Woman on woman sexual violence

Talk about a horrible story:

Prosecutors have dropped rape charges filed against two women, including a former Smith College student, who were accused of handcuffing and raping another student and slashing her with knives.
Rachel Ann Klobertanz, 23, and Augusta Claire Kendall, 22, both pleaded innocent in January to aggravated rape and assault charges.
Kendall was a student at the elite women’s college at the time of her arrest.
The woman who made the accusation lives out of state and would not voluntarily testify, so the judge dismissed the charges on Monday, according to the district attorney’s office.
Prosecutors had said the three women met at a downtown Northampton bar on Jan. 14. They went back to Klobertanz and Kendall’s apartment, where they drank champagne and engaged in sex that allegedly began as consensual but ended as rape.

While sexual assault against women is perpetrated overwhelmingly by men, I think it’s important that we not forget that women can be rapists too. Too often, same-sex sexual assault and violence in same-sex relationships are overlooked or not discussed.
When I volunteered as a counselor for rape and domestic violence survivors, the lack of resources for gay and lesbian victims was pretty shocking. Here are some stats.
Does anyone know of any national resources for victims of same-sex violence? I could only find local numbers and centers.

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