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.
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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.
Dramatic Accusations and Twists Accelerate Ahead of Kavanaugh and Ford Testimony Today: Reason Roundup
Plus: Is postmodernism bad?
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.
Aziz Ansari, Bad Sex, and the Dangers of 'Relying on Nonverbal Cues or Mind Reading'
Consent is sexy, but fear is a real mood-killer.
If Aziz Ansari Were a College Student, He Could Have Been Expelled for Less
Campus Title IX policies punish male students for similarly problematic sexual encounters.
The Handmaid's Tale Author Margaret Atwood Accused of Crimes Against Feminism for Defending Due Process
Atwood: "In times of extremes, extremists win. Their ideology becomes a religion."
Starting in 2018, Life in Prison for Oregon Sex Crimes
Locking people up in perpetuity "may satisfy our sense of moral outrage, but it does not make good policy," opponents warn.
Teen Suing Two Cops for Rape Gets Hospital Visit From Nine Others on Force
The two NYPD officers admitted they had sex with the young woman in their custody but claim it was consensual.
Dear Prudence Meets Due Process
Former Slate advice columnist and Atlantic essayist Emily Yoffe takes on the campus rape crisis.
Cops Claim Teen Consented to Sex in Their Custody, Point Prosecutors to Her 'Provocative' Selfies
Repeat after me, NYPD: Instagram is not consent.
Jerry Brown Vetoes Campus Sexual Assault Bill Because It Threatens Due Process
"Depriving any student of higher education opportunities should not be done lightly," says the California governor.
Who's 'the Harvey Weinstein of' Sex Work? The Police
This week has a lot of people wondering "who's the Harvey Weinstein?" of their industry. For sex workers, the answer is all too often a local cop.
Even 'Faint' Skepticism of Campus Rape Accusations Is Too Much Objectivity for the New Republic
A partially negative review of Blurred Lines reveals much.
Vanessa Grigoriadis on the 'Blurred Lines' of Consensual Sex and Assault on Campus
Is rape culture out of control, or have we entered a new era of "sexual McCarthyism?"
U. of Colorado Says No Thanks to Betsy DeVos and Her Tougher Sexual Assault Investigation Standards
This whole miscarriage of justice on campus is overblown, one CU professor says.
