Rape survivor articles
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Victim-survivors of rape and sexual assault feel perpetrators' rights supersede their own at sentencing: Report
Victim-survivors of rape and sexual assault feel perpetrators' rights and interests supersede their own at sentencing, according to new research led by the Scottish Center for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR).
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California wildfire survivor feels good about helping the survivors of Lahaina wildfires
It was a productive day -- Jonathan Pehrson had spent it consolidating items in a remote storage unit for things that didn’t fit in the ‘fifth wheel’ that he was renting near Lake Hughes in California. It was early evening nearly four years ago, Aug. 12, 2020, and he was driving home when he realized the clouds in the distance filtering the setting sun was actually smoke from a fire that was well on its way to destroying 31,000 acres of forest and leaving him homeless.
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Man charged with rape and murder of Memphis jogger Eliza Fletcher gets 80 years for rape of another woman
Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee said Abston treated first victim with ‘exceptional cruelty’