Sexual Assault News Digest for August 31

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Tyler Morning Telegraph
10-year-old victim testifies in assault trial
by Casey Knaupp

Weatherford Democrat
Highland receives life sentences
by Danie M. Huffman

Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
Officers get crash course in new laws
by Ron Maloney

Tyler Morning Telegraph
Ex-jailer gets probation in student sex case
by Casey Knaupp

Midland Reporter Telegram
Jury clears man in rape case
by Bob Campbell

Austin American Statesman
South Texas police chief accused of sexually assaulting employees

Aug

30

Sexual Assault News Digest for August 30

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Dallas Morning News
Man sentenced to life in sex assault of girl
by Holly Van

KLBJ News Radio Austin
Juvenile offenders released – only to rape and attack again

Midland Reporter Telegram
Man could face 40 years if convicted of 2005 rape
by Bob Campbell

WOAI – San Antonio
Former officer convicted of rape wants new trial

Athens Review
Malakoff man pleads guilty to sexual assault
by Dan Gordon

Aug

29

Sexual Assault News Digest for August 29

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CBS 11- Dallas/Fort Worth
Man arrested for sexual assault talks to CBS 11

Dallas Morning News
Youth basketball coach convicted of sex assault
by Jennifer Emily

KWTX Waco
Convicted sex offender sentenced to die For 9-year-old girl’s murder

Austin American Statesman
Helping the world’s sexually abused children
by Jennifer Delaney

Washington Post
Sex charges shatter designer’s image
by Greg Risling

Aug

28

Sexual Assault News Digest for August 28

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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Woman accused of prostituting 14-year-old
by Deanna Boyd

McKinney Courier Gazette
Couple gained trust of neighbors at first
Topic: Sexual predators
by Danny Gallagher

Austin American Statesman
Man sentenced to 50 years for sexual assault of a child
by Isadora Vail

Austin American Statesman
Ream: Is modesty really a virtue?
Topic: Gender roles
by Anne K. Ream

Dallas Morning News
Katherine Sloan of Dallas: Passively going ‘gangsta’
Topic: Misogyny in music

Aug

27

“Gray Rape” in Cosmopolitan Magazine

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An article titled, “A New Kind of Date Rape” in the September issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, refers to gray rape, a term the author describes as referring to “sex that falls somewhere between consent and denial and is even more confusing than date rape because often both parties feel unsure of who wanted what.” Popularizing a victim-blaming concept such as “gray rape” is bad enough, but even more appalling are the stories used to illustrate the idea. The article talks about one woman who went on a date with a man, made out with him and clearly told him that she did not want to have sex. He said OK, but raped her anyway. When he penetrated her, she told him, “No, stop.” Another anecdote featured in the story talks about a woman who kissed her date and told him she needed to leave. He pinned her to the bed and raped her.

What, in either of these examples, can possibly be construed as “gray”? Cosmo seems to be reverting to the archaic view that “true” rape only occurs in cases where the perpetrator threatens the victim with a weapon.
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