Rape
2018 National Crime Victimization Survey Declares the Age of Declining Violence Over
But with one huge exception—a massive spike in reported sexual assaults—the 2018 survey found only statistically insignificant increases.
Netflix's Unbelievable Turns True Crime Story into Fascinating Character Drama
A police procedural about rape cases that focuses on details without getting tedious
Documentary About Harvey Weinstein More Unsettling Than Any Horror Movie
Hulu's Untouchable is a relentless accounting of the mogul's sexual misdeeds.
Texas Is Executing a Man Tonight for a Murder and Rape Experts Say He Didn't Commit
Forensic experts claim there is no way Larry Swearingen raped and killed Melissa Trotter. The state is still putting him to death.
HBO's Terse Share Confuses as Much as It Illuminates
An original movie about sexual trauma doesn't take the easy route.
Trump Says Rape Accuser E. Jean Carroll Isn't His Type
Plus: Migrant children removed from detention centers, wine comes before the Supreme Court, a sci-fi writer imagines a world without Section 230, and more
The NYPD Underreported Rape Due to an Outdated Definition of the Crime
The NYPD failed to update its crime-tracking system—and underreported rape by 38 percent.
After a False Accusation, Police and Child Services Forced a Family Apart for 7 Months
Adam Lowther, a Navy veteran and nuclear deterrence expert, lost his job and spent $300,000 fighting the allegations.
Harvey Weinstein Is Terrible. Calling Him a Sex Trafficker Is Absurd
Nonetheless, a judge will let a sex trafficking complaint against Weinstein proceed.
Feds Say Ohio Vice Cop Andrew Mitchell Abducted Women and Forced Them Into Sex
Authorities wouldn't say whether the charges related to Donna Dalton, who was shot to death by Mitchell last August.
Trump Cited False Sexual Assault Statistics to Justify His Wall. Sound Familiar?
The president isn't the only one to use misleading data to advance an illiberal policy agenda.
Chicago Expelled a Male Student 4 Days Before Graduation Because His Ex Made a Dubious Sexual Violence Claim
He's suing the university-and the accuser.
False Rape Allegations Against Brett Kavanaugh Prove That Due Process Matters
Judy Munri-Leighton admitted to lying, and Julie Swetnick's story collapsed.
Planned Parenthood and NARAL: 'We Still Believe Julie Swetnick'
Activists assert that we must believe all alleged victims-even those who lost our trust.
Chuck Grassley Asks the Justice Department to Investigate Michael Avenatti and Julie Swetnick for False Statements
"The obvious, subsequent contradictions along with the suspicious timing of the allegations necessitate a criminal investigation."
High School Girls Admitted to Making False Sexual Assault Accusations Against a Male Student Because They 'Just Don't Like Him'
Lawyer says his client "was basically being tortured in school by the other students."
Maryland Cop Accused of Raping Undocumented Immigrant at Traffic Stop
Officer First Class Ryan Macklin has since been arrested and suspended without pay.
Writer Stephen Elliott Sues Over 'Shitty Media Men' Spreadsheet: Reason Roundup
Plus: libertarian accounts purged from Facebook?
Authenticity and Truth in the #MeToo Era
You'll never know for sure what's in someone else's heart. But forgiveness can be as much about what we owe ourselves as what someone else deserves.
Swetnick Shifts Story About Kavanaugh at Rape Parties as Texts and Brawls Cast Doubt on the Judge's Own Claims: Reason Roundup
Plus: more transparency among California cops and less transparency among Instagram "influencers."
Republicans Attack Democrats, Not Ford, Following Her Testimony Against Brett Kavanaugh
We didn't get another Anita Hill hearing. Let's consider that a small silver lining.
Don't Confuse the Kavanaugh Gang Rape Accusation with the Rolling Stone Rape Hoax
Julie Swetnick's charge may well turn out to be untrue too, but there are some significant differences between her story and Jackie's.
New Kavanaugh Accuser Says Nominee Abetted Gang-Rape, Groped Girls, and Spiked Punch With Drugs at High-School Parties
The allegations were released on Twitter this morning by lawyer Michael Avenatti, who is asking for an FBI investigation.
From 'Believe All Victims' to 'Who Cares If It's True,' the Brett Kavanaugh Accusation Has Produced Shameful Certainty
Leftist partisans say he's guilty, conservative partisans are convinced he's innocent. How convenient.
Asia Argento Is Why I Don't Believe All Victims
Attorneys for the #MeToo leader now claim Jimmy Bennett "sexually attacked" her.
Prison Rape Reports Are Rising
After national reporting standards were implemented, substantiated sexual assault claims rose by 63 percent.
New Study Suggests College Rape Prevention Programs Don't Work
Good intentions may backfire on campus.
This Study, 'Rape Culture and Queer Performativity at Urban Dog Parks,' Is, Uh, Real (Update: Nope)*
"Because of my own situatedness as a human...I recognize my limitations in being able to determine when an incidence of dog humping qualifies as rape."
A Male Student Was Suspended for Groping. He Says Another Guy Confessed, But Boston College Didn't Care.
An appeals court rules in favor of the accused, says college officials appeared to violate "basic fairness."
Recalling Aaron Persky, the Judge Who Showed Brock Turner Leniency, Is a Mistake That Will Haunt Progressives
California voters just encouraged judges to show no mercy.
Keith Mumphery, MSU Athlete Cleared of Rape but Expelled Anyway, Tells His Story
The unfair Title IX investigation gets attention from Fox News and The New York Times.
Ohio State University Wants to Expel a Woman for Nonconsensual Group Sex
But a judge thinks her due process rights were violated, since her accusers didn't even show up to the campus tribunal.
Antifa Group Calls for 'Revolutionary Violence' Against Black Sociology Professor
"Reactionary violence, like rape and domestic violence and torture, can only be responded to with revolutionary violence."
This Stanford Alum Says She Was Raped 8 Years Ago, Demands a Title IX Investigation
"Time is an issue, and I feel like they were just very much dragging their feet."
Is There a 'Rape Culture' on College Campuses? Watch the Debate.
Journalist Cathy Young faces off against sociologist Michael Kimmel-with opening standup from comedian Dave Smith.
Juror in Saifullah Khan Yale Rape Case Says Acquittal Was Justified: 'I Think He's Innocent'
"I think he doesn't deserve this, and I think it's sad."
Is There a 'Rape Culture' on College Campuses?: Soho Forum/Reason Debate
On Monday, March 19 in New York, Cathy Young and Michael Kimmel will debate whether campuses are unsafe for women.
Blame Binge Drinking for Tulane University's 2-in-5 Female Sexual Assault Rate
A survey reveals an unbelievably high sexual assault rate at one university campus.
Larry Nassar Sexually Abused More Than 100 Girls. That Doesn't Mean He Should Be Raped in Prison.
"Our Constitution does not allow for cruel and unusual punishment," said Aquilina. She should have stopped there.
