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The Texas Rangers have launched an official investigation into how Baylor University handled claims of sexual assault made against its students, notably members of its football team. Tom Vinger, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, confirmed to ESPN in a statement that Texas’ top law enforcement is…
The New York Times on Wednesday published a report in which two women said Trump touched them inappropriately without their consent — despite Trump’s insistence during last Sunday’s second presidential debate that he had never engaged in the behavior he bragged about engaging in. According to the Times, Jessica Leeds…
During Sunday’s presidential debate, Trump denied that his leaked comments from 2005 indicated sexual assault and insisted they were nothing more than “locker room talk.” “You called what you said ‘locker room banter,’” CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, who moderated the debate, said to Trump. “You described kissing women without their…
ACalifornia judge sentenced 20-year-old Brock Turner, the former Stanford athlete convicted of sexual assault, to just six months in jail and three years’ probation, sparking nationwide backlash and petitions to recall the judge. Turner faced 14 years for his crimesbut may only have toserve three months in a county jail….
A scandal surrounding widespread sexual assaults involving the Baylor University football team goes even deeper than initially thought, according to information uncovered by ESPN’s Outside the Lines (OTL) that was revealed Thursday. Documents show that police officers in Waco, Texas, along with head football coach Art Briles and other university…
Even embattled comedian Bill Cosby’s longtime supporters are having a change of heart after court documents released this week reveal Cosby admitted to getting prescription Quaaludes to give to women he wanted to have sex with. The documents, which were unsealed after The Associated Press fought for their release, include…
By Michael Nam The University of Maryland faces its own fraternity scandal in the wake of the racist video that touched off a firestorm at the University of Oklahoma. Maryland administrators are currently investigating a student for sending an email filled with racist and misogynist language to other members of…
By Chris Hoenig Dr. Robert R. Jennings, President of Lincoln University, is under fire after saying he believes a lot of rape accusations are just made up because women regret consensual encounters. Speaking at the school’s All Women’s Convocation, Jennings told Lincoln’s female students that men “treat women the way…
By Julissa Catalan The U.S. Department of Education announced on Thursday that 55 colleges and universities are under investigation for illegally handling sexual-violence and harassment complaints. Though these types of reviews have been known about before, this is the first time the agency has released a list of specific institutions…
By Chris Hoenig A top Indian official remains on the job after apologizing for making a highly controversial comment about rape. While arguing that sports betting should be legalized in the country because efforts to stop it have failed, Ranjit Sinha, Director of the country’s Central Bureau of Investigation, awkwardly…