The Effects of Sexual Harassment in Everyday Life

Sexual harassment is a form of harassment that involves the use of implicit and explicit sexual overtones. It is a collection of unwanted and unwelcome physical and verbal sexual attention. Although workplace harassment is the most common form of sexual harassment that most of us think about, sexual harassment happens across all parts of life.…

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California Colleges and Sexual Harassment

Sexual violence has been an issue on many college campuses for quite some time. Anyone – any age, gender, race, or student status – is at risk for violence, harassment, or assault on their college or university campus. In fact, experts assert that 13 percent of all college students experience rape or sexual assault through…

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Marilyn Manson Under Investigation for Assault

Marilyn Manson is a musical star who rose to fame in the mid-1990s. Ever since Manson was introduced to the spotlight, he has been surrounded by controversy; and this year is no different. Currently, Manson is facing several assault and domestic violence allegations. The Los Angeles County Sheriff Department obtained a search warrant for Manson’s…

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USC Fraternity Sigma Nu Facing Accusations of Drugs, Sexual Assault

The fraternity Sigma Nu Fraternity has recently made headlines for all of the wrong reasons. The fraternity joins a long list of fraternities that have engaged in numerous incidents of sexual assault. The president of the Epsilon Omicron Chapter at the University of Southern California, Ryan Schiffilea, was recently suspended after reports of possible drug-facilitated…

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What You Need to Know about California’s New Sexual Assault Laws

Sexual assault is legally defined as the act of sexual contact or behavior without consent from the victim. As many people know, sexual assault can take many forms. Some examples of sexual assault can be attempted rape, forced unwanted touching, forcing a victim to perform sexual acts, and forced penetration of the victim’s body. In…

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Ron Jeremy Faces Multiple Rape and Sexual Assault Charges

Ron Jeremy, 68-year-old porn star, was recently indicted by a grand jury on more than 30 counts of sexual assault. The charges included: 12 counts of forcible rape 7 counts of forcible oral copulation 6 counts of sexual battery by restraint 4 counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object 2 counts of sexual penetration…

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California Set to Classify “Stealthing” as Sexual Battery

State legislators sent a bill to Governor Newson’s desk on September 7 that would make the act of “stealthing” punishable under the law, setting the stage for California to be the first in the nation to pass such a law. Stealthing is the act of secretive and nonconsensual condom removal during the act of sexual…

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