“In a stranger-rape situation, if he allows you to see his face, you get his name, or you can somehow otherwise identify your attacker, and he knows it, it’s all the more important to get away from him, even if he has a knife and you are [...] Read more »
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Alpharetta woman’s shouts help cops catch would-be rapist
April 1, 2008 rape, women's self-defense » Add the first comment.
By MARCUS K. GARNERThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPublished on: 03/31/08 An Alpharetta woman’s struggle and shouts helped police arrest a would-be rapist Sunday night, authorities said.”He was obviously going to drag this woman off and rape her,” police spokesman George Gordon said. “We absolutely applaud the victim for fighting back and giving us time to get on [...] Read more »
Lessons from Meredith Emerson’s Murder
March 30, 2008 rape, women's self-defense » Add the first comment.
The savage and depraved murder of Meredith Emerson by Gary Hilton (see the whole story in the post below) in Georgia offers dramatic lessons for the rest of us. First and foremost, Meredith’s immediate and committed resistance almost allowed her to escape. The killer said she would not stop fighting and her continual resistance [...] Read more »
NYC Cop Charged With Raping Teen Karate Student
January 1, 2008 crime, rape » Add the first comment.
Friday, December 28, 2007 Associated PressMIDDLETOWN, N.Y. — A New York City police officer is accused of raping a teenage student in his martial arts school during a sexual relationship he claimed was one of the school’s rites, police said Friday.Middletown police said Trent Young, 39, sexually abused and then began having sex with [...] Read more »
Woman Reports Rape, Jailed for Old Warrant
February 1, 2007 rape » Add the first comment.
Imagine that you’ve endured the dangerous and devastating effects of being raped. You go to the police. During the investigation of the crime that was committed against you, the police turn around and slap the cuffs on you. You spend the next two days in jail on a old warrant accusing you of failing to [...] Read more »
Carlie Brucia’s Killer Sentenced to Death
March 16, 2006 crime, rape » Add the first comment.
Joseph P. Smith, the 39-year-old former mechanic who raped and killed 11-year-old Carlie Brucie in 2004, has been sentenced to death. Carlie’s stepfather, Steven Kansler, said, “I just feel that Carlie has been heard.” The photo of Carlie’s abduction, caught on a carwash security camera, never fails to rock people who see it — knowing [...] Read more »
DNA Evidence From ’73 Helps Convict Rapist
November 10, 2005 crime, rape » Add the first comment.
Courageous Kathleen Ham finally has justice in the conviction of a man who raped her 32 years ago at knifepoint with the use of DNA, a technology that did not exist at the time of her attack. Fletcher Anderson Worrell, 58, was found guilty of rape and robbery in the 1973 attack on Kathleen Ham [...] Read more »
Major U.S. Crimes Drop, Except for Rape
October 18, 2005 crime, rape » Add the first comment.
The FBI is reporting that the nation’s overall violent crime level is the lowest in 30 years with all major crime catagories showing a decline, except for rape. There were 391 less murders nationwide in 2004 than the year before — a decline of 3% and the lowest rate since 1965. The four major violent [...] Read more »
Man Poses as Taxi Driver Assaults Boston Women
October 4, 2005 rape, women's self-defense » Add the first comment.
A man posing as a cab driver sexually assaulted women after giving them a ride home from a bar in two separate late-night incidents this month in Boston. In both the attacks, a man approached a female leaving a bar and offered them a ride. He then took them to another area, assaulted them and [...] Read more »
Heed Self-Defense Fundamentals, Please
August 2, 2005 home defense, rape, women's self-defense » Add the first comment.
In one major U.S. metropolitan area, there is a serial rapist loose who has definitely committed at least 9 rapes and possibly an undisclosed number of others in the last 6 months. He stalks his victims. He selects a certain type of young woman who he knows to be single and makes sure they [...] Read more »