SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCES
These are Sexual Assault Resources.
Please also see:
Acquaintance/Date Rape || Drug-Facilitated Rape || Prison Rape || "Rape Culture" || Sexual Harassment
ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
(click here for Organizations/Agencies)
Police arrest Indian man accused of raping, torturing 5-year-old, sparking heated protests about sexual violence in the country
Daily News, April 20, 2013
Homeless man arrested in Brooklyn attempted rape case
Daily News, March 21, 2013
Indian police launch manhunt for men who killed and raped 3 young sisters
Daily News, February 21, 2013
Calif. man used Christian dating site ChristianMingle.com to find his rape victim: cops
Daily News, February 17, 2013
Suspects in custody in case of rape of 6 Spanish tourists in Acapulco: authorities
Daily News, February 11, 2013
Survivor of brutal attack by police officer heads to Albany to expand state's definition of 'rape' to include forced oral and anal sex: 'Rape is rape'
Daily News, February 10, 2013
Girl, 15, with low IQ gang-raped under desk during class in Elmont: suit
A mentally challenged 15-year-old girl was gang-raped beneath her desk during class — only feet away from her teachers — at an Elmont, N.Y., school, according to a lawsuit filed Friday. When the girl reported the horrific incident the next day, school officials failed to report it, the victim's mother claimed in the suit.
Daily News, January 12, 2013
Pakistani women slowly turning to divorce, at risk of death
Daily News, January 09, 2013
Millions of domestic workers worldwide lack legal protection and are vulnerable to abuse: U.N. report
Daily News, January 09, 2013
Defense lawyer in India rape case blames victim, says 'respectable' women in India are not raped: report
Daily News, January 09, 2013
- Viewpoints: What next after outcry over Delhi rape?
BBC News, January 04, 2013 - Brutal rape sets off debate over women's rights in India
USA Today, December 31, 2012 - Widespread outcry, demand for justice, as India rape victim's body cremated in New Delhi
Fox News, December 29, 2012 - Rape victim 'extremely critical', no New Year greetings for Congress
Gulf News, December 28, 2012 - Rape victim in India flown to Singapore for treatment, as PM pledges new laws, speedier trials to crack down on attacks
Daily News, December 27, 2012 - India Teen Commits Suicide After Police Pressure Her To Drop Gang Rape Case, Marry Attacker
Huffington Post, December 27, 2012 - India Rape Protests: Reporter 'Shot Dead'
Sky News, December 23, 2012 - Rape protesters battle Indian police for 2nd day
USA Today, December 23, 2012
'Long way to go' to stop violence against women in Afghanistan, U.N. report says
Daily News, December 11, 2012
Richard Mourdock: 'It is something God intended' when women are impregnated during rape
Daily News, October 24, 2012
Rape and Sexual Assault Analyses and Laws (PDF 4.4mb)
AEquitas: The Prosecutors' Resource on Violence Against Women, October 15, 2012
Indonesia Gang-Rape Victim Reportedly Expelled From School For 'Tarnishing Institution's Image
Huffington Post, October 10, 2012
Spanish Official: 'Laws Are Like Women, They're To Be Raped'
Huffington Post, October 10, 2012
Richard Fourtin Case: Connecticut Court Sets Accused Rapist Free, Says Handicapped Victim Did Not Resist
Huffington Post, October 04, 2012
Todd Akin On Abortion: 'Legitimate Rape' Victims Have 'Ways To Try To Shut That Whole Thing Down'
Huffington Post, August 19, 2012
Air Force instructor guilty in sex abuse scandal
Daily News, July 20, 2012
University Of Montana's Jim Foley Tried To Punish Alleged Rape Victim For Speaking Out, According To Emails
Huffington Post, May 21, 2012
Suspected rapist mocks Bronx DA's office
Daily News, February 19, 2012
FBI Takes Major Step Toward Updating Narrow Definition Of Rape
Huffington Post, December 06, 2011
- FBI scraps long-standing definition of rape to include men as victims
Daily News, January 06, 2012
Accused serial sex attacker on trial for raping prostitute, threatening to slice women with razor
Daily News, June 08, 2011
In 2 Gang Rape Cases, Communities Blame 11-Year-Old Victims
AOL News, March 08, 2011
Suicide Attempts, Gender, and Sexual Abuse: Data From the 2000 British Psychiatric Morbidity Survey
The American Journal of Psychiatry, September 1, 2009
Women protesting 'rape law' in Afghanistan pelted with stones by angry mob
Daily News, April 15, 2009
Safety for Indian Women from Sexual Assault Offenders Demonstration Initiative
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 (2005)
Childhood Sexual Assault Victimization in Virginia
Report from the Center for Injury & Violence Prevention at the Virginia Department of Health, August 2004 [PDF]
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 (November 27, 1999 - July 22, 2004)
Prevalence of Sexual Violence in Virginia
Report from the Center for Injury & Violence Prevention, Virginia Department of Health (2003) [PDF]
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... (January 06, 2000 - September 18, 2002)
Pakistani Tribal Jury Ordered Gang-Rape for Teen to Punish Family
Associated Press, July 2, 2002
- Second Pakistan Gang-Rape Suspect Arrested
Associated Press, July 6, 2002 - Pakistan Rapists Face Death Penalty
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
Girl, 17, Kills Herself After Giving Rape Evidence
The Telegraph, July 19, 2002
- Teen Rapist Gets Seven Years
Sky News, August 1, 2002
Former Officer Sentenced in Sex Assault on Inmate
Las Vegas Sun, July 18, 2002
Ireland Man Convicted of Wife Rape
Associated Press, July 18, 2002
Woman to Plead to Reduced Rape Charge
Associated Press, May 9, 2002
- Woman Who Survived Suicide Pact Pleads No Contest to Rape Charge
Associated Press, June 6, 2002 - Wife Sent to Prison for Role in Rape
Associated Press, July 10, 2002
In Mexico, an Unpunished Crime
Washington Post, June 30, 2002
U.S. Rape Victims Shortchanged in ER, Study Finds
Reuters Health, June 3, 2002
Rape Victim Faces Stoning Death
New York Times, May 19, 2002
- Pakistan Stoning Sentence Overturned
BBC News, June 6, 2002
Anger Over Rape Law
Newsday, June 3, 2002
Calls to Students Offering Scholarships Are Actually Harassment Scams
The Kansas City Star, May 22, 2002
Rape Convictions Plummet in Britain, Report Says
Women's eNews, May 13, 2002
Emergency Contraception Not Offered in Many Assault Cases
Reuters Health, May 6, 2002
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
Associated Press, April 5, 2001 - Man Sentenced in Girl X Rape Case
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
South African Government Approves AIDS Drugs For Sexual Assault Victims
Associated Press, April 17, 2002
You've Been Raped. Why Bother Reporting It?
The Guardian, April 10, 2002
Sex Without Consent is Judged to Be Rape
The Scotsman, March 23, 2002
Vatican Plays Down Abuse ReportBBC News, March 21, 2001
- Vatican 'Knew of Widespread Abuse'
BBC News, March 21, 2001
Police Officer Convicted of Raping Woman After Responding to Call at Her Apartment
Associated Press, March 15, 2002
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
Test Can Prove Rape Days Later
New Scientist, February 28, 2002
One Rape Case in Ten Gets to Court
The Scotsman, February 11, 2002
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
Lawmakers Want to Remove Deadline for Rape Prosecutions
Associated Press, January 21, 2002
Row as Teenage Rapist is Freed
The Scotsman, December 22, 2001
Defining the Rights of Victims
The Hartford Courant, November 28, 2001
Top Lawyer Says Juries Fail on Rape
The Age, November 19, 2001
DNA Alters Thinking on Swift Justice
The Dallas Morning News, July 30, 2001
Sex Abuse Priest Must Pay £64,000
The Guardian, July 26, 2001
Abortion Blocked For Raped 12-year-old Girl in Mexico
Associated Press, July 13, 2001
2nd Time Rape Offender Sentenced to Prison
The Billings Gazette, July 12, 2001
Rising Number of Sexual Assault Cases Linked to Internet
The Korea Herald, July 7, 2001
U.S. May Deport Krome Women Who Accused Guards of Sexual Assaults
Sun-Sentinel, June 12, 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
Pediatricians Urged to Ask About Rape
Associated Press, June 4, 2001
Sexual Attacks in New York City's Schools Are Up Sharply
New York Times, June 3, 2001
Care of the Adolescent Sexual Assault Victim
Policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, June 2001
Sexual Attacks in Texas Prisons Seldom Prosecuted
San Antonio Express-News, May 24, 2001
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Programs: Improving the Community Response to Sexual Assault Victims
OVC Bulletin, April 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 (December 2000)
Ending Violence Against Women
Reports from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Population Information Program (December 1999)
Crime or Custom? Violence Against Women in Pakistan
Report from Human Rights Watch, August 1999
Nowhere to Hide: Retaliation Against Women in Michigan State Prisons
Report from Human Rights Watch regarding retaliation against female prisoners who report sexual assaults by guards (July 1998)
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 (1996)
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)
Advice for Victims of Rape
Advice and resources for victims of sexual assault in the U.K., from the Metropolitan Police Service
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.
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.
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
Speak Out
A directory of resources, information, and support services for rape victims in South Africa
Stop Family Violence
331 West 57th Street #518
New York, NY 10019
www.sfvo.org
Stop Family Violence's mission is to organize and amplify our nation's collective voice against family violence.
