6-YEAR-OLD CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT

Editor’s Note: A petition has begun to protest the charging of a 6-year-old boy with first degree sexual assault. Information regarding this matter can be found in the article below. Please read the article and consider signing the online petition at http://www.thepetitionsite.com/46/investigate-grant-county-wisconsin-da-lisa-riniker Target:Wisconsin State Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Sponsored by:Concerned Citizens Do your part to prevent the victimization of “D”; a 6 year-old Grant County, Wisconsin boy who is being charged with first-degree sexual assault for the crime of playing “doctor” with a 5 year-old playmate. The following is…

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PENN STATE CASE: WHY ASSAULTS NOT REPORTED

Editor’s Note: The following article regarding recent events at Penn State is from Salon magzine and focused upon the important question of why the abuse was not reported when it occurred. The most telling statement is “The more we make sex offenders into monsters, the less likely we are able to see behaviors in people we love that give us concern.” This may explain why more than 90 percent of those who sexually assault children are family members or close friends of the family. Saturday, Nov 12, 2011 12:00 PM…

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