by her best friend's brother, said that just after the attack, "I didn't think I was going to live." While most attackers are known to the victim, there has been an increase in stranger-perpetrated assaults (by 10%) and assaults with physical violence. "We've had significant injuries in a lot of the rapes this summer and we don't normally see that," said Sexual Assault Resource Service (SARS) Center Director Linda Ledray.
The SARS Center provides nurses to all Hennepin County hospitals to treat, counsel, and collect evidence from sexual assault victims.
The reason for the rise in rapes is not clear, but may be connected to an increase in violent crimes overall. SARS center directors believe that mace, self-defence classes, and not walking alone at night are reactionary, rather than rape prevention, geared towards males.
Rape Crisis Center Reports Increase in Assaults
Not guilty plea in South Dakota campus rape
A former University of South Dakota student pleaded not guilty to a charge of 2nd-degree rape Friday. Zachary Larson, 19, allegedly entered the victim's dorm room and forced himself on her despite the victim's pleas to stop. The incident followed a gathering with other students in their shared dorm. Arrested on his birthday, September 19, USD ordered him off of campus and he is now living with family in Blaine, Minnesota. Larson remains free on $2500 bond, with a no-contact order regarding the victim.
Teddi Gertsma, Clay County District Attorney, said, "Anytime you have victims of rape, it is a serious matter, and we simply want to protect everyone and prosecute to the fullest extent."
Clay County Public Defender Phil Peterson said about his client, "Obviously, a heavy cloud hanging over him, it's a serious allegation, and something he wants to have us defend to the fullest."
Defense, Prosecution Discuss USD Rape Trial
Teddi Gertsma, Clay County District Attorney, said, "Anytime you have victims of rape, it is a serious matter, and we simply want to protect everyone and prosecute to the fullest extent."
Clay County Public Defender Phil Peterson said about his client, "Obviously, a heavy cloud hanging over him, it's a serious allegation, and something he wants to have us defend to the fullest."
Defense, Prosecution Discuss USD Rape Trial
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Two separate Joplin, MO assaults reported
Joplin (Missouri) police are investigating a sexual assault and an attempted rape over the weekend.
In the 1st incident, a 29 year old woman allegedly woke up to a man performing oral sex on her after she fell asleep at his house early on the morning of October 5th. After fighting her assailant off, the victim hailed a ride to St. John's Regional Medical Center for a rape exam. When she went down to the police station to file charges, the alleged attacker claimed the charges were false.
In the second incident, an 18 year old woman was allegedly attacked after trying to retrieve her cell phone from a man at her friend's apartment. The man allegedly grabbed the victim's phone and told her she would have to go into a room with him to get the phone back. After going into the bedroom, the man allegedly tried to pull her clothes off. The suspect is still at large as of Monday, October 8th.
Two separate assaults reported to police
In the 1st incident, a 29 year old woman allegedly woke up to a man performing oral sex on her after she fell asleep at his house early on the morning of October 5th. After fighting her assailant off, the victim hailed a ride to St. John's Regional Medical Center for a rape exam. When she went down to the police station to file charges, the alleged attacker claimed the charges were false.
In the second incident, an 18 year old woman was allegedly attacked after trying to retrieve her cell phone from a man at her friend's apartment. The man allegedly grabbed the victim's phone and told her she would have to go into a room with him to get the phone back. After going into the bedroom, the man allegedly tried to pull her clothes off. The suspect is still at large as of Monday, October 8th.
Two separate assaults reported to police
2 women, both 19, assaulted at party
Yet another young man is charged with sexual assault after allegedly getting two 19 year old victims drunk at a party, then raping them. Both victims were allegedly assaulted at a party in Corvallis, Oregon September 17th. Jason Klontz, 21, of Redmond, was charged with two counts of 1st degree rape and unlawful sexual penetration, both Class A felonies. Klontz was also charged with two counts of sexual abuse, a Class B felony, and furnishing alcohol to minors, a Class A misdemeanor.
According to the police affidavit, three other women reported similar encounters with Klontz in recent years, with a similar M.O. Judge David Conell set bail for Klontz at $1 million. His next court appearance is scheduled for Monday.
Man faces rape charges after parties
According to the police affidavit, three other women reported similar encounters with Klontz in recent years, with a similar M.O. Judge David Conell set bail for Klontz at $1 million. His next court appearance is scheduled for Monday.
Man faces rape charges after parties
18 year old woman allegedly raped by acquaintance
An 18 year old woman was allegedly the victim of acquaintance rape in Frederick, MD early Sunday, October 7th.
According to Detective Jerry Morales, a group of friends went to a street festival. After getting drunk, they returned to a house. An 18 year old woman and the suspect, John Wayne Harmon was alone. The sexual assault occurred while the woman was watching TV. Harmon is charged with 4th degree sexual offense, second degree assault, and false imprisonment.
Man charged with rape
According to Detective Jerry Morales, a group of friends went to a street festival. After getting drunk, they returned to a house. An 18 year old woman and the suspect, John Wayne Harmon was alone. The sexual assault occurred while the woman was watching TV. Harmon is charged with 4th degree sexual offense, second degree assault, and false imprisonment.
Man charged with rape
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Kathleen Collins - assaulted by her coach
While this blog is geared towards victims over 18, the case of Kathleen Collins, a woman who is a sexual abuse survivor, shows both the damage done with sexual abuse at any age, and the stuggle to regain identity after "being molded into an object for sexual pleasure." She was groomed at 11 by her volleyball coach, Jeffery Foster, for a sexual relationship which started at age 17. Kathleen went from team captain to depression and attempted suicide before beginning a process of healing. Whether 12, 17, 22, or 27, the symptons and devastation is the same, and the jorney towards healing is the same. Kathleen's story speaks for itself.
Woman, 21, raped after meeting man online
Online safety is usually geared towards children and teenagers and their parents. There have been two high profile cases of teenage girls meeting someone who is a convicted sex offender and running away with them this week. Both of these girls have been found alive, unlike other cases like Polly Klaas, Samantha Runnion, or Jessica Lunsford. But safety is a concern for vulnerable folks of all ages, including those over 18. One woman learned that the hard way.
David Graham, a convicted New York Level 3 sex offender, allegedly met a 21 year old Indianapolis woman from this website. After she traveled to Queens to meet him Tuesday, October 2nd, he allegedly raped and sodomized her until she managed to escape early Wednesday morning. He faced rape, sexual misconduct, and criminal misconduct charges as of October 4th.
The same precautions that teens are urged to take, people over 18 should take. Predators do not stop at 18, and the sexual victimization is just as traumatic when done to an adult as it is when done to a child or teen.
Woman raped after online meeting
David Graham, a convicted New York Level 3 sex offender, allegedly met a 21 year old Indianapolis woman from this website. After she traveled to Queens to meet him Tuesday, October 2nd, he allegedly raped and sodomized her until she managed to escape early Wednesday morning. He faced rape, sexual misconduct, and criminal misconduct charges as of October 4th.
The same precautions that teens are urged to take, people over 18 should take. Predators do not stop at 18, and the sexual victimization is just as traumatic when done to an adult as it is when done to a child or teen.
Woman raped after online meeting
It's not dating, but grooming if there is abuse
I would like to introduce you to a term used by child sexual abuse investigators and experts - grooming. Grooming is the process where a child molester first selects, then zeros in on his child or younger teen victim (the AOC ranges from 16 to 18 in the US; 14 in Canada), then erodes boundaries so that sexual abuse can occur. This happens in five ways:
Grooming of a child victim:
1) Approach
2) Gaining trust of the child's parents be acting as a very close friend to the child (or child's parents)
3) Erosion of boundaries - i.e. convincing the child victim that "bad touch isn't truly bad if it's between a child and their special friend," and events like sleeping together, nudity, etc.
4) Escalation - child may be threatened, or (more likely) told "if you tell, they'll take me away" so the abuse continues or increases in frequency
5) The continual sexual abuse
Dating usually has these five steps:
1) Approach
2) Gaining trust of date and family (including parents)
3) Intimacy, the blurring of previous boundaries
4) Reinforcing intimacy with sexual contact
5) Sexual intercourse (though delayed until marriage for certain people)
In both cases, behaviors in the earlier stage of the process are intended to increase the likelihood of behaviors in the later stages of the process.
Why am I talking about techniques that child molesters use to seek victims along with dating? Because the same tactic is employed with victims OVER 18 as well. If dating is the closest analog to grooming, and if perps use dating to establish dominion over, then victimize, then it's not dating, but grooming of an over 18 victim.
A main difference between grooming and dating is that dating involves mutual consent (there's that word) of two people over 18 (or of similar age if both partners are teenagers under 18). Consent means reciprocity or understanding of all the implications and consequences of the sexual act. Grooming of a child is always wrong because the adults always has more knowledge and power regarding sex that the child in child molestation/statutory rape cases. There can never be mutuality in adult/child sex, only manipulation.
It can be argued that not all relationships between adults have the ability to be truly consensual. Fiduciary relationships, like those between a doctor (or therapist) & patient, and custodial relationships, between guards and jailers, preclude true consent and therefore are always considered to be sexually coerced at best or assaults at worst.
If there are significant power differences between parties, even if both are 18, and even outside of a custodial of fiduciary relationship, then a feminist argument is that such a relationship isn't truly consensual, and there can only be apparent consent. This lack of power can occur with a victim of childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault, or domestic violence.
When power differences is associated with one's first sexual encounter due to CSA, then power differences may be expected with other sexual encounters in adulthood, leading to revictimization. It can also occur when a woman has been taught to be subservient to a man in sex. Lack of information can occur when there is lack of sexual experience. If there is lack of sexual experience, then the sexual, or devious motives behind an approach can be missed. Therefore, some relationships between adults over 18 may not be truly consensual because of power or information gaps. And of course, power differences are involved with forced or coerced sexual activity. Non-consensual sex is coerced at best or sexual assault at worst.
Another difference between dating and grooming when adults are involved is that grooming sets the victim up for abuse, dating doesn't. Other than this, there are no other significant differences between dating and grooming when adult victims are involved. Grooming leads to sexual, physical, and emotional victimization; dating doesn't. Grooming ends only when the victim of the perpetrator leaves - or is killed; Dating ends in breakup by either mutual consent or cheating or positively with a long term relationship or marriage.
Grooming of a child victim:
1) Approach
2) Gaining trust of the child's parents be acting as a very close friend to the child (or child's parents)
3) Erosion of boundaries - i.e. convincing the child victim that "bad touch isn't truly bad if it's between a child and their special friend," and events like sleeping together, nudity, etc.
4) Escalation - child may be threatened, or (more likely) told "if you tell, they'll take me away" so the abuse continues or increases in frequency
5) The continual sexual abuse
Dating usually has these five steps:
1) Approach
2) Gaining trust of date and family (including parents)
3) Intimacy, the blurring of previous boundaries
4) Reinforcing intimacy with sexual contact
5) Sexual intercourse (though delayed until marriage for certain people)
In both cases, behaviors in the earlier stage of the process are intended to increase the likelihood of behaviors in the later stages of the process.
Why am I talking about techniques that child molesters use to seek victims along with dating? Because the same tactic is employed with victims OVER 18 as well. If dating is the closest analog to grooming, and if perps use dating to establish dominion over, then victimize, then it's not dating, but grooming of an over 18 victim.
A main difference between grooming and dating is that dating involves mutual consent (there's that word) of two people over 18 (or of similar age if both partners are teenagers under 18). Consent means reciprocity or understanding of all the implications and consequences of the sexual act. Grooming of a child is always wrong because the adults always has more knowledge and power regarding sex that the child in child molestation/statutory rape cases. There can never be mutuality in adult/child sex, only manipulation.
It can be argued that not all relationships between adults have the ability to be truly consensual. Fiduciary relationships, like those between a doctor (or therapist) & patient, and custodial relationships, between guards and jailers, preclude true consent and therefore are always considered to be sexually coerced at best or assaults at worst.
If there are significant power differences between parties, even if both are 18, and even outside of a custodial of fiduciary relationship, then a feminist argument is that such a relationship isn't truly consensual, and there can only be apparent consent. This lack of power can occur with a victim of childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault, or domestic violence.
When power differences is associated with one's first sexual encounter due to CSA, then power differences may be expected with other sexual encounters in adulthood, leading to revictimization. It can also occur when a woman has been taught to be subservient to a man in sex. Lack of information can occur when there is lack of sexual experience. If there is lack of sexual experience, then the sexual, or devious motives behind an approach can be missed. Therefore, some relationships between adults over 18 may not be truly consensual because of power or information gaps. And of course, power differences are involved with forced or coerced sexual activity. Non-consensual sex is coerced at best or sexual assault at worst.
Another difference between dating and grooming when adults are involved is that grooming sets the victim up for abuse, dating doesn't. Other than this, there are no other significant differences between dating and grooming when adult victims are involved. Grooming leads to sexual, physical, and emotional victimization; dating doesn't. Grooming ends only when the victim of the perpetrator leaves - or is killed; Dating ends in breakup by either mutual consent or cheating or positively with a long term relationship or marriage.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
legal sexual predation - a loophole in the law
With the focus surrounding sex offenders, sexually abusive teachers, and getting tough on the child sexual abuser, people need to be reminded that abuse doesn't stop at 18, and that there are sexual predators which will never target a child, but will solely target adults. Most of these predators will target women, and due to inadequate laws, will never be charged with any offense. Therefore, a woman can't check her local sex offender registry to see if he has a history of sexual assault or abuse. These perps will get away with it because of 1) the lack of physical force they will use, and 2) by only targeting victims past their 18th birthday.
Unfortunately, sexual predation does not stop at 18, or with legally chargeable rape. There are ways that a predator can legally prey on victims without causing legal consequences, but with devastating consequences to his (or less likely, her) victim. When such an event occurs, the lack of physical force coupled with the age of the victim will usually prevent formal criminal charges from occuring. There are different scenarios for sexual abuse of adults whose 18th birthday is in their past to occur without the threat of criminal charges.
One way to do this is through a combination of emotional/psychological abuse and sexual coercion. This may be done by calling the victim names like "bitch, slut, or frigid," until she submits to his sexual control. By destroying the victim's self-esteem, he makes her into a sexual object just as surely as a child molester or rapist does. The woman (or less likely, man) will then be under the thrall of a predator who has her where he wants her - under his control. There may be sex within the relationship, and she may say "Yes" 10 times, but in no way can the sex be anything other than coerced. There can not be true consent because the power difference the predator created prevents true consent in such a relationship.
A second method such a perpetrator may use is to create a situation where the victim (again over 18) becomes financially as well as emotionally dependant on him. It the predator does not allow the victim to work outside the house without abuse of any type, that's considered financial abuse. By preventing the victimized woman from earning her own money, he increases his power and control over her. She has to depend on him for all of her physical and much of her emotional needs, and if he's getting sexual favors out of the deal, he has just sexually abused her. There can be no true consent in this case either because her options are limited. This is another case where the law allows sexual abuse which leaves obvious damage.
A third method used by perpetrators is to isolate victims from their friends or family. The perp does this by telling his victim he's the only one who care about and loves her - then threatening her if she doesn't believe it. By isolation and threats, the perp makes himself the most powerful person in her life. Family members, especially parents, supportive friends, and others who are best able to help will be shut out because part of the perp's isolation includes telling the victim that her family isn't really there for her - or that they can't do anything about it.
A victim may recognize these situations and try and extract herself from it. Unfortunately, when she tries to go for help, she'll find out that as someone over 18, she won't usually be covered by statutory rape laws, and as someone who apparently consented to the sexual encounter, rape laws won't usually be applicable. So you have a person who is being victimized while her perpetrator goes scot-free.
The lack of incapacitation or physical force, coupled with the fact that the victim may have said "Yes" to the sexual encounter will label the coerced sex legal in the eyes of the law. Though pressured sex is highly immoral and degrading to the victim, without force or incapacitation, and with an over 18 victim, it is still legal sex.
The AOC protects people who are under it from sexual exploitation. However, in some cases, it can also act to mask acts which would be obviously sexual abuse if commited by an adult with a child or an under the AOC teenager. Attitudes towards women (as opposed to child) sexual assault victims, the idea that adults should be able to consent to, if not embrace sex, and the idea that a woman should submit to a man all contributes to the phenomenon of adult sexual coercion.
If a 30 year old man is with a 15 year old girl, society rightly sees that as sexual abuse. If a 30-year old woman is with a 15 year old boy, society is waking up to the fact that that's also sexual abuse. However, if two 30 year olds are in a sexual relationship, don't assume that the 30-30 pairing isn't sexual abuse. There could be power differences which makes the third pairing as unhealthy as the two previous examples. If the woman (or more rarely) the man had a history of domestic violence victimization, sexual abuse, or sexual assault, then the pairing between two 30 year olds may very well be a victim-offender pairing, and the dominant "partner" may be re-victimizing the submissive partner.
Since financial and non-physical abuse directed towards a partner is still domestic violence, the woman needs to recognize the situation and then FLEE as fast as she can before it turns into sexual abuse, physical DV, or worse. The dynamics shown above need to be taught about so more folks can know and take action to prevent further victimization.
In Milwaukee, Soujourner Truth House is a battered women's shelter which a female victim can flee to. Lovefraud is a website which is dedicated to detection and countering sociopaths (defined as those without consciences) in relationships.
Soujourner Truth House
Lovefraud
Unfortunately, sexual predation does not stop at 18, or with legally chargeable rape. There are ways that a predator can legally prey on victims without causing legal consequences, but with devastating consequences to his (or less likely, her) victim. When such an event occurs, the lack of physical force coupled with the age of the victim will usually prevent formal criminal charges from occuring. There are different scenarios for sexual abuse of adults whose 18th birthday is in their past to occur without the threat of criminal charges.
One way to do this is through a combination of emotional/psychological abuse and sexual coercion. This may be done by calling the victim names like "bitch, slut, or frigid," until she submits to his sexual control. By destroying the victim's self-esteem, he makes her into a sexual object just as surely as a child molester or rapist does. The woman (or less likely, man) will then be under the thrall of a predator who has her where he wants her - under his control. There may be sex within the relationship, and she may say "Yes" 10 times, but in no way can the sex be anything other than coerced. There can not be true consent because the power difference the predator created prevents true consent in such a relationship.
A second method such a perpetrator may use is to create a situation where the victim (again over 18) becomes financially as well as emotionally dependant on him. It the predator does not allow the victim to work outside the house without abuse of any type, that's considered financial abuse. By preventing the victimized woman from earning her own money, he increases his power and control over her. She has to depend on him for all of her physical and much of her emotional needs, and if he's getting sexual favors out of the deal, he has just sexually abused her. There can be no true consent in this case either because her options are limited. This is another case where the law allows sexual abuse which leaves obvious damage.
A third method used by perpetrators is to isolate victims from their friends or family. The perp does this by telling his victim he's the only one who care about and loves her - then threatening her if she doesn't believe it. By isolation and threats, the perp makes himself the most powerful person in her life. Family members, especially parents, supportive friends, and others who are best able to help will be shut out because part of the perp's isolation includes telling the victim that her family isn't really there for her - or that they can't do anything about it.
A victim may recognize these situations and try and extract herself from it. Unfortunately, when she tries to go for help, she'll find out that as someone over 18, she won't usually be covered by statutory rape laws, and as someone who apparently consented to the sexual encounter, rape laws won't usually be applicable. So you have a person who is being victimized while her perpetrator goes scot-free.
The lack of incapacitation or physical force, coupled with the fact that the victim may have said "Yes" to the sexual encounter will label the coerced sex legal in the eyes of the law. Though pressured sex is highly immoral and degrading to the victim, without force or incapacitation, and with an over 18 victim, it is still legal sex.
The AOC protects people who are under it from sexual exploitation. However, in some cases, it can also act to mask acts which would be obviously sexual abuse if commited by an adult with a child or an under the AOC teenager. Attitudes towards women (as opposed to child) sexual assault victims, the idea that adults should be able to consent to, if not embrace sex, and the idea that a woman should submit to a man all contributes to the phenomenon of adult sexual coercion.
If a 30 year old man is with a 15 year old girl, society rightly sees that as sexual abuse. If a 30-year old woman is with a 15 year old boy, society is waking up to the fact that that's also sexual abuse. However, if two 30 year olds are in a sexual relationship, don't assume that the 30-30 pairing isn't sexual abuse. There could be power differences which makes the third pairing as unhealthy as the two previous examples. If the woman (or more rarely) the man had a history of domestic violence victimization, sexual abuse, or sexual assault, then the pairing between two 30 year olds may very well be a victim-offender pairing, and the dominant "partner" may be re-victimizing the submissive partner.
Since financial and non-physical abuse directed towards a partner is still domestic violence, the woman needs to recognize the situation and then FLEE as fast as she can before it turns into sexual abuse, physical DV, or worse. The dynamics shown above need to be taught about so more folks can know and take action to prevent further victimization.
In Milwaukee, Soujourner Truth House is a battered women's shelter which a female victim can flee to. Lovefraud is a website which is dedicated to detection and countering sociopaths (defined as those without consciences) in relationships.
Soujourner Truth House
Lovefraud
Date rape and other sexual assault underreported
The story below is taken from the University of Georgia's Red and Black website. It is about dape rape, drugs used to facilitate it, and common precautions college age women can use to prevent it.
One 19 year old woman describes an acquaintance slipping her a spiked Corona. She passed out, and when she came to, he was all over her at his dwelling. According to statistics, 25% of college age women are raped, mostrly by someone who they either knew or knew of. While there are over 20 "date-rape" drugs, "the most common date rape drug is alcohol itself" According to Lieutenant Greg Paul of the Athens-Clarke County police.
Even if a woman is not passed out, but still drunk, sexual intercourse with an intoxicated woman is still RAPE. Period, end of sentence. There is NO such thing as consent when it comes to intoxicated victims because consent requires sobriety. Incapacitation turns what would normally be considered consensual sex into rape.
Unfortunately, sexual assault and other coercion is vastly under-reported, and more education - and stricter punishment is needed to educate college students BEFORE rape or other incidents of sexual assault occur. It is also possible for there to be sexual assault which CAN'T be legally charged if there is a lack of incapacitation or force. I'll have more on this in the next few posts.
Date Rape Underreported
One 19 year old woman describes an acquaintance slipping her a spiked Corona. She passed out, and when she came to, he was all over her at his dwelling. According to statistics, 25% of college age women are raped, mostrly by someone who they either knew or knew of. While there are over 20 "date-rape" drugs, "the most common date rape drug is alcohol itself" According to Lieutenant Greg Paul of the Athens-Clarke County police.
Even if a woman is not passed out, but still drunk, sexual intercourse with an intoxicated woman is still RAPE. Period, end of sentence. There is NO such thing as consent when it comes to intoxicated victims because consent requires sobriety. Incapacitation turns what would normally be considered consensual sex into rape.
Unfortunately, sexual assault and other coercion is vastly under-reported, and more education - and stricter punishment is needed to educate college students BEFORE rape or other incidents of sexual assault occur. It is also possible for there to be sexual assault which CAN'T be legally charged if there is a lack of incapacitation or force. I'll have more on this in the next few posts.
Date Rape Underreported
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