"For years, Madison, Wisconsin police and city lawyers refused to believe a blind woman who said an intruder raped her at knifepoint. They even charged her with lying about it.

"Now, five years after DNA connected a sex offender to the attack, the city has apologized to the woman, known as Patty, and is offering her $35,000." picked by digitalgimpling 3 years ago

A rape victim who drove her attacker to a police station after he fell asleep is being praised for her bravery by police. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Kidnapping victim Jaycee Lee Dugard has been located in good health 18 years after her abduction, the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office confirmed. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Does a rape victim have a moral obligation to report her attack(er) to authorities? picked by lynxears 4 months ago

The Saudi judiciary on Tuesday defended a court verdict that sentenced a 19-year-old victim of a gang rape to six months in jail and 200 lashes because she was with an unrelated male when they attacked. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Eddie Izzard performs the whole 90 minute 'Stripped' gig for the Mumbai victim who had to miss out on the show while in hospital. picked by murphyz 11 months ago

Utah Supreme Court justices acknowledged Tuesday that they were struggling to wrap their minds around the concept that a 13-year-old girl could be both an offender and a victim for the same act - in this case, having consensual sex with her 12-year-old boyfriend. picked by muppet 2 years ago

A 44-year old woman is raped by a 15-year old. A rape kit is done to obtain evidence, evidence which helped convict the rapist. Although the woman was assured she wouldn't be billed for the kit, she was and is. After being a victim of rape, she is now being asked to cough up almost $2000 picked by bernardblack 7 months ago

A victim from Hurricane Katrina who was buried anonymously as "Will" to represent the will of the people to persevere has been identified through a DNA match with his son. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Talking for about an hour, she talked to him about religion, then said she was ill and her husband would be home soon. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

A man convicted of killing his girlfriend apparently decided that the best thing to wear at his sentencing was "a T-shirt with his victim's picture and the words 'R.I.P. Love You Forever.'" picked by suebe 1 month ago

HARTFORD, Conn. - A 78-year-old man is tossed like a rag doll by a hit-and-run driver and lies motionless on a busy city street as car after car goes by. Pedestrians gawk but do nothing. One driver stops briefly but then pulls back into traffic.

full text here picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

If this report is correct then its a decent outcome. Was it down to world pressure? picked by topofall 2 years ago

Brain-damaged and paralyzed by a drunk driver, her husband has taken her to numerous Mothers Against Drunk Driving events in Idaho as an object lesson in the consequences of drinking and driving. Now they say the sight of her is too disturbing.

Uh, isn't that the point? picked by tigertony 1 year ago

Seven years after the attack on the World Trade Center, the NYC medical examiner has ruled that the October 2008 death of 45-year-old Leon Heyward was caused by cancer he got from breathing in toxic dust at Ground Zero. picked by suebe 10 months ago

A 22 year-old waiter named Lloyd Gardner was able to give crucial information enabling police to find and arrest violent rapist Jakub Tomczak. When asked why he did not take the reward money, Lloyd Gardner said he did not deserve the ten thousand pound - 16,000 dollar - reward. Adding that it would serve better use helping the victim rebuild her life. picked by bingo 1 month ago

They had just celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. I can't imagine. picked by tigertony 1 year ago

Tied up and left to die in a burning apartment, a Columbia student used the blaze set by her sadistic rapist to free herself. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Police said in a report that the thief will give the property back only if the Gray challenges him to a fight. The alleged thief told police whoever wins would get the stuff.
(Sometimes I'm not proud of my gender) picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

A grieving widower is facing further heartache after becoming the target of callous thieves... yes, yes, yes, but how about that actual headline? picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago