Sexual Assault

Conservatives are trying to use #HimToo to defend Kavanaugh and Trump.

• By David M. Perry

Harvey Weinstein arrives at the New York State Supreme Court on October 11th, 2018, in New York City, a year after the sexual assault and harassment charges against him broke.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

The ascendence of Brett Kavanaugh levied considerable damage to all three branches of government.

• By Seth Masket

Coverage of sexual harassment and assault allegations is up 30 percent compared to the months immediately before the New York Times published its story about Harvey Weinstein.

• By Francie Diep

Contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence that false rape reports drastically exceed those of other crimes.

• By Emily Moon

Seeing these crimes go unpunished can make indigenous communities feel hopeless. But in dark times, I take inspiration from our grandmothers.

• By Terese Marie Mailhot

They're linked to high blood pressure, insomnia, and depression.

• By Francie Diep

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.

• By Ian Hurley
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The Supreme Court nominee's confirmation hearings touched a raw nerve for survivors of sexual violence.

• By Emma Sarappo

A legal scholar dissects Thursday's emotionally charged Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing.

• By Tom Jacobs

A tear runs down the cheek of Representative Carolyn Malone (D-New York) as Christine Blasey Ford testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on September 27th, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

And other takeaways from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's Thursday hearing.

• By Emily Moon

Research shows that the trauma of sexual assault lingers for victims, and ruminating over the memory of an assault could re-traumatize survivors.

• By Kate Wheeling

An expert on how to best investigate sex crimes responds to Christine Blasey Ford's testimony.

• By Francie Diep

Pacific Standard looks at the evidence about people who make false accusations of rape, and how to get the best information during sexual assault cases.

• By Francie Diep

Cosby received three to 10 years in state prison. How does that measure up to other sentences?

• By Emma Sarappo

Here's what the politicians and pundits are saying about Christine Blasey Ford's allegations—and what the research can tell us about the truth of their claims.

• By Emily Moon

The writer and director explains what she learned by putting the true story of her childhood sexual abuse on screen.

• By John-Manuel Andriote

There's a chance the sexual culture being cultivated by Millennials can diminish the environment of harassment and assault that's plagued so many workplaces.

• By James McWilliams

Hundreds of veterans seeking treatment for sexual trauma they experienced while in the military had their claims wrongly denied by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

• By Jack Herrera

Sweeping military reforms include new guidelines for how the Department of Defense must handle child-on-child sexual assault on military bases.

• By Jack Herrera

An uptick in federal investigations into the mishandling of sexual assault on college campuses has done little to affect applications or donations to universities.

• By Jared Keller

Without a strong government response to the rampant presence of violence against women, the task of seeking justice is often left to grassroots organizers.

• By Mark Oprea

Californians remove a controversial judge from the bench, Trump might be down with legalizing marijuana, and fourth-graders can keep going to national parks for free.

• By Rebecca Worby