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  1. power
    Chris Noth Has Been Accused of Sexual AssaultA fourth woman has come forward accusing the Sex and the City actor of sexual assault.
    By Danielle Cohen
  2. crime
    Domestic Violence Survivors Don’t Just ‘Snap’Mindy Dodd was convicted of murdering her abuser. Then came the TV cameras.
    By Melissa Jeltsen
  3. crime
    Prosecutors Ask Supreme Court to Review Bill Cosby’s ReleaseIn order to “right what we believe is a grievous wrong.”
    By Claire Lampen
  4. power
    Judge Says It’s ‘Inappropriate’ to Send Rapist to PrisonAfter pleading guilty to rape and sexual abuse of four teenage girls, Christopher Belter got eight years’ probation.
    By Danielle Cohen
  5. crime
    A Woman Was Raped on a Train While the Rest of the Passengers Stood ByPennsylvania police said not a single bystander tried to intervene during the eight-minute attack.
    By Claire Lampen
  6. the cut podcast
    Who Gets to Be Safe at HBCUs?On the Cut, navigating the struggles for survivors to be believed, and seeking advice from professor and attorney Anita Hill.
    By the Cut
  7. hm?
    R. Kelly’s Defense Team Just Compared Him to … MLK?They’ve completely lost the plot.
    By Claire Lampen
  8. book excerpt
    The Specter of False Rape AccusationsThey are objectively rare, so why do they carry their cultural charge?
    By Amia Srinivasan
  9. crime
    Apparently Bill Cosby Finally Read the RoomThe known rapist will not do a comedy tour, actually.
    By Claire Lampen
  10. abortion
    As His Next Trick, Texas’s Governor Will ‘Eliminate Rapists’Greg Abbott doubled down on his defense of the state’s new abortion ban, which has no exception for rape or incest.
    By Danielle Cohen
  11. crime
    They Thought They Were Lucky to Get an AppointmentDr. Joseph Silverman was renowned for treating young girls with anorexia. But patients in his care allege he raped them repeatedly.
    By Claire Lampen
  12. culture
    No, Simone Biles Isn’t a QuitterThe gymnastics superstar is in the middle of her greatest fight yet. And still winning.
    By Danielle Campoamor
  13. first person
    I Still Worry That I’ll Be NextA lifetime of being taught to fear sexual assault didn’t make it easier for me to call what happened by its name.
    By Nafissa Thompson-Spires
  14. power
    When Is It Enough?Bill Cosby’s overturned conviction is a reminder that the legal system remains stacked against accusers.
    By Claire Lampen
  15. power
    Best-Selling Philip Roth Biographer Accused of Sexual AssaultA new publisher has purchased the rights to Blake Bailey’s book despite allegations of rape against the author.
    By Amanda Arnold
  16. the body politic
    Life As a ManWhen Valentina Rice wrote a letter to Blake Bailey’s publisher alleging that he had raped her, they forwarded the message right to him.
    By Rebecca Traister
  17. power
    Armie Hammer Has Been Accused of RapeA woman named Effie says the actor “violently” raped her for four hours in 2017.
    By Claire Lampen
  18. power
    Gérard Depardieu Charged With Rape and Sexual AssaultHe allegedly assaulted a 22-year-old actress while helping her rehearse in 2018.
    By Claire Lampen
  19. power
    Britney Spears Was Never in ControlWhy did I ever believe a teen girl could hold all the power?
    By Tavi Gevinson
  20. power
    What Daisy Coleman ChangedBefore the recent campus anti-rape movement, before Brock Turner, a 14-year-old girl was terrorized for speaking out.
    By Callie Beusman
  21. obits
    Daisy Coleman’s Mom Has Died by Apparent SuicideMelinda Coleman was found dead four months after her daughter, the survivor of a high-profile rape case, died by suicide.
    By Claire Lampen
  22. crime
    The Justice Department Is Reportedly Trying to Shield Trump From a Rape LawsuitA court filing asks a judge to “substitute the United States for President Trump as defendant” in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case.
    By Claire Lampen
  23. crime
    Porn Actor Ron Jeremy Accused of Sexually Assaulting 13 More VictimsSo far, he has been charged for raping seven women.
    By Claire Lampen
  24. cut chat
    On That Ending of I May Destroy YouThe Cut staff on Michaela Coel’s rigorous, unsettling show.
    By the Cut
  25. crime
    Yet Another Woman Is Suing Harvey Weinstein for RapeIn a newly filed lawsuit, another Jane Doe says Weinstein repeatedly sexually assaulted her during meetings about her career.
    By Claire Lampen
  26. power
    Survivor of Highly Publicized Rape Case Has Died by SuicideDaisy Coleman was 23 years old.
    By Amanda Arnold
  27. power
    Former Fox News Anchor Accused of RapeA new lawsuit accuses Ed Henry of rape, and Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, and Howard Kurtz of inappropriate sexual behavior.
    By Hannah Gold
  28. culture
    Who Is Destroying Whom?In I May Destroy You, Michaela Coel examines the layers of power and privilege that are always at play when a person is assaulted.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  29. 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
  30. weinstein trial
    Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 23 Years in PrisonAfter being convicted of rape and sexual assault.
    By Amanda Arnold
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. the weinstein trial
    Harvey Weinstein Could Barely Stay Awake in CourtHe reportedly hosted a big Super Bowl party the night before.
    By Amanda Arnold
  37. 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
  38. jeffrey epstein
    Billionaire Pedophile Trafficked Girls As Young As 11New allegations emerge in a lawsuit against Jeffery Epstein.
    By Bridget Read
  39. crime
    Only Bad People Need 4 PhonesCriminals. Finance guys who are committing fraud. Otherwise one phone will cut it.
    By Amanda Arnold
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. power
    What Has Matt Lauer Learned? Maybe Nothing.In responding to a rape allegation, Lauer blames his victim.
    By Bridget Read
  49. 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
  50. 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
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