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Rape

  1. the weinstein trial
    Breaking Down Harvey Weinstein’s VerdictUnderstanding the difference between first- and third-degree rape, as well as what predatory sexual assault entails.
    By Amanda Arnold
  2. weinstein trial
    Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 23 Years in PrisonAfter being convicted of rape and sexual assault.
    By Amanda Arnold
  3. cut chat
    We Didn’t Expect Weinstein to Be Convicted, and We Don’t Know How to FeelWe can stop writing “alleged” now and write “convicted.” A small mercy.
    By the Cut
  4. weinstein trial
    The Weinstein Verdict Is RadicalOn Monday, a New York jury did something astonishing — it voted to convict Harvey Weinstein of two counts of rape and sexual assault.
    By Irin Carmon
  5. weinstein trial
    Harvey Weinstein Is Now a Convicted RapistThe producer has been convicted on two of the five counts against him and now faces prison time.
    By Amanda Arnold
  6. power
    Trump Rape Accuser Slams His Efforts to Stall Her CaseAs part of her defamation suit, E. Jean Carroll requested a sample of Trump’s DNA — which she says could match “genetic material” left on her dress.
    By Amanda Arnold and Hannah Gold
  7. weinstein trial
    There’s a Special Place in Hell for Harvey Weinstein’s LawyerAfter weeks of maligning his victims in court, she maligned them on the New York Times’ podcast.
    By Bridget Read
  8. the weinstein trial
    Harvey Weinstein Could Barely Stay Awake in CourtHe reportedly hosted a big Super Bowl party the night before.
    By Amanda Arnold
  9. crime
    Suspected ‘Pillowcase Rapist’ Arrested Nearly 40 Years After First AttackFlorida police tracked down Robert Koehler, 60, using publicly available DNA profiles.
    By Claire Lampen
  10. jeffrey epstein
    Billionaire Pedophile Trafficked Girls As Young As 11New allegations emerge in a lawsuit against Jeffery Epstein.
    By Bridget Read
  13. crime
    Only Bad People Need 4 PhonesCriminals. Finance guys who are committing fraud. Otherwise one phone will cut it.
    By Amanda Arnold
  14. virginity tests
    Kentucky’s Republican Ex-Governor Pardoned a Convicted Child RapistMatt Bevin doesn’t believe the man’s 9-year-old victim, claiming she passed a “virginity test” — a procedure based on dubious science.
    By Amanda Arnold
  15. crime
    When You See Your Rapist on TinderMultiple women say online-dating platforms aren’t removing the profiles of men who’ve assaulted them — leaving others at risk.
    By Bridget Read
  16. power
    Ronan Farrow Says Bill Clinton Was ‘Credibly Accused’ of RapeFarrow called Juanita Broaddrick’s allegations against the former president “long overdue for revisiting.”
    By Bridget Read
  17. harvey weinstein
    3 Women Confronted Harvey Weinstein at a New York City ClubBut most of the crowd seemed to side with the disgraced producer.
    By Bridget Read
  18. unsolicited takes
    A Father of Daughters Finally Weighs in on Matt LauerA man who wants you to know he has female offspring has stepped up to offer his opinion on the media’s “unfair treatment” of Lauer.
    By Bridget Read
  19. power
    NBC Allegedly Buried Yet Another Sexual-Assault StoryActivist Sil Lai Abrams claims the network killed a story about her allegations against A.J. Calloway and Russell Simmons in 2018.
    By Amanda Arnold
  20. sexual assault
    Students Suspended After Posting Bathroom Notes About a RapistSophomore Aela Mansmann is suing her Maine high school, which said her anonymous note bullied a male student.
    By Bridget Read
  21. crime
    Matt Lauer’s Former Colleagues Appalled by New Rape Allegation“I believe she is telling the truth. And that breaks my heart.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  22. power
    What Has Matt Lauer Learned? Maybe Nothing.In responding to a rape allegation, Lauer blames his victim.
    By Bridget Read
  25. q&a
    This Writer Interviewed Her Rapist, 14 Years LaterTalking to Jeannie Vanasco about her memoir, Things We Didn’t Talk About When I Was a Girl.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  26. sexual assault
    A Startling Number of Women Say the First Time They Had Sex Was RapeAccording to a new study published in JAMA.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  27. crime
    19-Year-Old Accused of Raping 6 Girls He Targeted Over SnapchatDominic Yocco, who has been accused of assaulting girls as young as 13, has turned himself in.
    By Amanda Arnold
  28. #metoo
    The At-Home Rape Kit Start-up Is a Useless MessThe “MeToo” kit misunderstands what its namesake movement is all about, and possibly disempowers survivors in the process.
    By Katie Heaney
  29. power
    How Bad Is Lyft’s ‘Sexual Predator Crisis’?Fourteen women are suing the ride-hail company over allegedly mishandling sexual-assault and rape complaints.
    By Amanda Arnold
  30. crime
    No Prison Time for Ex-Cops Accused of Raping a Teen in CustodyThe officers admitted to having teenage sex with a suspect in the back of their police van.
    By Claire Lampen
  31. sexual assault
    Cristiano Ronaldo Will Not Face Charges Over Rape AccusationThe allegations “cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt,” the Clark County District Attorney’s Office announced.
    By Amanda Arnold and Sarah Nechamkin
  32. power
    Judge Resigns After Saying an Alleged Rapist Was ‘From a Good Family’“This young man comes from a good family … He is clearly a candidate for not just college but probably for a good college.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  33. media
    E. Jean Carroll Is ‘So Glad’ Not to Be Trump’s TypeThe writer who accused the president of rape responds to Trump’s pathetic “she’s not my type” defense.
    By Hannah Gold
  34. power
    New York Times Says It Made a Mistake With E. Jean Carroll’s StoryThe executive editor admits the paper’s coverage of serious rape allegations against Trump was “overly cautious.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  37. crime
    Emily Doe, the Woman Brock Turner Assaulted, Is Writing a MemoirThe Stanford rape survivor will “share her experience in emotional, honest and eloquent detail.”
    By Hannah Gold
  38. crime
    Bus Driver Who Admitted to Raping 14-Year-Old Girl Will Spend No Time in JailThe judge considered him a low-risk offender because he has no prior arrests and only assaulted one victim.
    By Amanda Arnold
  39. sexual assault
    40 Years After Crimes, Man Charged With 100 Counts of RapeThe victims were all under the age of 13.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  40. crime
    A Woman Was Raped by a Man Pretending to Be Her Uber DriverDetails of the December crime have been released following the death of a University of South Carolina student.
    By Lisa Ryan
  41. crime
    Two Cops Accused of Raping Teen Have Their Charges Dropped“It’s just a horrible message that they won’t prosecute a rape case against cops.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  42. abortion rights
    11-Year-Old Rape Victim Given C-Section After Being Denied AbortionOne of the doctors who performed the C-section says she “almost became sick” when she first saw the girl.
    By Amanda Arnold
  43. politics
    A Second Woman Is Accusing Virginia Lieutenant Governor of Sexual AssaultJustin Fairfax faces a second sexual assault allegation as scandal continues to engulf Virginia politics.
    By Lisa Ryan
  44. campus sexual assault
    Ex-Frat President Accused of Rape Given $400 Fine, No Prison TimeThis is at least the third time the judge has given probation to a man accused of sexually assaulting a Baylor student.
    By Amanda Arnold
  45. crime
    Man Cites ‘Life Begins at Conception’ Law to Argue Rape Victim Wasn’t a ChildA Kansas man accused of raping a 15-year-old says that under a state abortion law, she’s not a child.
    By Amanda Arnold
  46. lawsuits
    Surviving the ‘Predators’ Club’Three prominent Dartmouth professors allegedly tormented their female students for over 15 years. Now the women are taking on the school.
    By Amanda Arnold
  49. lawsuits
    Yet Another Actress Is Suing Weinstein for Sexual AssaultBoardwalk Empire actress Paz de la Huerta says Weinstein raped her twice in 2010.
    By Amanda Arnold
  50. lawsuits
    Harvey Weinstein Sexually Assaulted 16-Year-Old, New Lawsuit ClaimsThe woman, identified as “Jane Doe,” is joining the expanding class-action lawsuit against the disgraced Hollywood mogul.
    By Amanda Arnold
  51. the kavanaugh hearings
    Almost No One Is Falsely Accused of RapeWhy that “5 percent of rape allegations are false” figure is so misleading.
    By Katie Heaney
  52. criminal justice system
    3 Women on What It Was Like to Testify at Their Sexual-Assault Hearings“If a friend were raped and asked me whether she should testify, I’d tell her: Don’t do it.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  53. #believesurvivors
    Padma Lakshmi Explains Why She Stayed Silent After Being Raped As a Teenager“We have a lot to lose if we put a time limit on telling the truth about sexual assault.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  54. crime
    Six More Women Say They May Have Been Drugged, Raped by Doctor and GirlfriendProsecutors believe there could be many more victims after finding over 1,000 videos on the doctor’s phone.
    By Amanda Arnold
  55. sexual assault
    Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter Won’t Be Charged in Rape CaseHe won’t face charges for the alleged attack on Melissa Schuman.
    By Dee Lockett
  56. sexual assault
    French Actor Gérard Depardieu Accused of Raping 22-Year-Old ActressA 22-year-old actress reportedly filed a formal complaint with Paris police against the French actor.
    By Lisa Ryan
  57. sexual violence
    Nearly All Native Women in Seattle Survey Have Been Raped or Coerced Into SexIn a Seattle-based survey, 94 percent of Native American and Alaska Native women revealed they had experienced sexual violence at least once.
    By Amanda Arnold
  58. sexual assault
    Life After Accusing Nick Carter of Rape Has Been Hell, Melissa Schuman Says“My abuser has a slew of fans, people who support him no matter what. And they’ve made it their life’s mission to destroy me.”
    By Amanda Arnold
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