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Rape victims need counseling. They also need justice.

Before I started working for the Heralds last year, a coworker raped me at a previous job. more

By Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez | 1/27/22

Legislature should pass Child Victims Act

More and more survivors of sexual abuse are sharing their horror stories, often decades after they were molested or raped, or both. In the past, their stories were . . . more

10/25/18

Lift limits on child sex abuse claims

There is a bill now being considered in the State Senate’s Codes Committee that deserves public support. It would eliminate the statute of limitations that now prevents victims who are 23 or older from filing claims of sexual abuse . . . more

4/28/16

Dealing with sexual assault on campus

The numbers from the U.S. Justice Department are sobering: from 1995 to 2013, more than 10,000 women in college were raped. more

3/4/15

From UVA's Rugby Road, a national wakeup call

“Rugby Road” is one of many University of Virginia fight songs, played by the school’s marching band at football games and sung by the men’s glee club at more gentlemanly affairs. more

12/11/14

'Half the Sky' aims to end sex trafficking

The book’s front cover looks friendly, uplifting even. The title –– “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide” –– is set against an azure sky flecked by wispy white clouds. more

3/21/13

Those know-nothing pols are proud of knowing nothing

Have you come across any of those mice with human brains? more

8/30/12

Rape, murder and the Peace Corps?

On Jan. 18, America Online’s Politics Daily ran a column by poet and essayist Donna Trussell in which she advocated dismantling the U.S. Peace Corps because of its apparent failure to protect female volunteers. “Peace Corps Turns 50 Amid Charges of Rape, Murder and Cover-Up” read the headline. more

by Scott Brinton | 1/27/11

Merrick sex offender sentenced to two years

Daniel Rothbard, a former Valley Stream elementary school teacher and Merrick resident, was sentenced by Nassau County Court Judge Joseph Calabrese to two years in jail on July 13 after he had earlier pleaded to two counts of committing a criminal sexual act with a minor. more

Sari Zeidler | 7/13/10

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