Mandatory Minimums Aren't the Answer to Sexual Assault
We can't let one bad judgement tempt us signal feminism by sacrificing justice.
Sex Crimes
Ruling Allows Online Sex Solicitors to Argue 'She Said She Was 16'
The Minnesota Court of Appeals says due process requires allowing a mistake-of-age defense.
Jailing of Rape Victim Could Spur Criminal-Justice Reform in Texas
Outrage over the handling of a Harris County rape case could lead to reform in the state's witness-detention processes.
Teen Girl Sells Sex. Teen Boy Serves as Bodyguard. Teen Boy Gets Arrested by Homeland Security for Child Sex-Trafficking
If convicted, the boy-an 18-year-old homeless refugee from Ghana-faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years in federal prison, with life imprisonment possible.
Nine Years Paid Vacation for New Jersey Cop Accused of Sexually Assaulting Inmate
The city has spent nearly $2 million on leave pay plus legal costs.
Free-Speech Groups Urge Veto on Rhode Island 'Sextortion' Measure
The state's new "revenge porn" measure is "so breathtakingly broad...that it criminalizes activity that involves neither revenge nor porn."
Sexual Violence and the State: 15 U.S. Cops in the News for Sex Crimes This Week
Alleged misconduct ranges from paying for sex to forcible rape, extorting sex through threats of arrest, and sex with underage girls.
Study Says More Than Half of All College Athletes Have a History of 'Rape'
Of course, the claim relies on refusing to draw distinctions between violence, coercion, and persuasion.
New Georgia Law Makes Sure Undercover Cops Can Count as Sex-Trafficked Teens
Why bother looking for actual sex-trafficking victims when cops can just pretend to be them and reap the same rewards?
'Serial Child Molester' Dennis Hastert Gets 15 Months for Something That Shouldn't Be Illegal
The former speaker of the House can no longer be prosecuted for his real crimes.
Sow Rape Culture Hyperbole, Reap Transgender Bathroom Paranoia
People are bombarded with misleading statistics about rape, child abductions, and sex trafficking. Should we blame them for being afraid?
How New Hampshire Plans to Spike Its Sex-Trafficking Stats
No evidence of a real sex-trafficking epidemic? No problem! The state has ways of creating sex traffickers...
Pentagon Duped Congress About Military Sexual-Assault Cases
Reports of negligent civilian authorities in military sexual-assault cases were overblown or unverifiable.
Dennis Hastert Notwithstanding, the Structuring Law Is Unjust
Even people who have committed no other crime can go to jail for trying to maintain their financial privacy.
Policing Students' Sex Lives Costs Colleges Millions, But Nobody's Happy With Results
When stopping sex discrimination requires more sex discrimination, how can anyone win?
How the Government Stole Sex
Screw morality-the state is now intervening in American bedrooms under the mantle of stopping sex discrimination.
12-Year-Old Girl Arrested for Pinching Boy's Butt, Sent to Juvenile Detention
"I regret it because I didn't know it would lead to this."
Federal Judge Stops Nebraska From Forcing 13-Year-Old to Register as a Sex Offender
He committed his offense when he was 11.
States Make Good Progress on Rape-Kit Testing, But Other Efforts To Secure Justice for Victims May Go Too Far
Momentum around the collection, testing, and tracking of DNA evidence from sexual assaults is growing.
Good and Bad in New State Sexual-Assault Bills
A look at 12 new anti-rape measures gaining traction in the states.
ACLU of Rhode Island Slams 'Sex Trafficking' Cops for Focusing on Consenting Adults
The chief result of the stings-which involved Homeland Security and the FBI-was the arrest of 14 sex workers and 14 men seeking sex from undercover cops.
Slut-Shaming 'Johns' Shouldn't Be Sanctioned by Police
Public shaming in the Internet era can have lasting and wide-reaching effects.
More Than 400 Arrests in 'Operation Traveling Circus'
Obviously, the vice cops are the clowns here. Unfortunately, their idea of entertainment is depriving people of their liberty and livelihoods.
A 10-Year Mandatory Minimum Hinges on the Inartful Placement of Five Words
The law of the last antecedent beats the law of lenity.
Will Reducing Penalties for Sexting Encourage Prosecution?
The voluntary exchange of pictures by teenagers should not be treated as a crime at all.
Lawsuit Says 'Scarlet Letter' Passports for Sex Offenders Are Unconstitutional
A new law imposes an international stigma on people who pose no threat to public safety.
Male Teen Takes Nude Photo of Himself, Charged with Making Child Porn
The kid, 15, could be placed on the sex offender registry.
Obama Could Still Stop 'Megan's Law' From Making Sex Offenders Get Special Passports
For the first time in U.S. history, some citizens may be singled out for scarlet letters on their passports.
For Looking at Child Porn, a Judge Imposes a Sentence of Days Rather Than Years
Jack Weinstein concludes that the penalty recommended by federal sentencing guidelines is far too severe.
Effort to Remove Outdated Adultery Law Fails in Virginia
The legislation of morality continues despite Virginia's outlier status.
'Hidden Rise in Violent Crime' in U.K. Has More to Do With Data Manipulation Than 'Growth in Violence Against Women'
No, the data doesn't show some sort of secret sexual-violence crime wave nor a reversal of decades-long crime trends.
Why Isn't This TSA Agent Who Groped a 10-Year-Old Being Charged with Sexual Battery?
Little girl gets patdown for accidentally smuggling a juice box past airport security.
Students Who Give Neck Rubs, Hugs Could Face Sexual Battery Charges
East Carolina University's new consent policy is quite broad.
Michigan Teenagers in 'Massive Sexting Scandal' Won't Be Treated Like Child Pornographers
State police show notable restraint, seeing the incident as an occasion for education rather than prosecution.
On 'International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers,' Women Around the World Demand Rights, Not Rescue
The criminalization of prostitution is at the root of the risk sex workers face.
Activists Might Be Gearing Up to Sic the Title IX Inquisition on The Hunting Ground's Critics
Propaganda film wants to be immune from criticism.
Rapist Cop Daniel Holtzclaw Shows Why It's Wrong to Fixate on Campus Sexual Violence
Victims were poor women of color
Harvard Profs Criticizing The Hunting Ground Might Have Created a 'Hostile Climate,' Activist Filmmakers Claim
Media is catching on to the junk science that forms the core narrative of the campus rape crisis.
Rough Porn, Rape, and James Deen: Why We Should Stop Connecting the Dots
Plenty of people enjoy rough sex and even "rape" porn without ever committing real-world sex crimes.
One Year After Rolling Stone's UVA Rape Debacle, Fabulists Still Fool the Media
Members of the media were wrong to believe Jackie. They're wrong to believe The Hunting Ground, too.
The Misleading Video Interview With a Rapist at the Heart of the Campus Sexual Assault Freakout
How influential sexual assault expert David Lisak used a misleadingly edited video to sell his serial predator theory of campus rape.
