Information and opinion pieces on sexual assault issues. To submit a story for the news section please use the Contact ICASA form.
1/4/2005
A recent string of sexual attacks in trendy neighborhoods focused attention on dangers posed for Chicago women but obscured a grim reality: The vast majority of reported sexual assaults occur in other parts of the city.
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1/3/2005
Chicago police arrested a West Side man Sunday who allegedly raped one woman and attacked another on the North Side last month.
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1/5/2005
Providing women with easy access to the emergency contraceptive Plan B did not lead them to engage in more risky sexual behavior, a study of more than 2,000 young California women has concluded.
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1/9/2005
A judge in Washington state has ruled that a woman can not divorce her abusive husband because she is pregnant.
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2/8/2005
The number of women reporting being sexually abused and harassed while riding the Tokyo train system has skyrocketed this year.
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2/8/2005
The British government has banned the purchase of decoders that could enable customers to receive the violent pornography shown by a European satellite television show.
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2/10/2005
The National Center for Victims of Crime is asking the Supreme Court to rule in favor of victims on protective orders.
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2/24/2005
Police in Houston have arrested the parents of a 7-month-old girl who was severely injured following an alleged sexual assault.
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2/24/2005
Among those being targeted in the Federal Government`s Operation Predator are immigrant sex offenders.
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2/24/2005
An Elgin man was arrested for raping an 11-year-old girl, who is now pregnant.
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2/25/2005
The Kansas Attorney General is demanding that two abortion clinics turn over the entire medical records of around 90 patients.
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2/25/2005
A Highwood man was charged with molesting two children at a martial arts school in Highland Park.
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3/3/2005
Column by Adrian Wojnarowski about the degredation of women in the world of sports.
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3/3/2005
A Aurora based gymnastics coach denied molesting 14 girls at his gymnastics center.
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3/3/2005
The trial of more than 40 people accused of conducing a child-sex ring in France has begun.
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2/28/2005
Column by Dawn Turner Trice in the Chicago Tribune on how teen girls need society`s help in fending off the advances of older men.
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3/18/2005
Letter to the editor by Rep. Constance Howard about the Predator Accountability Act.
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3/19/2005
A profile of Steve Stein, the creator of the video that won the North Region of ICASA`s Your Voice, Your View contest.
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3/22/2005
A forensic analyst testified that at least one of the prints recovered from sexually explicit magazines seized from Michael Jackson`s Neverland ranch belongs to his victim`s younger brother.
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3/28/2005
The race for school board of a DuPage County school has turned into a discussion on the school`s handling of sex abuse charges against a popular teacher.
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3/29/2005
A former top official of the Boy Scouts of America faces federal Internet child pornography charges and is expected to plead guilty.
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5/30/2005
The judge in Michael Jackson’s child molestation trial said that the jury will be told that the allegation that Jackson gave alcohol to his accuser can be treated as a lesser offense.
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5/31/2005
A Cook County judge denied bond to Adrian Missbrenner, a Burr Ridge man who returned from hiding in Europe to face charges that he sexually assaulted a 16-year old Naperville girl at a drinking party in his home.
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5/20/2005
A bond of $1 million was set in the trial of a man accussed of sexually assaulting his roommate.
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6/3/2005
Graphic pinpointing where sexual assaults have been reported in the Chicago area.
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6/9/2005
The Catholic church has paid more than $1 billion to settle sexual abuse cases brought against it.
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6/20/2005
Amid a heated national debate over emergency contraception, some scientists are marshaling evidence to challenge the belief that the "morning-after pill" is equivalent to abortion.
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6/21/2005
A Chicago Police Department Web site aims to discourage people from seeking prostitutes in the city by posting the names, addresses and photographs of those arrested for doing so.
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6/27/2005
Pakistan`s Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of a woman who has asked the court to reinstate the death sentence against five men who gang-raped her on the orders of a village council.
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6/28/2005
Column by Dawn Turner Trice about a child victim of sexual abuse who found justice against her abuser as an adult.
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7/11/2005
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich recently signed into law the bill providing for lifetime supervision of sex offenders.
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7/19/2005
A California Supreme Court ruling allows workplace employees to sue for sexual harassment if they are discriminated against because of a sexual relationship between other workers in the office.
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8/1/2005
More than 30 percent of high school girls have been the victim of dating violence a new study shows.
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8/5/2005
The FBI is launching a campaign against the pimps of children in the United States.
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8/16/2005
All Illinois pharmacies that carry contraceptives must fill prescriptions for the morning-after pill after legislators backed making permanent a temporary order by Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
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8/19/2005
States would have more resources to track and monitor sex offenders using satellite technology under a House bill proposed by U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.).
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8/30/2005
Series of articles highlighting the problems rape victims face in working with law enforcement in the St. Louis area.
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8/24/2005
The USA Today is reporting that sex crimes against children have dropped significantly.
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9/23/2005
The continued exploitation of violence against women has crossed the line in television shows. Column by Maureen Ryan.
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10/13/2005
Newly released records of sex abuse claims against 126 priests that are at the core of hundreds of lawsuits against the Archdiocese of Los Angeles show that church officials for decades moved accused priests between counseling and new assignments.
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10/13/2005
After years of lagging behind other states in assisting the specialized nurses who double as rape treatment specialists and forensic experts, Illinois finally is taking a step toward matching their dedication.
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10/14/2005
A substitute schoolteacher fired earlier this year by Chicago west suburban school officials has been charged with molesting 13 children.
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10/18/2005
The number of rapes has increased in three of the past four years, according to the FBI data. In all, rapes increased by .8 percent to 94,635 rapes, or about 750 more than in 2003. Rapes are up nearly 5 percent since 2000, FBI data show.
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11/17/2005
Story of father who killed his daughter because she dated without his permission.
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11/17/2005
Heidi Fleiss is set to continue to live in the prostitution world with the planned opening of a brothel catering to women.
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12/16/2005
Nurses face constant sexual harassment from patients and a nursing association is attempting to put an end to it.
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12/27/2005
Four United States marines were charged with gang raping a woman in the Philippines.
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12/27/2005
Miami police found and arrested an escaped serial rapist who have broken out of jail a few weeks ago.
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