Sep
28
Texas News
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Dallas Morning News – by Robert T. Garrett
CPS records cite trauma for girl found hanged near Corsicana
Washington Post – by Ernesto Lodono
Man given 18 years for sexual abuse of three children
The Paris News – by Bill Hankins
Townsend sentenced to 45 years in prison
Dallas Morning News – by Kathy A. Goolsby
Security tightens up at Dallas-Fort Worth schools
ABC 13- Houston – by Deborah Wrigley
Local rapper accused of sexual assault of 13-year-old girl
Thefacts.com – by John Thompkins
Expert testifies in sexual assault trial
Todd Swick, a Houston neurologist, testified to a jury of eight men and five women that Arthur Lewis, 49, suffers from sexsomnia, a condition in which a person engages in sexual activity while asleep.
Seguin Gazette-Enterprise – by Ron Maloney
Man faces life for rape, kidnapping
The Daily Toreador – by Adam Young
Lubbock crime decreases, still above national average
With 2,169 violent crimes, which include homicide, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault, the rate in Lubbock was 112 percent higher than the national average of 473.5 violent crimes per 100,000 people, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2006 Crime In the United States report.
Sep
28
National and International News
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New York Times – by Neil A. Lewis
A prosecution tests the definition of obscenity
Click2Houston.com
‘Kite Runner’ rape scene stirs controversy
Tidings Online
Bishops pledge to use church resources to stop human trafficking
Sep
27
Texas News
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Tyler Morning Telegraph – by Casey Knaupp
Testimony begins in teen sexual assault case
KLTV, ABC affiliate in Tyler – by The Associated Press
Ex-husband of teen bride charged with rape
Warren Jeffs was convicted of being an accomplice to rape a 14 year-old girl when he coerced her to marry. Now, the girl’s ex-husband is being charged with rape.
My Fox Houston
Katy teacher sentenced to jail time, probation
A Katy teacher was sentenced for sexual abuse of a child, who happened to be a student of hers.
KWTX Waco
Former A&M grad student sentenced; used MySpace to solicit teenager
Click2Houston.com – by Stephen Dean
Man charged after picking up girl, 14, from school
KXAN, Austin NBC affiliate
LBJ ex-teacher sentenced in student’s sexual assault
A sexual assault investigation is ongoing.
The Daily Texan – by Joanna Arnold
Commission aims to put youth first with reforms
Sep
26
Texas News
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Longview News-Journal- by Maggie Souza
Pine Tree schools make changes to visitor check-in
V-Soft, a safety measure that began at Pine Tree High School in 2006, was installed at all of the district’s campuses and was ready for use by the beginning of the school year.
The main purpose of the system is to alert school officials if a visitor is a sex offender, but administrators say there are other benefits.
The Beaumont Enterprise- by Ryan Meyers
Victims of Beaumont cardiologist speak out
Killeen Daily Herald
Temple man gets 99 years for sexual assault
Sep
26
National News
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San Antonio Express News – by Anna Jo Bratton
Judge tosses lawsuit over word ‘rape’
San Antonio Express News – by Jennifer Dobner
Polygamist leader convicted in Utah
Sep
25
Texas News
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Austin American Statesman
Violent crime rose nearly 2% in ‘06, FBI reports
by Laura Lakes Jordan
KTRE- Lufkin/Nacogdoches ABC affiliate
Gang rape reported/rape prevention
by Donna McCollum
WFAA Dallas/Fort Worth
Little Elm chief proposes ’sex offender free zones’
by Steve Stoler
NBC 6- Waco, Killeen, Temple
Trial begins for former nursing home employee accused of sexual assault
Sep
25
National News
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New York Times
Victim tells police of possible motive for abduction
by Ian Urbina
The Virginia woman who was tortured and sexually assaulted by six people has informed police of a possible motive in her abduction.
El Paso Times
Archdiocese settles priest abuse lawsuit
The Associated Press
Sep
24
Human trafficking: Not a “major domestic issue”?
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An article about human trafficking ran in the Washington Post on September 23, discussing the lack of evidence supporting the idea that this crime is prevalent in the United States.
The evidence and testimony presented to Congress pointed to a problem overseas. But in the seven years since the law was passed, human trafficking has not become a major domestic issue, according to the government’s figures.
The administration has identified 1,362 victims of human trafficking brought into the United States since 2000, nowhere near the 50,000 a year the government had estimated. In addition, 148 federal cases have been brought nationwide, some by the Justice task forces, which are composed of prosecutors, agents from the FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and local law enforcement officials in areas thought to be hubs of trafficking.
The problem with these assertions is that human trafficking is such a clandestine, underreported and underdetected crime. Traffickers often have intense psychological as well as physical control over their victims, which keeps them from seeking help. Additionally, law enforcement and other potential allies to trafficking victims are often un- or under-educated about the dynamics of trafficking and the warning signs. This means that many victims are overlooked or misclassified as criminals (as is often the case with women being forced to work as prostitutes) rather than victims. This article has been republished in several newspapers nationwide, perpetuating the myth that the United States doesn’t have a trafficking problem.
Sep
24
Texas News
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KTEN- Ada, Oklahoma NBC affiliate
Prosecutors charge couple in rape of girl
The Associated Press
KRIS-TV, NBC Corpus Christi affiliate
Police give tips to deter crime after recent rape
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Motion filed to hold bishop in contempt
by Gillian Flaccus
KGBT- Rio Grande Valley CBS affiliate
Alton police chief fired
by Ray Pedraza
Latest developments on the case of the Alton police chief accused of sexually assaulting two employees.
KTEN- Ada, Oklahoma NBC affiliate
DNA test reaffirms guilt of Dallas man convicted of rape
The Associated Press
Thefacts.com
Neighbors say sex offender in violation
by Nathaniel Lukefahr and John Tompkins
Dallas Morning News
Mansfield man turns self in in sexual assault case
KVUE Austin
Porn star-turned rape suspect turns himself in
Sep
24
National and International News
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Washington Post
Human trafficking evokes outrage, little evidence
by Jerry Markon
New York Times
A dishonorable affair
by Katherine Zoepf
This article tells the story of a Syrian girl who was murdered by her brother in an “honor killing” after she was abducted and raped.
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Award cut in Mormon church abuse case
by The Associated Press
New York Times
Case against polygamist goes to the jury in Utah
by Kirk Johnson