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1/25/2006
The University of Notre Dame is considering no longer allowing a gay film festival and the production of the "Vagina Monologues."
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2/1/2006
Seeking information instead of a financial settlement, plaintiffs in the first civil suit filed by an alleged victim of Rev. Daniel McCormack want the Chicago archdiocese to publish the names of all priests accused of sexual misconduct with children.
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1/31/2006
As authorities investigated a new allegation that a West Side priest repeatedly abused a minor, Cardinal Francis George faced angry parishioners at the church the priest once led.
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2/2/2006
During a deposition in August, Joliet Bishop Joseph Imesch repeatedly defended his actions in helping protect a priest who was repeatedly accused of molesting children.
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2/23/2006
The recent cover of Vanity Fair magazine feature two naked women and a fully clothed man has caused controversy.
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2/22/2006
A Virginia police force has stopped allowing its officers to receive services from prostitutes as part of a prostitution sting. The officers spent more than $1,200 for the services.
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2/27/2006
A 20-year-old who fled to Serbia to avoid prosecution in a highly publicized rape case goes on trial in Cook County.
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2/27/2006
Filling a void left by the Food and Drug Administration`s inability to decide whether to make the "morning-after" pill available without a prescription, virtually every state is wrestling with legislation that would either expand or restrict access.
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3/1/2006
A Naperville woman who refused a judge`s order to view a videotape of her alleged rape could be jailed on a contempt of court charge if she does not change her mind.
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3/1/2006
A man who says a priest abused him more than 30 years ago in Downers Grove filed suit, demanding the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet name all priests accused of abusing minors since 1950.
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3/2/2006
Judge Kerry Kennedy decided to withdraw a threat to jail a rape victim if she didn`t watch a video of her rape.
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3/2/2006
Story from the Chicago Tribune on Judge Kerry Kennedy`s decision to withdraw his threat of sending a rape victim to jail.
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3/2/2006
Judge Kerry Kennedy ruled against a defense motion that would have eliminated the video in the rape case involving four assailants and one victim.
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3/3/2006
Adrian Missbrenner was found not-guilty of rape by a jury.
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3/4/2005
Chicago Sun-Times story on verdict in Missbrenner case.
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3/5/2006
The victim in the case against Adrian Missbrenner plans to pursue a civil suit against him and the other assailants.
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3/4/2006
Despite the evidence in the video, a jury found Adrian Missbrenner not guilty of rape. Story from the Arlington Daily Herald.
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3/5/2006
What`s next after the jury found Adrian Missbrenner not guilty.
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3/5/2006
Column from the Arlington Daily Herald on the Missbrenner case.
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3/7/2006
About 1,000 people have signed up to be notified by e-mail when a registered sex offender moves into their neighborhood in a new program offered by the DuPage County Sheriff`s Department.
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3/7/2006
The victim`s parents in the Missbrenner rape case released a statement lashing out at the justice system.
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3/7/2006
Text of the letter written by the victim`s family in the Adrian Missbrenner case.
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3/15/2006
Commentary on abortion by Emily Hauser.
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3/22/2006
Outside auditors delivered a stinging critique of local Roman Catholic officials` handling of sex abuse allegations against Rev. Daniel McCormack.
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3/20/2006
The Illinois Department of Human Services is coordinating events for Saturday, April 22, 2006 to bring awareness to human trafficking. For more information call 312-793-2665.
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3/24/2006
Law enforcement officials ordered DNA tests for 46 members of the Duke lacrosse team in the investigation of a gang rape that took place at a team party.
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3/31/2006
Story about the inaccuracies in regards to addresses given by sex offenders to the sex offender registration list.
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3/30/2006
Column on the repercussions of the alleged gang rape by Duke University lacrosse players.
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4/5/2006
A deputy press secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was arrested at his Maryland home on charges he used his computer in an attempt to seduce a child and transmitted harmful materials to a minor.
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4/5/2006
A Delaware schoolteacher was charged with 28 counts of raping a minor after she allegedly engaged in a weeklong sexual relationship with a 13-year-old student.
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4/5/2006
The coach of Duke`s lacrosse team resigned amid controversy surrounding the suspected rape of a woman by three team members.
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4/7/2006
Award winning actress Teri Hatcher recently revealed she was sexually abused as a child.
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4/11/2006
Durham County`s chief prosecutor said he will not abandon his investigation of allegations that an exotic dancer was sexually assaulted and beaten at a party thrown by members of Duke University`s lacrosse team.
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4/19/2006
Two members of the Duke lacrosse team were arrested in the brutal gang rape of a woman.
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5/15/2006
A third player from Duke`s lacrosse team was indicted on charges of raping a young woman.
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5/15/2006
South African politician Jacob Zuma resumed his duties of deputy president of the ruling African National Congress a week after he was acquitted of rape charges.
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5/10/2006
Mexico`s human rights agency said it has filed complaints with prosecutors after nearly two dozen women claimed they were raped or sexually abused by police following a violent protest in a town outside the capital.
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5/16/2006
Despite defense claims that convicted rapist Christopher Hanson was legally insane when he allegedly raped and stabbed an 18-year-old jogger last summer, prosecutors portrayed the Round Lake Beach man as a conniving sexual predator.
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5/24/2006
The rape of thousands of women has been ignored in the Congo.
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5/30/2006
Dutch pedophiles are launching a political party to push for a cut in the legal age for sexual relations to 12 from 16 and the legalization of child pornography and sex with animals, sparking widespread outrage.
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6/7/2006
A registered sex offender wanted in the death of a Clemson University student who was strangled with her bikini top was captured in Tennessee.
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6/7/2006
A radio host of a Chinese radio show has apologized for asking viewers to vote for the actress they most would like to sexually harass.
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5/30/2006
Confronted with atrocious accounts of rape committed by members of the Congo military, Congolese President Joseph Kabila at first was silent -- then found his voice, saying "It`s shocking."
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6/5/2006
An increase in the victimization and rapes of immigrants along the United States and Mexico border has officials concerned.
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6/13/2006
Chicago police have issued a community alert for a man suspected of sexually assaulting two 5-year-old girls in a thrift store on the city`s Southwest Side.
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6/9/2006
Going against the wishes of the prosecution and the defense, a judge ruled that the public will see the tape that shows R. Kelley having sex with a 14-year-old.
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6/21/2006
Rev. Daniel Schulte, 53, a Vincentian priest, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Blanche Manning. He faces up to 10 years in prison.
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6/25/2006
Rescue Me, the acclaimed show on FX, crossed the line in its recent episode that featured the lead character raping his ex-wife.
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6/26/2006
Column by Dawn Turner Trice regarding a Judge`s ruling in the R. Kelly sexual abuse case.
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7/3/2006
A veteran teacher at the Prosser Career Academy was ordered held in lieu of $350,000 bail after being charged with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old boy at gunpoint in a Northwest Side park.
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7/10/2006
The rape of an 11-year-old girl may have involved as many as 10 men, most of whom are football players at local community colleges, Fresno (Ca.)police said.
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7/27/2006
President Bush, joined by "America`s Most Wanted" host John Walsh, signed a new law that requires convicted child molesters to be listed on a national Internet database and face a felony charge for failing to update their whereabouts.
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7/23/2006
military jury recommended no punishment for former U.S. Naval Academy quarterback Lamar S. Owens Jr., who was acquitted of a rape charge but convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer and disobeying a lawful order.
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8/4/2006
An Arizona judge has sentenced a polygamist to 45 days in county jail for having sex with a teenager he took as his third wife. The sentence disappointed authorities in Kingman, Arizona, who had hoped a harsher punishment for defendant Kelly Fischer.
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8/4/2006
A man accused of sexually assaulting nine boys with physical or mental disabilities told a judge that having sex with children is a sacred ritual protected by civil rights laws.
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8/9/2006
A new survey says that a smaller percentage of young people are being sexually solicited online than five years ago.
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8/9/2006
2006 Survey on youth victimization over the Internet.
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8/23/2006
Chicago police are asking the public to help identify a man they suspect in at least nine sexual assaults of South and Southwest Side women and girls since 1999.
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8/24/2006
Details continue to emerge in the case involving three Duke lacrosse players raping a woman. The new details revealed strengthen the prosecution`s case.
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8/6/2006
Article on the life and actions of the founder of the Girls Gone Wild video series.
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9/8/2006
Two teenagers were charged with leading the gang-rape of an 11-year-old girl in Milwaukee.
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9/8/2006
Prosecutors have filed additional charges against a Porter County, Ind. firefighter accused of torturing and sexually abusing a teenage girl.
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9/13/2006
Prostitutes are using technology and the Internet instead of walking the streets to find customers.
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9/13/2006
The world`s first ban on overly thin models at a top-level fashion show in Madrid has caused outrage among modeling agencies and raised the prospect of restrictions at other venues.
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10/16/2006
Israel`s president canceled his appearance at the opening session of parliament, succumbing to intense pressure after police recommended indicting him on rape charges.
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10/8/2006
Information that Catholic Church officials covered up the sexual abuse history of priests has rocked the faith of church goers in Mexico.
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10/18/2006
Disgraced former Representative Mark Foley will tell the Catholic ArchDiocese in Miami the name of the priest that sexually abused him.
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10/13/2006
The University of Wisconsin has put sanctions on its band after hazing and sexual harassment incidents during a trip were revealed.
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10/13/2006
Information about the inappropriate behavior of Rep. Foley and the cover up that followed continues to be unveiled.
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10/20/2006
A priest admitted to fondling former Rep. Mark Foley but says it wasn`t abuse.
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10/25/2006
Editorial by New York Times Columnist Bob Herbert.
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10/26/2006
A father in Georgia is set to become the first parent put on trial for performing a genital mutiliation on his daugter.
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11/1/2006
A man who sexually assaulted a woman after following in the Wrigleyville area was arrested after police tracked him down using keys he dropped at the scene.
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11/1/2006
The Chicago Sun-Times sensationalizing of a rape case led to a public outcry and activisim against the paper.
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11/14/2006
A man who apologized to a woman he raped two decades ago was arrested for the rape.
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12/1/2006
The nation`s largest Roman Catholic archdiocese said it has agreed to pay $60 million to settle 45 lawsuits alleging sex abuse by priests.
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12/8/2006
A recent report says that House Congressional leaders did not protect teenage pages from the misconduct of fellow House members.
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