For many survivors of sexual and domestic violence, regardless of their political affiliation, the words and behaviors of public figures and national leaders over the …
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“We’ve seen in other instances where it’s a person of color or they’re not an athlete or they aren’t in college and they don’t seem …
Read moreAdvocate Dismayed By Work-Release Sentence For Rapist
“We are disappointed to see, yet again, that the impact on the perpetrator, who chose to commit a crime against another person, is being considered …
Read moreEx-University of Colorado student’s sex assault sentence questioned
Brie Franklin, executive director of the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, said the judges in the Wilkerson and Turner cases showed too much concern for …
Brie Franklin, executive director of the Colorado Coalition against Sexual Assault, denounced the decision on Thursday. “We have seen over and over the failure of …
Read moreEx-Colorado University student spared prison for sexual assault
Brie Akins, executive director for the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, doesn’t explicitly charge the attorneys representing Jack Warmolts, an Air Force cadet being prosecuted …
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Brie Akins, executive director of the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, said sex offenders often go undetected because most victims don’t go to authorities because …
Read moreColorado Nurse Was Able To Keep Working Despite Abuse Claims
Crimes against undocumented immigrants are vastly underreported, and shame surrounding domestic violence and sexual assault compounds this silence. “The vast majority of people don’t call …
Brie Akins of the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault said she would not discuss the specifics of the Neal case but told CBS4 victims of …
Read moreCSU-Pueblo Student Sues After Suspension Over ‘Consensual Sex’
“Just the fact that a victim may believe that the potential exists that they themselves may be prosecuted, that’s going to have a chilling effect …
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