I was raped at roughly the same age that Dr. Christine Blasey Ford describes being assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh. Of course, I have no way to know if Kavanaugh did any of the things of which he is accused. But I went through a traumatizing trial and my rapist went free because of poor evidence […]
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Bill Cosby sentenced 3 to 10 years for sexual assault
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — His Hollywood career and good-guy image in ruins, Bill Cosby was led off to prison in handcuffs Tuesday at age 81, sentenced to three to 10 years behind bars for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his gated estate. The punishment made him the first celebrity of the #MeToo era […]
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Farmington man charged with 16 counts of sexual assault on child
SKOWHEGAN — A Farmington man has been indicted by a Somerset County grand jury on 16 counts of rape of a child, some alleging compulsion and threats. Joseph L. Magee, 40, of Lamkin Lane remains at Franklin County jail on $100,000 cash bail. A jail intake officer in Farmington said Magee is being held on […]
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Farmington man accused of raping teenager
FARMINGTON — A local man accused of sexually assaulting a teenager was held Monday on $100,000 cash bail at the Franklin County Detention Center. Farmington police arrested Joseph Lawrence Magee, 40, of Farmington on Thursday on a charge of gross sexual assault. Police received information on Wednesday and began an investigation into the complaint. The […]
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There are many terms used to describe sexual assault
Language. It is how we communicate, teach and relate. The particular words we use can impart specific meaning, minimize or inflate importance, increase understanding or create confusion. The issue of sexual assault is particularly challenging. There are many terms used to describe sexual assault, and each comes with its own set of meanings, understanding and […]
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Auburn Public Library, author Maria Padian to address dating violence with teens
AUBURN — Auburn Public Library’s Teen Life Skills series will feature weekly discussions and activities focused on Dating Violence Awareness Month — with attention on healthy relationships. To further bring awareness to and continue the conversation on this topic, the library will welcome Maine author Maria Padian for a reading and discussion from 3 to […]
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Bill would make it easier to strip rapists’ parental rights
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate will consider a victims’ rights bill that supporters say would make it easier for victims to strip their attackers of parental rights to children conceived as a result of rape. State law says a man convicted of rape can be stripped of parental rights to children conceived during the crime. […]
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Bowdoin College student charged with campus rape
BRUNSWICK — A 21-year-old Bowdoin College student was arrested in Topsham early Sunday morning and charged with Class A felony gross sexual assault, a crime that allegedly took place earlier in the night on the Bowdoin campus. Logan Taylor, whose address is listed as Brunswick, remained in Cumberland County Jail Sunday afternoon, held on $1,000 […]
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Farmington man sentenced to five years for sexual assault
FARMINGTON — A Farmington man was sentenced Friday to serve five years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman after offering to fix a lock on her apartment door last summer. Jonathan Dumont, 29, who received a 10-year sentence with half of it suspended, will serve four years of probation after he is released from […]
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B. Lowenstein: Comment was inappropriate
Sexual Assault Prevention and Support Services decided to submit this letter post-election to avoid the political rhetoric on the issue. But I need to respond to Eric Brakey’s reported comment that he “felt like he had been raped” after he was denied the ability to vote for Ron Paul in the presidential primary, saying he […]