Local
Few Louisiana rape victims seek reparations through complex process
Lawmakers set meeting to discuss billing of rape victims, campus sexual assault report
Teacher at False River Academy in Pointe Coupee Parish arrested, suspected of sexually assaulting student
Panel considers campus sexual assault survey
LSU police investigating an alleged sexual assault on campus
Louisiana can look to other states for ways to shield rape victims from examination costs
LSU track athlete accused of raping woman at party
Country Club rape victim targeted by fliers after Bywater club bans nudity
Rape victim billing fix proposed
STAR in the News
October 8th has been proclaimed STAR Day by Major Holden!
Baton Rouge ‘hunks’ raise money for STAR
Jindal administration promises plan to end billing of rape victims in Louisiana
STAR awarded $1 million in federal grants to expand services:
- The Daily Reveille reports: STAR awarded $1 million in grants to expand services
- Nola.com reports: Sexual assault victims in Baton Rouge to get access to free, better legal services
- Bayoubuzz.com reports: Baton Rouge sexual trauma center awarded federal grants
National
Lena Dunham opens up about being a rape survivor
Complaint alleges sexual abuse in immigration detention center
The U.S. prison system may be exposing transgender prisons to rape
Seven teens charged in Sayreville High School assaults
7th Heaven actor Stephen Collins admits to child sexual abuse
Jameis Winston rape investigation hampered by police and FSU administrators
Kesha’s producer ‘Dr. Luke’ accused of sexual assault
85 colleges are now under federal investigation for mishandling sexual assault cases
‘Gamergate’: Feminist video game critic Anita Sarkeesian cancels Utah lecture after threat
International
Iranian woman hanged after allegedly murdering her attacker
Informational
The CDC publishes an intimate partner and domestic violence infographic
STAR publishes their view on the issue of billing rape victims for their examinations and treatment
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