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Crime & Courts December 29, 2021 - 5:48 pm

Kansas appeals court overturns prison instructor’s conviction for unwanted touching of inmate

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

A victim of Tomas Co’s sexual harassment and unwanted groping wanted him to understand what it was like to feel powerless and abused. His conviction was overturned based on the definition of “lewd.”

KU SAPEC
Education October 21, 2021 - 9:48 am

Art exhibition at KU to highlight work of sexual violence survivors

by Lawrence Times

An exhibition opening Monday at the Kansas Union Gallery will feature creative works produced by student survivors of sexual violence, centering on the space between harm and healing.

August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Education October 5, 2021 - 10:26 pm

KU administrators engage in conversation on sexual assault with student protesters

by Lucy Peterson

What was planned to be a protest against ongoing complaints of sexual assault on college campuses turned into a closed-door conversation between University of Kansas students and administrators Tuesday night.

Lucy Peterson / The Lawrence Times
Education September 21, 2021 - 7:18 pm

KU quietly reorganizes office that investigates sexual violence; longest-serving director left a month ago

by Lucy Peterson

In less than four months, the office at the University of Kansas that receives and investigates reports of sexual and gender-based violence has undergone a rebranding and replaced all but one of its staff members — including the former director — unbeknownst to most of the KU community.

Lucy Peterson / The Lawrence Times
Education September 17, 2021 - 4:06 pm

Protests at KU continue with sit-in outside chancellor’s office

by Lucy Peterson

University of Kansas students, continuing calls for justice for a student who said she was drugged and sexually assaulted at a fraternity house last weekend, held a sit-in Friday afternoon at Strong Hall.

Crime & Courts September 17, 2021 - 8:59 am

Protests at University of Kansas show culture shift on campus sexual violence

by Miranda Davis, Kansas Reflector

For two nights this week, hundreds of outraged students showed up at a University of Kansas fraternity house, demanding answers. The scene, filled with palpable anger and frustration, demonstrated a shift in how students think about and respond to sexual violence that organizers say was a long time in the making.

August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Lawrence news September 13, 2021 - 10:18 pm

Protesters gather on KU frat lawn over sex assault allegations

by Lawrence Times

Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of a University of Kansas fraternity Monday night after a student reported that they had been the victim of a sexual assault there recently.

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Arts & Events April 4, 2021 - 6:37 pm

Lawrence events throughout April aim to raise awareness of sexual assault

by Mackenzie Clark

April is sexual assault awareness month, and several Lawrence organizations are working on events with that theme in mind.

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