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Teen rape survivor tweets names of rapists, could have faced jail time
TweetA 17-year-old rape survivor in Kentucky was facing jail time after tweeting the names of her rapists, but after her story went viral yesterday the District Attorney decided not to pursue charges which would have carried a punishment of a maximum of 180 days in jail and a $500 fine. After a plea deal was [...]
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Missouri judge terminates mother’s rights to son after being imprisoned from immigration sting
TweetIt truly doesn’t get worse than this: On Wednesday a Missouri juvenile court judge terminated a Guatemalan woman’s rights to her 5-year-son because they believe she abandoned her child when she was imprisoned after a 2007 immigration sting at a poultry processing plant. Encarnacion Romero, the mother of the child, cried as she was leaving [...]
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George Zimmerman allegedly molested woman for 10 years
TweetGeorge Zimmerman is facing more disturbing allegations. The alleged shooter in the Trayvon Martin killing has now been accused of molesting his female relative for a period of 10 years. The woman identified in court documents as “Witness 9″ claims Zimmerman, who is two years older, began to molest her – in front of other [...]
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Mississippi judge blocks law that would shut down only abortion clinic in the state
Tweet As you may have heard recently, legislators in Mississippi were successful in passing a TRAP law designed to put the only abortion clinic in the state out of business, making it the first state in the union to have no access to legal and safe abortion care. The good news is that yesterday, the day it [...]
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Nikki Haley’s funding cuts to sexual assault and DV programs overturned