sexual assault
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Viola Davis Speaks Out on Weinstein: ‘You Don’t Get to Choose the Consequences’
Viola Davis, First of Her Name, the Unbossed, Queen of Acceptance Speeches and Yellow Gowns, released a scorching statement to Variety on the Harvey Weinstein scandal. Davis joined the growing chorus of entertainers and politicians condemning the legendary Hollywood producer for his years of harassing and abusing the women whose work he was supposed to…
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Rapper Nelly Arrested for Rape: Report
Rapper Nelly, born Cornell Haynes Jr., has been arrested and charged with second-degree rape for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman on his tour bus early Saturday morning. TMZ reports that a woman claims she was raped on the rapper’s bus in Auburn, Wash. The rape allegedly happened Saturday at 3:48 a.m. Law enforcement told the…
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Airbnb Guest Charged With Sexual Assault After Being Discovered Naked in Bedroom With Minn. Host’s 7-Year-Old Daughter: Report
A suspected 28-year-old Michigan creep is facing sexual assault charges after authorities say he was caught naked in a bedroom with his Airbnb host’s 7-year-old daughter. According to the BBC, Derrick Kinchen rented a spare bedroom of a family’s home in Minnetonka, Minn., for a friend’s wedding over the weekend. Police say Kinchen got home…
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Ohio Mom Stabbed Boyfriend 6 Times After Finding Him Naked on Top of Her 12-Year-Old Daughter: Report
Police are investigating after officials say a Cleveland woman stabbed her boyfriend several times in a fit of righteous anger after finding him on top of her young daughter, naked, police records confirm. According to Cleveland.com, neither the mother nor the “man” (and that term is used loosely) has been charged in connection with the…
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Betsy DeVos Wants to Rewrite Obama-Era Campus Sexual Assault Policy to Add More Protections for the Accused
Betsy DeVos, head of the U.S. Department of Education, said Thursday that she plans to rewrite the Obama administration’s guidance for how colleges and universities handle sexual assaults on campus so that it better protects students who have been accused of committing assault. (Insert needle scratching the record here.) DeVos made her announcement while speaking…
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#StayWoke: White House Removes Sexual Assault Prevention Report From Its Website
For some reason unbeknownst to anyone, the White House has quietly removed from its website a 2014 sexual assault report done by the Obama administration. Alexandra Brodsky, a civil rights attorney and co-founder of KnowYourIX, an anti-sexual-violence organization, told HuffPost that she noticed that the “Rape and Sexual Assault: Renewed Call to Action” report was…
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Mystikal Arrested for Rape … Again
First of all, what did you think was going to happen? The lyrics of his most popular song begin: I came here with my dick in my hand!Don’t make me leave here with my foot in your ass!Be cool! —“Shake Ya Ass” Well, after a previous stint in jail for the same crime, rapper Mystikal…
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Raven-Symoné Speaks Out on Cosby Allegations and Surprises Us All … Also, She’s Still ‘Dating Girls’
Raven-Symoné—I know, at this point she’s trained us to roll our eyes when we hear her name because the things that come out of her mouth are often unsavory. From not wanting to hire people with ghetto names (cough—like hers—cough) to believing that former first lady Michelle Obama does indeed look apish, Raven-Symoné may well…
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HIV-Positive Md. High School Track Coach Accused of Sexual Assault Is Indicted on 119 Counts, Could Face 1,500-Year Sentence
A former Maryland school aide and track coach was hit with a staggering 119-count indictment that could have him sentenced to over 1,500 years in prison if convicted, after being accused of sexually assaulting several male students while he was HIV-positive. According to Fox News, authorities accuse Carlos Deangelo Bell, 30, of assaulting at least…
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Mike Tyson: Being Molested as a Child Made Him ‘Tough for the World He Lived In’
In a recent ESPN interview, former pugilist Mike Tyson spoke openly about being sexually abused as a young child. On ESPN’s E:60, Tyson told host Jeremy Schapp that he was grabbed by a man who tried to pull him into a building, but he wouldn’t provide details beyond that. “Well, I don’t like to talk…