Sexual Assault

Lyft is under growing pressure to strengthen background checks and adopt better security measures for passengers after dozens of women reported that they had been sexually assaulted by drivers.

Lawsuits Say Lyft Doesn't Do Enough To Protect Women From Predatory Drivers

Eric Westervelt

Dozens of women say Lyft drivers sexually assaulted them. They are suing the ride-hailing company to force it to make rides safer.

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Campus Sexual Assault

An independent investigation found that Ohio State University’s now disbanded Sexual Civility and Empowerment unit failed to report nearly 60 felonies to…

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Ohio State's Sexual Assault Office Didn't Report 57 Potential Felonies

Adora Namigadde

An independent audit shows that The Ohio State University's now-closed sexual assault support center failed to report almost 60 potential felonies to law…

For 25 years, the federal Violence Against Women Act has required any state that wants to be eligible for certain federal grants to certify that the state covers the cost of medical forensic exams for people who have been sexually assaulted.

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Years After Sexual Assault, Survivors Hounded To Pay Bills For The Rape Kit Exam

Michelle Andrews

Under federal law, people sexually assaulted don't have to pay for their medical forensic exams. Yet some have trouble getting the hospitals or collection agencies to stop dunning them for payment.

Christine Horvath and Griffin Browning organized a "Seen And Heard" comic showcase as an alternative to Louis C.K.'s shows in Columbus.

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Columbus Comics Plan Showcase In Protest Against Louis C.K. Gigs

Steve Brown

When Christine Horvath heard Louis C.K. was coming to Columbus, she knew she wanted to do something.“Our goal is to draw attention away from the bad guys,…

Customers line up to enter the Bergdorf Goodman store in New York City in this 2010 file photo. Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll claims President Trump sexually assaulted her in a dressing room at the Manhattan department store in the '90s.

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'It Hurt. And It Was Against My Will': Trump Accuser Stands By Her Story

Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll repeats her claim that President Trump assaulted her in the 1990s, even as he tells reporters her story is "a total false accusation."

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Franklin County Prosecutor Objects To Parole For Columbus Serial Rapist

Olivia Miltner

Franklin County's prosecutor is objecting to the possible release of a notorious serial rapist.Dr. Edward F. Jackson Jr. was sentenced to at least 282…

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The Steubenville Rape Case And Toxic Masculinity

In 2012, two high school football players raped an unconscious underage girl. By the next morning, hundreds of texts and social-media posts crisscrossed…

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost joined by former Ohio attorneys general Nancy Rogers (left) and Betty Montgomery (right) to call for lifting the statute of limitations on rape.

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Yost, Former Attorney Generals Call For Lifting Statute of Limitations For Rape

Andy Chow

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is calling on state lawmakers to lift the statute of limitations on rape. Five former Ohio attorneys general, both…

Harvey Weinstein exits the courtroom after a hearing in State Supreme Court on April 26 in New York. The Hollywood producer reportedly reached a $44 million deal to resolve a series of lawsuits and compensate women who accused him of sexual misconduct.

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Harvey Weinstein 'Reaches $44 Million Deal' With Accusers

Sasha Ingber

About $30 million would compensate women who have accused him of sexual misconduct as well as former employees of Weinstein Co. and studio creditors, The Wall Street Journal reports.