Tag Archives: sexual assault

Alachua County Sheriff's Office Deputy Donald A. Dixon was arrested Thursday for sexual assault.

For the first time, the Survivors of Violence Art Exhibit will bring artwork created by sexual assault survivors to the Harn Museum of Art. The exhibit, organized as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, has featured work from 12 artists and will run until April 14.

This is the key finding of the story: that rape is twice as likely to occur in the surrounding city as on the main campus.

Swords swung as members of the Thieves Guild performed in the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire’s final dress rehearsal. This weekend Alachua County Fairgrounds will set the stage once again to bring the medieval marketplace to Gainesville for its 30th year. But while avoiding injury is a clear priority for performers, safety …

Major transformations have happened since 1986 and will continue to happen, but the mystical atmosphere the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire brings will always remain.

Florida State University President John Thrasher announced today that a settlement has been reached with Erica Kinsman. Kinsman,  a former FSU student, filed suit naming Jameis Winston as her alleged rapist after an incident in 2012. According to the press release provided by FSU, as of today, Kinsman has agreed …

Clearing the backlog will take time and money. Estimates range between $9 million and $32 million.

Bystanders who see others being sexually assaulted or harassed can do three things. They can try and physically stop the offender. They can call a bouncer or a police officer to do it. Or they can create a distraction to get the offender to stop. What they shouldn’t do, however, is ignore …

The Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct, which was conducted by the Association of American Universities, found one in five University of Florida undergraduate women who responded to the survey have experienced some form of sexual assault since being at the university.

The University of Florida Police Department experiences its highest crime rates during the fall academic semester. Freshmen are more susceptible to sexual attacks, robberies and motor vehicle thefts.