CCASA and CCADV Joint Statement In Support Of Survivors November 11, 2016 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… READ MORE
Advocate Dismayed By Work-Release Sentence For Rapist August 13, 2016 “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 MORE- Ex-University of Colorado student’s sex assault sentence questioned August 13, 2016 “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 MORE
- Boulder rape victim, advocates say sentencing shows too much concern for perpetrator’s future August 13, 2016 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… READ MORE
- Ex-Colorado University student spared prison for sexual assault August 12, 2016 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 MORE
- Jack Warmolts Latest White, College-Age Defendant to Avoid Prison for Sex Assault July 6, 2016 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… READ MORE
- Colorado Nurse Was Able To Keep Working Despite Abuse Claims May 16, 2016 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 MORE
- Life in the Shadows: Stories of domestic violence and sexual assault on undocumented immigrant women May 11, 2016 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… READ MORE
- CSU-Pueblo Student Sues After Suspension Over ‘Consensual Sex’ April 20, 2016 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 MORE
- Teen sexting bill aimed at downgrading crime fails in House committee April 6, 2016 "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… READ MORE
- What’s behind the pushback against Colorado’s teen sexting bill March 31, 2016 Raana Simmons, policy director at the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, says the bill fails, nonetheless, to protect victims from prosecution. The fear is that… READ MORE
- Bill Making Sexting A Misdemeanor Has Strong Opposition March 10, 2016 Akins worries if sexting is a felony crime, victims won’t report it if the photo they sent is shared without their permission. “My main concern… READ MORE
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