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Duke Lacrosse Accuser May Face Murder Charges

The woman who falsely accused members of the Duke University lacrosse team of raping her may face murder charges in the stabbing death of her boyfriend, police say. Police in Durham, N.C., say Crystal Mangum, whose sensational allegations against three Duke lacrosse players inflamed racial tensions across the country in...

No Domestic Violence Charges to Be Filed Against Marshawn Lynch

How did this story ever fly under the radar?The Contra Costa Times is reporting that NFL-bound Cal tailback Marshawn Lynch will not have domestic violence charges filed against him. He had been accused by an acquaintance of "grabbing and pushing" her but she later increased the allegation to greater physical harm.In the...

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Barbara Becker: Colombia: Attempted Shooting of Rights Lawyer Raises Questions of Political Will

MÃ³nica Roa did not think twice when the lights went out in her office at 5:00 p.m. last Monday.

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Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities For Women

In only the first four months of 2012, almost 300 rapes and four serial rapists have been reported in Detroit, and a 2011 survey found 37 percent of women in Alaska reported being the victim of sexual assault at some point in their lives.

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Penn State and Our National Attitude Towards Rape

The Penn State scandal is a much-publicized tragedy, but for many women in America and around the world, the threat of rape is a daily and haunting reality that often goes unnoticed by the media and the public.

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10/11/11 Forrest City teen charged as an adult in rape case Source: ABC - KAIT K8 - Jonesboro AR A 17-year old in St. Francis County has been arrested and charged as an adult in connection with a reported rape.
08/04/11 Former Student Sues Duke Over Rape Case Source: FOX - WGHP FOX 8 A lawsuit in federal court claims that Duke University basically tricked a woman into leaving the school after she was raped at a fraternity party during her freshman year.
07/05/11 The Dominique Strauss-Kahn Case as Modern-Day Fable Source: FOX - FOX 50 WRAZ - Raleigh NC Aesop wrote a famous fable about the 'boy who cried wolf.'
04/30/11 The Duke Cases Continues Source: LA Progressive What can be said about a criminal case in which the mainstream media became a lynch mob, the district attorney's maneuvering led to disbarment, the left screamed "racism!," political candidates ran on the promise of justice, and dozens of faculty members at an elite college publicly demanded the conviction of its own students before trial?
04/19/11 Duke Lacrosse Accuser Charged With Murder Source: Newser The woman at the center of the dismissed Duke rape case still insists she was assaulted, the Raleigh News & Observer reports.

Background on Duke rape case

The Duke lacrosse case is a common name given to a criminal investigation into a 2006 false accusation of rape made against three members of the men's lacrosse team at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

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