Sexual Assault Archives

News in Brief

‘I Don’t Blame the University for a Rape. I Blame Them for How They Responded to It.’

Laura Hanson says University of Oregon attorneys obtained her counseling records without her permission. The university says it did nothing wrong, but has since changed its policy.

Charles Ornstein

News in Brief

When U.N. Peacekeepers Don’t Keep the Peace

A 12-year-old girl in the Central African Republic was allegedly raped by a United Nations Peacekeeper this month. This is hardly the first time U.N. personnel have been accused of sexual abuse.

Kate Wheeling

Education

Young Men and the Unspoken Danger of College Campuses

For young men, as well as young women, the move to campus brings unprecedented sexual vulnerability. But men are even less likely than women to report sexual assault.

David L. Bell