Topics :: sexual assault

FRC: ’DADT’ Repeal Caused Rise in Military Sexual Assault

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday May 23, 2013
The president of the anti-gay Family Research Council sent out an email blaming the rise in sexual assault in the military on the repeal of "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell."

7-11 Clerk Says He Was Assaulted, Fired for Being Gay

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Apr 12, 2013
A gay man from Virginia claims he was fired from 7-Eleven after a man allegedly forcefully kissed him and then attacked him.

Did Travolta’s Team Pay $84K For Sexual Assault Claims?

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Apr 4, 2013
Gawker obtained documents that say an insurance company paid nearly $84,000 over sexual claims made against actor John Travolta last year. But the actor’s lawyers say the payments were not settlements but legal feels in connection with the cases.

Scientists Discover More Than 50 Unmarked Graves at Fla. Boys’ Reform School

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Dec 13, 2012
Scientists found at least 50 graves at the Dozier School for Boys in Florida and discovered that 98 deaths occurred at the school between 1911 and 1973.

Ill. High School Soccer Coach Accused of Watching Players Sexually Assault Teammates

By Jason St. Amand | Saturday Dec 1, 2012
Scandal has swirled around a high school in Illinois around a soccer coach who watched and allowed players sexually assault teammates for years.

Ga. Varsity Football Player Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teammate

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Nov 1, 2012
A 17-year-old varsity football player from an elite private school in Atlanta, Ga., has turned himself for allegedly sexually assaulting a teammate in the school’s gym showers.

John Travolta Accused of Sexually Assaulting 2 Masseurs

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday May 8, 2012
Two male masseurs have filed a sexual assault lawsuit against John Travolta and claim that the actor tried to have sex with them during massage sessions.

Embattled Atlanta Preacher Eddie Long’s Wife Plans to Divorce Him. Or Not.

By Jason St. Amand | Sunday Dec 4, 2011
On Dec. 1, Atlanta preacher Eddie Long’s wife filed for divorce. Until she apparently decided not to. The politically powerful (& anti-gay rights) preacher has been reeling from charges by several young men in his church of trading sex for favors.

Australian Cricket Player Commits Suicide After Police Questioning

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Nov 21, 2011
Former Australian cricket player Peter Roebuck was questioned by police last week about an alleged sexual assault on a 26-year-old Zimbabwean student, Ital Gondo - then jumped to his death.

Penn State Assistant Coach Ran Kid Camps After Ban

Wednesday Nov 9, 2011
A former Penn State assistant football coach accused of sexually abusing boys operated a series of youth sports camps at a satellite campus for six years after he was prohibited from taking youths onto the school’s main campus.