Information and opinion pieces on sexual assault issues. To submit a story for the news section please use the Contact ICASA form.
1/16/2007
An increasing number of states are requiring that those who commit sex crimes as juveniles be added to public sex offender lists, a move that has stirred juvenile-offender and victim advocates alike.
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1/29/2007
Chicago police are investigating a report of the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl Sunday night on the South Side. The report is similar to two other attacks in the area.
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2/6/2007
A debate is taking place across states about when a woman can say no to sex.
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2/7/2007
Law enforcement agencies from around the world are investigating a child porn ring involving more than 2,300 suspects in 77 countries.
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3/6/2007
Series of articles by the New York Times on Sex Offender Management.
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3/8/2007
The United States Navel Academy is mandating increased hours of study on sexual assault prevention for its students.
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3/30/2007
Three teenage boys took turns raping a 12-year-old girl, filmed the assault with a mobile phone camera and showed the video to classmates, Austrian authorities said.
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3/26/2007
Authorities say Natasha Raman`s killer was the same man who had raped the 20-year-old woman nearly 2 years earlier. They said he had threatened her family, and finally slashed her throat to keep her from testifying against him at his upcoming trial.
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3/23/2007
A U.S. soldier was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to being n accessory to the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl.
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4/1/2007
The Chicago Archdiocese is working against a bill that would enable sexual abuse victims to file lawsuits years after the abuse occurred.
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4/11/2007
Rape charges were dropped against three Duke lacrosse players.
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4/11/2007
Don Imus has said he has apologized enough in regards to his sexist and racist comments about the Rutgers` women`s basketball team.
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5/9/2007
Police are searching for a man that attacked a Northwestern student at her apartment in Evanston.
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5/9/2007
A youth soccer coach from Naperville has been charged with raping two of his female players.
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5/20/2007
The death of an Iraqi teenage girl by stoning has sparked debate.
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5/20/2007
MySpace has agreed to turn over information on sex offenders searching its site to law enforcement.
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6/17/2007
Commentary on the outcome of the Duke lacrosse case by Anne Ream.
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6/15/2007
Article on the passage of HB 1462.
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7/1/2007
A Chicagoland priest pleaded guilty to sexually abusing five boys. He was sentenced to five years in prison.
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7/2/2007
A former Purdue University football player was convicted of two rapes in Indiana and is awaiting trial for another rape in Illinois.
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6/28/2007
A judge refused to allow bail for Genarlow Wilson who was convicted of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl.
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6/21/2007
Following a litany of high-profile sex scandals, the U.S. Naval Academy is increasing the sexual harassment training for students.
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7/16/2007
The Los Angeles Archdiocese has agreed to pay $660 million to those sexual abused by priests.
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7/18/2007
Anti-rape activists protested across the country a judge`s ruling not allowing the word rape to be used in a trial. The victim is interviewed in this story.
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7/24/2007
Article from Time Magazine focusing on the fallout from the Nebraska case where a judge banned the word rape from being used in the trial.
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8/2/2007
Chicago officials are taking steps to bolster safety in the Lakeview neighborhood after two early-morning assaults.
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8/3/2007
An United Nations official reports that rape is rampant in Congo, including sexual slavery and forced incest.
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8/2/2007
A Chicago firefighter was arrested for reportedly sexually abusing a relative more than 50 times.
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8/22/2007
Column by Rick Morrissey of the Chicago Tribune on the lack of outcry about violence against women compared to dogfighting.
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8/14/2007
A rape victims is speaking out after her rapist received only a six-month prison sentence.
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8/25/2007
Many sex offenders are still slipping through the cracks of the sex offender registry.
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10/2/2007
Anita Hill responds to recent claims by Judge Clarence Thomas that she fabricated sexual harassment charges against him.
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10/2/2007
A jury found New York Knicks General Manager Isiah Thomas and Madison Square Garden liable for sexual harassment against her.
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10/2/2007
A soldier was sentenced to two years in prison for trying to coerce a 12-year-old girl into sex and trying to download child pornography.
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10/8/2007
Story from NBC news on a group of high school students that are trying to stop bullying by wearing pink.
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10/22/2007
A seven-month study by the Associated Press shows that teachers sexually abuse students at an alarming rate.
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11/14/2007
The Chicago archdiocese has written a letter claiming that potential legislation benefiting sexual abuse victims is all about money.
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11/16/2007
Protesters marched in Washington D.C. to urge the Justice Department to crack down on hate crimes.
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11/22/2007
A Sycamore woman was found guilty of four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of two children.
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12/2/2007
Investigation into the lack of repercussions by schools against teachers accussed of sexual abuse.
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12/6/2007
Following recent reports, ICASA is calling for the state to change the way it allows sexually abusive teachers to move from school to school.
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