rape

Helen Benedict - Understanding and stopping the crisis of sexual violence in the U.S. Military

Patrick Donges — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:10:26 +0000

The prevalence of sexual assault in the U.S. Military has been receiving some increased scrutiny

New York prosecutor knows rape suspect, passes off case

The Associated Press — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

CARMEL, N.Y. (AP) — A suburban district attorney has asked a neighboring county to handle a child rape case because he is acquainted with the suspect.

Putnam County prosecutor Adam Levy said Thursday in an emailed statement that he knows 35-year-old Alexandru Hossu of Southeast. His spokeswoman would not elaborate, but The Journal News reported that Hossu is the district attorney's personal trainer.

"Her" by Christa Parravani

Joe Donahue — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:35:00 +0000

Christa Parravani is a photographer, capital region native, and author of the acclaimed new memoir, Her: A Memoir about the life and early death of her identical twin, Cara. For several years after her identical twin died of a drug overdose in 2006, Christa would look in the mirror and see her sister's face staring back at her. No matter where she went, she could not escape the image of her twin.

The Book Show #1272 - Louise Erdrich

Joe Donahue — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:06:00 +0000

Louise Erdrich has been a published and highly regarded author for nearly 30 years but had never won a National Book Award until being cited in November 2012 for her novel, The Round House.

On-campus Rape At UMass Amherst Prompts Security Review

Paul Tuthill — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:10:00 +0000

Four teenagers have been arrested for the rape of an 18 year old UMass Amherst student in a campus residence hall. University officials say they’ll undertake a comprehensive review of security. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports.

Vox Pop : Open Forum - Akin and the GOP : 8/22/12

Patrick Donges — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Since apologizing earlier this week for his remarks on rape and pregnancy, Republican Missouri Rep. Todd Akin has been rebuked by democrats and republicans alike, with presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney saying he should, “Exit the senate race,” and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Preibus telling him, “not to come,” to next week’s Republican National Convention.