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Former Navy Quarterback: 'Sex Gone Bad'

A former Naval Academy quarterback accused of rape testified Tuesday that his accuser initiated the encounter, which he described as "sex gone bad."

Judge Allows Tape in Naval Academy Trial

A Navy judge said Friday he would allow prosecutors to play a taped phone call in which a former U.S. Naval Academy quarterback apologized to a female midshipman he is accused of raping in her dorm room.

Accuser's Friend Speaks at Court-Martial

A former Naval Academy quarterback said he knew something "terrible" had happened the night he is accused of raping a female midshipman in her dorm room, according to testimony Wednesday by a friend of the accuser.

Attorney: Midshipman Didn't Rape Woman

An attorney for a Naval Academy quarterback accused of rape urged military jurors Tuesday not to make the midshipman "a poster child for crimes he didn't commit."

Courts-Martial Cast Spotlight on Abuse

Three courts-martial over sex-related crimes at the Naval Academy — including rape charges against the football team's star quarterback — are set for this summer, as the school remains under pressure to reduce sexual assaults.

Coast Guard Academy to Court-Martial Cadet

A U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadet will be court-martialed on sexual assault and other charges, the first such court-martial in the academy's history, the school said Wednesday.

Many Naval Academy Charges Dismissed

Sexual assault charges against students at the Naval Academy are routinely dismissed without trial, an analysis of Navy documents found.

The Wire

Babysitter charged with raping 7yo girl

Source: abc.net.au

A 19-year-old man will appear in court today charged with the rape of a seven-year-old girl in Toowoomba in south-east Queensland.

IOL: Australian PM wants Big Brother evicted

Source: iol.co.za

Australian Prime Minister John Howard called for reality television programme Big Brother to be taken off the air on Sunday after an incident between contestants prompted an investigation into sexual assault.

Teen sex assault victims rarely finish HIV meds

Source: go.reuters.com

Findings from a new study suggest that just 15 percent of adolescents who have been sexually assaulted and started anti-HIV postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) actually complete the recommended 28-day course of treatment.

Australian PM wants Big Brother axed for showing alleged sex attack on woman

Source: media.guardian.co.uk

From the page: -- The Australian prime minister John Howard has called for Big Brother to be axed after two male housemates allegedly sexually assaulted a female contestant. --

Iraq Rape: US Soldier Charged

Source: www9.sbs.com.au

An American Iraq war veteran has been charged with raping and murdering an Iraqi woman, after allegedly gunning down three members of her family, including a five-year-old girl. Steven Green, 21, a former private with the US Army's 101st Airborne Division, could face the death  …

Local child rapist convicted and sentenced

Source: The County Press

With testimony from multiple victims allowed in case, a Lapeer man was sentenced to a minimum of 22.5 years in prison for sexual abuse of children.

Mother of teen sues MySpace for $30 million

Source: news.com.com

-- The mother of a Texas teenager has sued MySpace.com for $30 million, after her daughter said she was sexually assaulted by a man she met on the social-networking site.

Oprah sends child molester to jail for 68 years

Source: southbendtribune.com

Although Oprah didn't do the actual "sending," she deserves some credit for the capture of this despicable being. After being profiled on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" last fall, William C. Davis, 33, was captured two days later in North Dakota.

Alleged sexual assault at University of Notre Dame

In a "Campus Watch Crime Alert" email, sent this morning (Friday, June 16, 2006) to the University of Notre Dame community, the Notre Dame Security Police have announced that they are investigating a report of a sexual assault.

Brimble inquest hears of rebuff

Source: abc.net.au

A passenger on a P&O; cruise ship has told an inquest she heard a woman's voice in the cabin next to hers the night Brisbane woman Dianne Brimble died ... She has told the Coroner's Court in Sydney she heard a woman say: "I'm not like that, I don't do that sort of thing".

Brimble death 'ruined man's holiday'

Source: abc.net.au

An inquest into the death of Brisbane woman Dianne Brimble has heard a recording of a police interview with one of the eight men named as persons of interest in the case. Letterio Silvestri from Adelaide told police that finding Ms Brimble in his room ruined his holiday.

NSW's untold story of shame

Source: smh.com.au

Sexual abuse of children and family members has devastated Aboriginal communities in NSW, where it is widespread, rarely detected and shrouded in a terrible silence.

Cult leader to stand trial on sex charges

Source: abc.net.au

An 84-year-old cult leader has been ordered to stand trial in a Sydney court on charges of sexually assaulting two adolescent girls. Kenneth Emmanuel Dyers is facing 21 charges of aggravated indecent assault and one charge of aggravated sexual assault.

Woman Raped By Two Men In Suburban Colorado

Source: thedenverchannel.com

A woman was raped by two men in a parking garage in Parker, Colorado - a suburban community South of Denver.

French 'masseur to the stars' on trial for rape

Source: expatica.com

-- A 47-year-old Frenchman described as a 'masseur to the stars' because he counted Tom Cruise, Sylvester Stallone and other celebrities among his clients went on trial Thursday for allegedly drugging and raping 13 young women.

University rape claim awakens demons of America's Deep South

Source: news.independent.co.uk

...It was at this house that a black 27-year-old stripper was allegedly gang-raped by members of the university's almost exclusively white lacrosse team at a late night party at which she and another black woman, Kim Roberts, had been hired to perform.

Priest, personal friend of John Paul II, faces 31 counts of sex assault

Source: canada.com

No God in sight: This is no less than a personal friend of John Paul II, former secretary general for the Pontifical Work for the Propagation of Faith in the Vatican.

Retired Vatican official now faces 31 charges in Ontario

Source: cbc.ca

Ontario Provincial Police have added 15 more charges against a former Vatican official accused of sexually assaulting boys in the eastern part of the province.

The Epidemic of Child Sexual Abuse

It seems that every week now a different Hollywood celebrity confesses to some pathological problem or other. People are coming out of the woodwork to talk about depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, etc. This week, it was Teri Hatcher’s turn.

NCCU students back a classmate | newsobserver.com | Local & State |

Source: The News & Observer

A campus vigil supports a woman who says she was raped at a Duke lacrosse party

S.C. Considers Death For Child Rapists

Source: cbsnews.com

I have always believed that rape is as bad as or worse than murder. But I'm no supporter of the death penalty. Let's give them all life without parole. Keep these people off the streets, and let them have a life of torture in the prison shower.

Duke Men's Lacrosse Games Suspended Pending Rape Charges

Source: Duke University Chronicle

As details of an alleged rape at a March 13 men's lacrosse team party continue to unfold, the University announced Tuesday that it has suspended the team's games until a clearer resolution of the legal situation has been reached.

Opinion: Everyone let her down

Source: smh.com.au

She never had a hope, either in her last hours of life or in the days after her death - not when she was surrounded by human failure running this wide and deep. There were those who might have saved Dianne Brimble; there were moments when she might have saved herself.

Our rights are violated by giving evidence, say pair from Pacific Sky death

Source: smh.com.au

Two men who allegedly had sex with Dianne Brimble on the Pacific Sky cruise ship before she was found dead in their cabin are trying to challenge the legality of the inquest into her death. Lawyers for Mark Robin Wilhelm and Letterio Silvestri say they plan to challenge in the H …

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