On the heels of allegations he sexually assaulted numerous women, another woman who claims she was raped by Bill Cosby has come forward to bring her encounter with the comedian to light. In fact, Cosby, one of America’s favorite sitcom fathers, was accused of sexual assault just last week when a woman, Barbara Bowman, detailed how the […]
An elderly man by the name of John Franklin Forbes has been arrested in Oregon after spending 20 years on the run. Linked to one of New York’s biggest drug cases, the 72-year-old was caught after he felt sick and applied for Social Security benefits using his real identity, according to the Lane County […]
A suspect who led police on a 48-day manhunt after killing a police officer and wounding another has been captured alive. Eric Frein, who was on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals outside an abandoned airplane hanger at Birchwood-Pocono Airport near Tannersville, Pa. on Thursday. “Eric Frein was dedicated […]
A former Texas police officer with a foot fetish asked to smell a woman’s feet in exchange for not arresting her. Officer Patrick Quinn of the Cy-Fair school district in Texas pulled over a woman, accusing her of withholding marijuana. Instead of arresting her, Quinn asked to smell her feet. The officer then proceeded to ask the woman […]
A 22-year-old substitute teacher at a D.C. school was arrested Tuesday after having oral sex with a student football player, according to police. It was Symone Greene’s first day of school. She was charged with first-degree sexual abuse of a minor for the incident, which occurred behind the teacher’s desk. From the Washington Post: The 17-year-old […]
Two dozen NFL players say “No More” in a PSA highlighting domestic violence and sexual assault. The ad campaign is part of the NFL’s attempt to address recent high-profile abuse cases involving players Adrian Peterson and Ray Rice, who were both indefinitely suspended from the league. From NOMORE.org: The new PSAs are the result of an unprecedented […]
This isn’t good. After recovering from a stint in rehab due to an eating disorder, pop star Kesha is alleging her longtime producer and collaborator Dr. Luke physically and sexually assaulted her. According to TMZ: Kesha claims Dr. Luke was abusive towards her almost from the get-go — when she signed on with him at […]
Feminist writer, director, and actress Lena Dunham recently revealed she was date raped in college. In her latest book, Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She’s “Learned,” Dunham got candid about her experience. During an interview with NPR, the GIRLS writer/star told Terry Gross it wasn’t easy to share her story. “The chapter about […]
As news of Ebola hitting the United States spreads, about 1,400 U.S. troops will head to Liberia this month for a mission to curb the spread of the deadly virus. About 700 of those troops will come from the Army’s 101st Airborne Division, based at Fort Campbell, Ky. The other half will be combat engineers from […]
California Gov. Jerry Brown announced Sunday that the state became the first nation to define when “yes means yes” and adopt requirements for colleges to follow during sexual assault investigations. Bill SB967 was approved last month by Kevin de Leon, (D-Los Angeles) in response to the crackdown on universities to change how they handle reports of […]
In the midst of all the chaos happening in Ferguson, Missouri, a police officer has reportedly been shot in the arm after encountering two men at a community center who ran from him. On Saturday evening, the police officer approached the men around 9:10 p.m because the community center was closed. The men quickly ran […]
Weeks after a second video of former Baltimore Raven Ray Rice assaulting his wife in an Atlantic City hotel surfaced, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell appeared before a crowd of reporters for a press conference to address his poor handling of the situation, and detail his plans to change the way the league deals with similar incidents in the […]
