Military Rape Crisis Center

IT MIGHT seem unusual for a rape charge to arise from an incident in a brothel, the District Court heard yesterday. But the Crown Prosecutor, Mark Tedeschi, QC, told the court that sex workers were entitled to set conditions on their sexual encounters – just like everyone else. The trial began yesterday for a US…

Military Rape Awareness Week New York City October 13, 2009 One out of every 3 women who sought health care through the Veterans Administration said they experienced rape, or attempted rape during their service Colonel Ann Wright, Playwright Eve Ensler (Vagina Monologues), VFP VP Leah Bolger, & world class activists like Debra Sweet and Elaine…

by Melissa Obrien Update: October 12, 2009 Success! A representantive from  Navy Morale, Welfare and Recreation has informed us that it has canceled all showings of “I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell” from their theaters. September 29, 2009 “The Military Rape Crisis Center is extremely disappointed to learn that the film, “I Hope They…

http://www.statesman.com/search/content/news/stories/local/2009/10/11/1011taylor.html By Claire Osborn AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Sunday, October 11, 2009 TAYLOR — A California company wants to convert an empty facility formerly used as nursing home into a trauma assistance center for as many as 88 female veterans, including those who have been sexually assaulted by fellow soldiers. But some Taylor residents say they don’t…

No Arbitration for Rape in DoD contracts Update October 7, 2009 Senate Amendment 2588 that will prohibit defense contractors from requiring arbitration in cases of rape or sexual harassment PASSED the Senate by a vote of 68-30. Thanks to all that called in or wrote to your reps. October 5, 2009 Jamie Lee Jones was…

By Bridget DiCosmo ~ Southeast Missourian A naval recruiter was arrested last week on charges of statutory rape after he allegedly had sex with a high school student whom he was trying to recruit. Robbie J. Millsaps, 35, of 190 China Blue Lane, faces one count of second-degree statutory sodomy, a charge that carries a…

Posted: 07/13/2009 BAGHDAD—The U.S. military in Iraq says two soldiers have been charged with filming and photographing female members of their unit while they were taking showers and then distributing the video and images. The military says the misconduct happened during the unit’s pre-deployment training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, in the fall of 2008.…

BY Melissa O’Brien, Military Rape Crisis Center, May 7th 2009 It has come to our attention that some of our clients had been charged for treatment at the VA. Following discoveries from an initial oversight request by Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Inspector General (IG)…

Boston: The Military Rape Crisis Center and the National Organization for Women (NOW) has been working non-stop in combating sexual assault in the Military. Now it’s your turn to help us out. We have re-introduced the Military Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Response Act (H.R.840) The bill currently has 30 House sponsors and we need…