Oct
31
Texas News
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WOAI- San Antonio NBC affiliate – by Kim Fischer
Woman Raped by SA Police Officer Sues Police Chief, City
Waco Tribune – by Erin Quinn
Schools have different policies on identifying sex offenders
Waco Tribune – by Erin Quinn
Businessman convicted in sex assault gets probation
News Channel 11- Lubbock NBC affiliate
LPD Searching For Sexual Assault Suspect
“It’s very uncommon, especially when she apparently doesn’t know the suspect and this happens in broad daylight,” Lubbock Police Lieutenant Scott Hudgens said.
KRGV – Brownsville
Sexual Assault Suspect Possibly Left Country
Edinburg and McAllen police are looking for Nelson Gomez. He’s accused of sexually assaulting an Edinburg middle school student.
Dallas Morning News – by Wendy Hundley
Keller kids’ party host faces more sex assault charges
A total of 17 arrest warrants have been issued for Clinton Don Simpson, 65, who remains in the Tarrant County Jail in lieu of $1.65 million bail.
El Paso Times
Former Miner indicted on rape charges
Oct
31
National News
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Black America Web – by Jackie Jones
Wilson Says He’s ‘Grateful to Have a Second Chance,’ Looking to Start College in January
Wilson, 21, served 32 months of a 10-year prison sentence after he was convicted in 2005 on aggravated sexual molestation charges after having consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old girl at a party at a motel on New Year’s Eve 2004. He was 17 at the time.
Oct
30
Texas News
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The Monitor – by Jeremy Roebuck
On-duty Border Patrol agent accused of raping illegal immigrant
Waco Tribune – by Erin Quinn
Sentencing begins today in business owner’s sexual assault of a child trial
Jurors this morning will weigh further testimony in setting the sentence of an 82-year-old Waco businessman found guilty Monday of aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child.
Seguin Gazette-Enterprise – by Ron Maloney
Man pleads guilty in sexual assault case
The man who fled to Oregon last year rather than face charges he repeatedly raped a young girl avoided a Guadalupe County jury again Monday — this time by pleading guilty to aggravated sexual assault.
My Fox Houston
Sexual Assault Victim Blames, Sues Galleria
One of the women who was a victim of sexual assault in the Galleria has filed a lawsuit against the expansive shopping center.
The woman is suing the Galleria claiming that administrators had information on the man who assaulted her but failed to properly alert customers and employees to the danger.
Kerrville Daily Times – by Alison Beshur
Man wanted on sexual assault charges running
Adrian Jesus Guia Jr. is believed to be in Mexico. Local law enforcement officials are working with the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force to locate and apprehend him.
KBMT 12 News Southeast Texas
Former Ozen HS Band Director in Court Facing Sexual Assault Charges
Click2Houston.com
Spring Teacher Charged With Sex Abuse
Fort Worth Star-Telegram – by Sarah Bahari
Northwest to closely monitor its visitors
Adrian Jesus Guia Jr. is believed to be in Mexico. Local law enforcement officials are working with the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force to locate and apprehend him.
Oct
29
Florida allows victims to receive rape kits even if not pressing charges
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Requiring a report to law enforcement for evidence collection is one of the factors that pushes the reporting rate of sexual assault to the lowest of all major violent crimes (only 18% of sexual assaults are reported to law enforcement).
Currently, in Texas and across the country, many victims choose not to have evidence collected because they are not ready to report and open an investigation. Many of these survivors later regret that decision and report the crime weeks or months later. Yet, without the initial evidence collection those cases are often dead ends. In communities with progressive policies allowing a rape kit to be done without a police report, the evidence is there to support the investigation. This way, the victim has time to consider the options and come back later to report.
Evidence collection without law enforcement involvement is actually a requirement of the Violence Against Women Act of 2005. If states do not comply by January of 2009, then federal grant money is at risk. TAASA is currently working with three communities interested in conducting pilot projects for this type of initiative with the hopes of taking it statewide in the near future.
Abyss2hope posted about a recent change in Florida’s laws allowing rape victims to get a sexual assault kit done even if they aren’t pressing charges. This allows them to have evidence preserved in case they want to proceed later, while taking the pressure off to decide immediately while simultaneously dealing with the trauma of the rape. Hopefully as other state’s successfully integrate this change, other states, including Texas, will follow suit.
Oct
29
Texas News
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My Fox Houston
Seabrook Police Searching for Sexual Assault Suspect
Waco Tribune – by Tommy Witherspoon and Wendy Gragg
Schools need solid protocol to battle sexual abuse of children
Houston Chronicle – by Susan Carroll
Houston major hub for human trafficking
The Rice Thresher – by Whitney Alsup
Night of Decadence: Friends don’t let friends become rapists
News 8 Austin
Police searching for 3 involved in sexual assault
San Antonio Express-News – by Selena Hernandez
Woman worried about sex offender giving out candy
KGBT Rio Grande Valley – by Denisse Cantu
Police: “Beware of Sex Offenders This Halloween”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram – by Robert Cadwallader
Petition drive targets sex offenders
Oct
29
National News
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KEYE- Austin CBS affiliate
Copperfield makes $2 million offer to rape victim?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram – by Edith M. Lederer
UN chief: violence against women surges
New York Times – by Bob Herbert
Today’s Hidden Slave Trade
Oct
26
Texas News
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The Beaumont Enterprise
Man, 20, indicted in attempted ‘roofie’ rape
Seguin Gazette-Enterprise – by Ron Maloney
Sexual assault trial set to begin Monday
A Guadalupe County man who fled to Oregon last year rather than facing allegations of sexual assault of a young girl goes on trial Monday in 274th Judicial District Court.
The Lake Houston Sentinel – by Brenda Johnson
Baytown sex offender pleads guilty
Dallas Morning News – by The Associated Press
Former monk at Texas monastery sentenced to 80 years in sex case
News Channel 9- NBC El Paso
Mother of Rape Victim Speaks Out
The Daily Sentinel – by Lauren Drinkard
Women’s Shelter offers support to the abused
The Women’s Shelter of East Texas is a safe place to go for those who are victims of domestic/family violence and sexual assault. Contrary to the name, the shelter provides services for men as well.
Oct
26
National News
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Fort Worth Star Telegram – by Robert Tanner
AP: Sex abuse laws can fail school kids
Oct
26
Debate over sex offender laws in Maine
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Sex Crimes mentioned an article titled Shadowed by the past about the debate surrounding tough sex offender laws in Maine. Although Maine’s laws differ from Texas’ in many ways, the controversy is relevant to the situation here.
Oct
25
Texas News
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Austin American Statesman – by Claire Osborn
Monk guilty on four counts of sexual assault of a child
Fort Worth Star-Telegram – by Max B. Baker
Mrs Baird’s, ex-employee face 2nd sexual harassment lawsuit
Dallas Morning News – by Donna Fielder
Denton teacher jailed after trying to contact boy she admitted having sex with
The Monitor – by Zack Quaintance
Edcouch man arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting step grandsons
KTEN- Ada, Oklahoma NBC affiliate – by The Associated Press
DHS employee accused of raping developmentally disabled woman
The Beaumont Enterprise
Man jailed after assault, rape charge
KCEN- Waco NBC affiliate
Retired Waco business man on trial accused of sexual assault
Fort Worth Star-Telegram – by Robert Cadwallader
Mansfield revamps sex offender registry site