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Sexual Assault

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "And It Goes Running"

The summer of a teenage werewolf.

Caroline Diorio Joyland Magazine Jul 2020 15min Permalink

Crime Movies & TV

‘Nobody Is Going to Believe You’

The Bohemian Rhapsody director Bryan Singer has been trailed by accusations of sexual misconduct for 20 years. Here, his alleged victims tell their stories.

Alex French, Maximillian Potter The Atlantic Jan 2019 45min Permalink

Crime

He Said, They Said: Inside the Trial of Matthew McKnight

13 women, a months-long trial, and a jury’s choice.

Jana G. Pruden Globe and Mail Jul 2020 25min Permalink

Movies & TV

Michaela the Destroyer

How a young talent from East London went from open-mic nights to making the most sublimely unsettling show of the year.

E. Alex Jung New York Jul 2020 30min Permalink

Crime

She Said, He Sued

Increasingly, men accused of MeToo misconduct are suing their accusers for defamation.

Madison Pauly Mother Jones Feb 2020 Permalink

Crime

100 Women vs. Harvey Weinstein

The disgraced movie mogul finally faces his day in court. But as his accusers know best, there might not be a Hollywood ending.

Irin Carmon The Cut Jan 2020 25min Permalink

Arts Crime

“I’m No Longer Afraid”

The stories of 35 women who were assaulted by Bill Cosby.

Noreen Malone, Amanda Demme New York Jul 2015 50min Permalink

Crime

Is There a Smarter Way to Think About Sexual Assault on Campus?

A team of researchers at Columbia believe that small changes to college life could make campuses safer.

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Jia Tolentino The New Yorker Feb 2018 20min Permalink

Crime

Gang Raped at 17. Therapy at 65.

Forty-eight years after being attacked, a St. Petersburg, Florida woman searches for a way to cope.

Leonora LaPeter Anton Tampa Bay Times Jan 2018 Permalink

Crime Sports

Michigan State Secrets Extend Far Beyond Larry Nassar Case

An investigation into widespread denial, inaction, and information suppression of sexual assault and violence allegations at Michigan State.

Paula Lavigne, Nicole Noren ESPN Jan 2018 25min Permalink

Business

How Tough Is It to Change a Culture of Harassment? Ask Women at Ford

Decades after the company tried to tackle sexual misconduct at two Chicago plants, harassment and assault continues.

Susan Chira, Catrin Einhorn New York Times Dec 2017 25min Permalink

Crime

In Chatlogs, Celebrated Hacker and Activist Confesses Countless Sexual Assaults

“I have drunkenly sexually assaulted or raped women—the exact number of which I am currently determining.”

Sarah Jeong The Verge Nov 2017 10min Permalink

Arts Crime

What Do We Do with the Art of Monstrous Men?

The real question is this: can I love the art but hate the artist? Can you? When I say we, I mean I. I mean you.

Claire Dederer The Paris Review Nov 2017 20min Permalink

Crime

Your Reckoning. And Mine.

On female anger in the post-Weinstein world.

Rebecca Traister thecut.com Nov 2017 25min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Say, She Toy"

A black android faces horrible human racism, sexual assault and realities; NSFW.

Chesya Burke Apex Magazine Apr 2017 10min Permalink

Crime Media

Breathing Holes

A young journalist spent her days covering sexual assault and domestic violence. Then she became the story.

Lisa Gregoire Eighteen Bridges Dec 2015 20min Permalink

Crime Politics

Crossing the Line: How Donald Trump Behaved With Women in Private

“He kissed me directly on the lips. I thought, ‘Oh my God, gross.’”

Michael Barbaro, Megan Twohey New York Times May 2016 20min Permalink

Best Article Business Crime

In Secretive Marijuana Industry, Whispers of Abuse and Trafficking

For decades, “trimmigrants” have flooded California’s Emerald Triangle during harvest season in search of highly paid seasonal work. In the isolation of the dense forest, sexual assault is commonplace and rarely investigated.

Shoshana Walter Reveal Sep 2016 35min Permalink

Crime

Out Here, No One Can Hear You Scream

Park Service and Forest Service employees face sexual harassment and assault in America’s wild places.

Kathryn Joyce Huffington Post Highline Mar 2016 30min Permalink

Crime Sex

A Marine's Convictions

After a flawed sexual assault investigation, a Naval Academy instructor made it his mission to prove he did nothing wrong. The discovery of a lost cell phone told a more complicated story.

John Woodrow Cox Washington Post Mar 2016 30min Permalink

Crime

To Catch a Rapist

Inside New Haven’s Special Victims Unit.

Kathy Dobie New York Times Magazine Jan 2016 35min Permalink

Business Crime

This Woman Gets Students Accused Of Rape Back Into School — For A Price

A business opportunity stemming from “a moment in time when the debate over how colleges should address sexual assault has reached a fever pitch.”

Katie J.M. Baker Buzzfeed Jul 2015 15min Permalink

Business

Under Cover of Darkness, Female Janitors Face Rape and Assault

An investigation.

Bernice Yeung Reveal Jun 2015 25min Permalink

Crime Politics

Ending College Sexual Assault

On the president’s campaign to crack down on campus rape.

Jay Caspian Kang Harper's Sep 2014 30min Permalink

Crime

Sexual Assault at God's Harvard

On the culture of abuse and coverup at Patrick Henry College.

Kiera Feldman New Republic Feb 2014 Permalink