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Crime & Courts June 30, 2023 - 11:24 am

Jury finds former KU student not guilty of rape

by Mackenzie Clark

A Douglas County jury has found Thomas J. Cormier, 22, not guilty of a 2021 rape. The case required jurors to weigh what is needed to establish — or more importantly, to revoke — consent. 

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts June 28, 2023 - 7:24 pm

Decision delayed on whether 4 men charged with rape of intoxicated woman will face trial

by Andrea Albright

Four men accused of raping an intoxicated woman in Lawrence, then posting videos of the incident to social media, will not know until at least August whether their cases will go to trial.

Lawrence news June 8, 2023 - 12:00 pm

Historical marker acknowledging Margaret ‘Sis’ Vinegar to be formally dedicated at Lawrence ceremony

by Maya Hodison

A formal dedication is set this weekend in Lawrence for a historical marker acknowledging a young Black woman who died in prison in 1889 after being wrongly convicted of murdering the white man who raped her.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts May 26, 2023 - 6:17 pm

Jury acquits ex-Lawrence police officer charged with rape

by Mackenzie Clark

A former Lawrence police officer was found not guilty of rape and numerous computer crimes Friday following a weeklong trial in Douglas County District Court.

Crime & Courts May 26, 2023 - 6:30 am

Gov. Laura Kelly, legislators honor bipartisan reform of Kansas law on sexual abuse claims

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Gov. Laura Kelly joined activists and legislators Thursday who reflected on a four-year journey to adoption of a Kansas law ending the statute of limitations on criminal prosecution for alleged child sexual abuse and extending opportunity to file lawsuits in those cases.

Education May 8, 2023 - 1:35 pm

Title IX audit of Kansas college shows pressure to forgive abusers, reconcile

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

An audit of a small Mennonite college in rural Kansas has found systemic failings, with sexual abuse reporters pressured to meet their abusers face-to-face and “forgive and forget” the abuse.

Lawrence Life April 24, 2023 - 3:52 pm

‘Take Back the Night’ event to support sexual violence survivors

by Maya Hodison

Lawrence community members will join together Thursday evening to flood love and support toward survivors of sexual violence.

Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Education April 11, 2023 - 2:03 pm

Flag display aims to raise awareness of sexual violence on KU’s campus

by Cuyler Dunn

More than 3,300 flags cover the Watson Lawn on the University of Kansas campus this week — one for each survivor of sexual violence at KU.

Crime & Courts March 23, 2023 - 4:59 pm

‘I buried this terrifying experience’: Survivors of child sex crimes urge changes to Kansas law

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Earl McIntosh wants state lawmakers to look at a photo of himself as a young boy, to see him as an innocent child full of joy and potential, and to think about how his life forever changed when he was sexually assaulted.

Courtesy of Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center
Lawrence news February 27, 2023 - 4:36 pm

Douglas County law enforcement, nonprofits granted nearly $275K to support survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence

by Lawrence Times

Five grants totaling almost $275,000 will help local agencies serve survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, rape and stalking.

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