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  1. Row as Teenage Rapist is Freed (The Scotsman)

     PRINTABLE PAGE Row as Teenage Rapist is Freed (The Scotsman) By Paul GallagherOriginally published in The Scotsman, December 22, 2001 Women’s groups reacted with anger last night when a rapist aged 15 walked free from court after a judge heard…

  2. One Rape Case in Ten Gets to Court (The Scotsman)

     PRINTABLE PAGE One Rape Case in Ten Gets to Court By Hamish Macdonell, Scottish Political EditorOriginally published in The Scotsman, February 11, 2002 The fragile state of Scotland’s criminal justice system came under renewed attack last night after it emerged…

  3. Court: Sex Remarks Not Protected (Cincinnati Post)

     PRINTABLE PAGE Court: Sex Remarks Not Protected By Kimball Perry, Post staff reporterOriginally published in the Cincinnati Post, June 24, 2002 Brian Bailey’s crude sexual remarks to a 16-year-old girl aren’t protected free speech and his resulting criminal conviction stands,…

  4. Sexual Harassment Law Approved in Brazil (BBC News)

     PRINTABLE PAGE Sexual Harassment Law Approved in Brazil Originally published by the BBC World Service, April 19, 2001 The President of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, is expected to sign into law a bill outlawing sexual harassment. The bill, which was…

  5. Hard to Swallow (The Guardian)

     PRINTABLE PAGE Hard to Swallow Time was when the biggest danger in taking your eye off your glass was that someone would swipe it. Not any more. Viv Groskop reports on the rapid rise in drink spiking in Britain’s bars…

  6. Top Lawyer Says Juries Fail on Rape (The Age)

     PRINTABLE PAGE Top Lawyer Says Juries Fail on Rape By Darrin Farrant, Law ReporterOriginally published in The Age, November 19, 2001 A leading law reformer has blamed jury attitudes towards sexual attacks for a steep drop in Victoria’s conviction rates…