Rape

New Laws Aim To Speed Up Processing Of Rape Evidence

Lawmakers in both Washington, DC and Colorado have passed new laws aimed at putting rapists behind bars. The laws speed up the processing of evidence collected in rapes.

2013/05/16

Rape Victim Says Parental Rights Bill Would Protect People Like Her

A law to protect rape victims is one of the few bills easily making its way through the Colorado Legislature.

2013/04/28

Valine Demos describes her experience of rape in support of a bill that would sever parental rights of rapists (credit: CBS)

Bill Would Prevent Rapists From Having Parental Rights

A bill being discussed at the state Capitol would prevent rapists from having parental rights if the victim has a child.

2013/04/26

Man Accused In Cold Case Rapes Faces New Charge

Lynn Kimbrough with the district attorney’s office said William Costello, 47, has been charged with second-degree kidnapping and two counts of sexual assault in connection with an assault that took place in July 2011.

2013/03/01

CBS4 Political Specialist Shaun Boyd talks with Rep. Joe Salazar (credit: CBS)

Colorado GOP Wants Joe Salazar’s Rape Comments Condemned

Colorado Republicans say Democrats should denounce comments from a state lawmaker who said women may not know if they feel like they’re in danger of being raped.

2013/02/19

Man Accused Of 3 Denver Rapes Out On $50K Bail

A man accused of sexually assaulting two women and a 13-year-old girl after luring them into a luxury car has been released on $50,000 bail.

2012/12/14

Robert Howard Bruce (credit: Pueblo Police Department)

Colorado Inmate Dubbed ‘Ether Man’ Gets 156 Years For NM Rapes

A Colorado inmate suspected of being the “Ether Man” serial rapist has been sentenced to 156 years in prison on rape charges in New Mexico.

2012/11/06

Barack Obama campaigns in Virginia (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Opinion: Team Obama Is Winning The Opening Of The Final Sprint To Election Day

We are currently seeing two very different approaches to the post-debate push from the two Presidential campaigns – Obama has a much stronger opening to the two week push.

2012/10/25

Mitt Romney campaigns with Richard Mourdock (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Opinion: Why Don’t Republicans Understand Rape?

Once again, a Republican politician has said something extreme about rape. Extreme and extremely stupid.

2012/10/24

Mitt Romney (Credit: EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

Opinion: Republicans, Abortion and Lying

From being deceitful on Romney’s actual position on abortion to being deceitful that women get pregnant from rape or that women can die from pregnancy complications it is time to call the GOP on the deceit and the stupidity.

2012/10/19

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