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Utah State football player accused of rape at party

By Associated Press
June 29, 2018 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah State football player has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman at a party, marking the latest in a string of similar cases at the school in recent years.
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Featured

Culture can make healing difficult for LDS sexual assault survivors

By Kaitlyn Bancroft
May 22, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU professor Jason Carroll said there are two types of chastity-based metaphors often used in church lessons. He said both can be harmful to sexual assault survivors. (Haley Mosher)
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Breaking News

BYU formalizes updated sexual assault policy

By Sahalie Donaldson
May 14, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU approved an updated sexual misconduct policy that, among other things, will implement all 23 recommendations from the school’s Advisory Council on Campus Response to Sexual Assault.
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Featured

Women's Conference: roundup

May 07, 2018 12:00 AM
Find all of our coverage from last week's Women's Conference here.
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Nation

Military seeks to limit Congress on fixing child sex assault

By Associated Press
May 07, 2018 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military officials have sought to ward off congressional efforts to address child-on-child sexual assaults on bases, even as they disclose that the problem is larger than previously acknowledged.
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Campus

Sexual assault resources on campus help 'empower' students

By Camille Baker
May 01, 2018 12:00 AM
Title IX Coordinator Tiffany Turley likes to compare BYU's Title IX Office to both a fence at the top of the hill and an ambulance at the bottom of the hill.
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State

Provo files motion to dismiss negligent hiring lawsuit in John King case

By Kaitlyn Bancroft
April 21, 2018 12:00 AM
Former Provo Police Chief John King is pictured when he became the new chief in 2013. King resigned in Jan. 2017 over sexual assault allegations, and a lawsuit was brought against him in March. (Provo City)
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Nation

Bill Cosby's chief accuser set to confront him in court

By Associated Press
April 13, 2018 12:00 AM
Bill Cosby arrives for his sexual assault trial, Friday, April 13, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Nation

Things you should know today: 4/13/18

By Kaitlyn Bancroft
April 13, 2018 12:00 AM
Trump lawyer fights to shield items seized in FBI raid
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Local

Former MTC president's accuser files federal lawsuit

By Mckenna Park
April 05, 2018 12:00 AM
The woman whose 1984 rape accusations against a former Missionary Training Center president became public through Mormonleaks has now filed a lawsuit in federal court.
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Nation

Cosby's defense strategy hinges on judge his team attacked

By Associated Press
March 30, 2018 12:00 AM
Bill Cosby, center, arrives for a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case, Friday, March 30, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Nation

Things you should know today: 3/30/18

By Kaitlyn Bancroft
March 30, 2018 12:00 AM
The Latest: Widow of Pulse nightclub gunman acquitted
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Local

LDS Church responds to allegations of sexual abuse by former MTC president

By Ashley Lee
March 21, 2018 12:00 AM
Flags from various countries where missionaries will be sent upon completing training circle the outside of the new MTC buildings. A former missionary is accusing the former Provo MTC president of sexual assault, according to a statement from the LDS Church. (Dani Jardine)
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Capital West News

HB254: Bill related to university sexual violence reports fails

By Sahalie Donaldson
March 07, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU student Olivia Whiteley reads her letter opposing HB254 at a press conference Monday morning. Whiteley published an opinion piece in the Salt Lake Tribune speaking out against the bill. (Sahalie Donaldson)
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Local

BYU Campus Pulse: Consent

By Carley Porter
February 14, 2018 12:00 AM
The BYU Title IX Office has evolved over the past year following a flurry of media coverage regarding sexual assault and how it's treated on campus. With more and more cases of sexual assault emerging nationwide, BYU experts have addressed the issue in an on-campus devotional and campus events. Here, BYU students share their opinions on what consent means to them and why it is important.
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Campus Events

'Can I Kiss You': talking about consent

By Carley Porter
February 12, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU's Title IX office held an event aimed at teaching college students the meaning of consent and why it matters on Wednesday, Jan. 31.
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Nation

Nassar to face another sentence, victims in return to court

By Associated Press
January 31, 2018 12:00 AM
FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2018, file photo, Larry Nassar sits during his sentencing hearing in Lansing, Mich. The House has followed up on the sex abuse scandal involving Nassar with the passage of legislation that requires governing bodies for amateur athletics to promptly report claims of abuse to law enforcement. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
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Capital West News

HB177: Utah Legislature looks to revise how victims of trauma treated

By Sahalie Donaldson
January 31, 2018 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah lawmakers are preparing a bill aimed at improving the way emotional trauma victims are treated in the criminal justice system.
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