SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCES
These are Sexual Assault Resources.
Please also see:
Acquaintance/Date Rape || Drug-Facilitated Rape || Prison Rape || Sexual Harassment
ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
(click here for Organizations/Agencies)
2nd Time Rape Offender Sentenced to Prison
The Billings Gazette, July 12, 2001
Abortion Blocked For Raped 12-year-old Girl in Mexico
The Associated Press, July 13, 2001
All Agreed the Retarded Woman Was Raped: Case Closed
The Boston Globe, June 10, 2001
- In Attacks on Disabled, Few Verdicts
The Boston Globe, June 10, 2001
Anger Over Rape Law
Newsday, June 3, 2002
Calls to Students Offering Scholarships Are Actually Harassment Scams
The Kansas City Star, May 22, 2002
Care of the Adolescent Sexual Assault Victim
Policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, June 2001
The Case of Dr. John Schneeberger
Article archive of the case of Dr. John Schneeberger, of Canada, convicted sex offender and court ordered visits with his young daughters.
Childhood Sexual Assault Victimization in Virginia
Report from the Center for Injury & Violence Prevention at the Virginia Department of Health, August 2004. [PDF]
Crime or Custom? Violence Against Women in Pakistan
Report from Human Rights Watch, August 1999
Defining the Rights of Victims
The Hartford Courant, November 28, 2001
DNA Alters Thinking on Swift Justice
The Dallas Morning News, July 30, 2001
Emergency Contraception Not Offered in Many Assault Cases
Reuters Health, May 6, 2002
Ending Violence Against Women
Reports from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Population Information Program.
Ex-Convict Charged in Sexual Assault of 'Girl X'
CNN, April 4, 1997
- Ex-Con Found Guilty of 1997 Attack on Girl X in Chicago Housing Project
em>The Associated Press, April 5, 2001 - Man Sentenced in Girl X Rape Case
The Associated Press, July 2, 2001 - 'My Name is Not Girl X'
Chicago Sun-Times, February 10, 2002 - Girl X Settles With CHA for $3 Million
Chicago Sun-Times, April 18, 2002
Former Officer Sentenced in Sex Assault on Inmate
Las Vegas Sun, July 18, 2002
Girl, 17, Kills Herself After Giving Rape Evidence
The Telegraph, July 19, 2002
- Teen Rapist Gets Seven Years
Sky News, August 1, 2002
Help for Victims of Sexual Assault
Advice and resources for victims of sexual assault in the U.K., from The Metropolitan Police Service.
In Mexico, an Unpunished Crime
Washington Post, June 30, 2002
Ireland Man Convicted of Wife Rape
The Associated Press, July 18, 2002
Judge Durke G. Thompson
Rapists, child molesters, domestic violence perpetrators, and others of that ilk terrorize more than just their individual victims; their presence in the community endangers us all. Alice Vachss, former Chief of the Special Victims Bureau for the Queens County (NY) District Attorney's Office, wrote a non-fiction account of her experiences on the front lines of the war against such criminals. In it, she coined the term collaborator to describe those who, by their attitudes and actions, aid and abet them. What follows is a series of news accounts, all featuring the same protagonist. You be the judge...
Judges Lash Soft Sentences In Gang Rape
The Sydney Morning Herald, February 2, 2002
- 'Lenient' Sentences Lead Carr To Issue Manual For Judges
The Sydney Morning Herald, February 2, 2002 - Court Slaps Longer Jail Terms on Rape Gang
The Sydney Morning Herald, March 13, 2002
Lawmakers Want to Remove Deadline for Rape Prosecutions
The Associated Press, January 21, 2002
Locate the Law: Prosecuting Sex Crimes, Child Abuse, and Computer Crimes
Comprehensive site from Dennis Nicewander, Asst. State Attorney (FL), with links to statutes, appellate decisions and case law pertaining to Sex Crimes, Child Abuse, and Computer Crimes, including child exploitation statutes for online crimes.
Nowhere to Hide: Retaliation Against Women in Michigan State Prisons
Report from Human Rights Watch, July 1998, regarding retaliation against female prisoners who report sexual assaults by guards.
One Rape Case in Ten Gets to Court
The Scotsman, February 11, 2002
Pakistani Tribal Jury Ordered Gang-Rape for Teen to Punish Family
The Associated Press, July 2, 2002
- Second Pakistan Gang-Rape Suspect Arrested
The Associated Press, July 6, 2002 - Pakistan Rapists Face Death Penalty
The Associated Press, July 17, 2002 - Gang Rape Trial Hears Sodomy Charge
BBC News, July 31, 2002 - Six Men Found Guilty in Gang Rape
CNN, August 31, 2002
Pediatricians Urged to Ask About Rape
The Associated Press, Jun 4, 2001
Police Officer Convicted of Raping Woman After Responding to Call at Her Apartment
The Associated Press, March 15, 2002
Prevalence of Sexual Violence in Virginia
Report from the Center for Injury & Violence Prevention, Virginia Department of Health, 2003. [PDF]
Rape Convictions Plummet in Britain, Report Says
Women's eNews, May 13, 2002
Rape Victim Faces Stoning Death
The New York Times, May 19, 2002
- Pakistan Stoning Sentence Overturned
BBC News, June 6, 2002
Rising Number of Sexual Assault Cases Linked to Internet
The Korea Herald, July 7, 2001
Row as Teenage Rapist is Freed
The Scotsman, December 22, 2001
Sex Abuse Priest Must Pay £64,000
The Guardian, July 26, 2001
Sex Without Consent is Judged to Be Rape
The Scotsman, March 23, 2002
Sexual Assault in Indian Country: Confronting Sexual Violence
A report from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center regarding sexual assault, on- and off-reservation, among Native American populations, including jurisdictional problems and prevalence of violence.
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Programs: Improving the Community Response to Sexual Assault Victims
OVC Bulletin, April 2001
Sexual Attacks in New York City's Schools Are Up Sharply
The New York Times, June 3, 2001
Sexual Attacks in Texas Prisons Seldom Prosecuted
San Antonio Express-News, May 24, 2001
The Sexual Victimization of College Women
Report from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, and National Institute of Justice released January 2001 regarding the sexual victimization of college women, on- and off-campus, including sexual assault, harassment, and stalking.
South African Government Approves AIDS Drugs For Sexual Assault Victims
The Associated Press, April 17, 2002
Speak Out
A directory of resources, information, and support services for rape victims in South Africa.
Test Can Prove Rape Days Later
New Scientist, February 28, 2002
Top Lawyer Says Juries Fail on Rape
The Age, November 19, 2001
Trauma Treatment Manual
Written for those working with Bosnian rape victims; can also be used as a broad guide for those working with traumatized people.
U.S. May Deport Krome Women Who Accused Guards of Sexual Assaults
Sun-Sentinel, June 12, 2001
U.S. Rape Victims Shortchanged in ER, Study Finds
Reuters Health, June 3, 2002
Vatican Plays Down Abuse ReportBBC News, March 21, 2001
- Vatican 'Knew of Widespread Abuse'
BBC News, March 21, 2001
Why Is He Free?: Convicted Rapist Evades Prison For 13 Years
The Boston Herald, July 27, 2001
- Conte Denies Victim's Allegations of Pressure
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, August 3, 2001 - Convicted Rapist Spends No Time In Jail
TheBostonChannel.com, February 6, 2002 - Rapist Who Avoided Prison Makes Appeal For New Trial
The Boston Herald, February 7, 2002
Woman to Plead to Reduced Rape Charge
The Associated Press, May 9, 2002
- Woman Who Survived Suicide Pact Pleads No Contest to Rape Charge
The Associated Press, June 6, 2002 - Wife Sent to Prison for Role in Rape
The Associated Press, July 10, 2002
You've Been Raped. Why Bother Reporting It?
The Guardian, April 10, 2002
COMMENTARY and OPINION
All Rape Is 'Real' Rape
by Alice Vachss, The New York Times, OP-ED, August 11, 1993
The Charge of Rape, the Force of Myth
by Alice Vachss, Washington Post, November 2, 2003
ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES
(click here for Articles/Information/Research)
Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres
77 East 20th Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5V 1L7
Canada
Phone: (604)876-2622
www.casac.ca
Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute
6160 Cornerstone Court East
San Diego, CA 92121
Phone: (858) 623 - 2777
www.fvsai.org
Legal Momentum
395 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014
Phone: (212) 925-6635
www.legalmomentum.org
Formerly the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund.
Men Can Stop Rape
P.O. Box 57144
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 265-6530
www.mencanstoprape.org
Empowers male youth and the institutions that serve them to work as allies with women in preventing rape and other forms of men's violence.
National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization
PMB 103, 5505 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20015-2601
Toll-free: 1-800-738-4181
www.nomsv.org
This organization is committed through research, education, advocacy, and activism to the prevention, treatment and elimination of all forms of sexual victimization of boys and men.
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
123 North Enola Drive
Enola, PA 17025
Phone: (717) 909-0710
Toll-free: 1-877-739-3895
www.nsvrc.org
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
Toll-free Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE
www.rainn.org
RAINN is a national hotline for victims of sexual assault. Calls to the hotline are instantly computer-routed to the 24-hour rape crisis center nearest the caller.
Sexual Assault Hotlines in the U.S.
www.feminist.org/911/resources.html
Local addresses and phone numbers for every U.S. state.
Sexual Assault Referral Services
http://www.acshp.org.au/sexual_health/assault.htm
Local addresses and phone numbers for Australia.
