There’s a moving story behind this powerful photo of Biden and a sexual assault survivor at the Oscars

Sofie Karasek remembers clearly what was going through her mind as she waited with 51 other sexual assault survivors behind a screen while Lady Gaga sang at the Academy Awards. Karasek’s thoughts played out during the quiet moment before the screen lifted and she walked into the light.

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Four Oklahoma High School Wrestlers Charged With Rape of Teammates

Four high school wrestlers in Oklahoma were charged Monday with raping two other wrestlers — including a 12-year-old boy — on a school bus after a tournament last month.

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After Settlement, Florida State Shows Sympathy for Victim: Itself

John Thrasher, the president of Florida State University, is a former politician who once was chairman of the Rules Committee in the Florida Senate and served a stint as chairman of the Republican Party of Florida. He knows how to spin, and how to play hardball.

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Steubenville hasn’t changed at all: “You trying to write about that whole rape thing?”

It's been two years since the horrific sexual assault. We visited the Ohio town looking for progress. There's none In August 2012, two members of the Steubenville, Ohio, high school football team — the pride of the town — were accused of sexually assaulting a drunken 16-year-old.



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Why Were Three Teenage Rape Victims Bullied Out of School in Oklahoma?

The audio on the recording is clear and crisp. The boy slurs his words slightly, but the sentiment is unmistakable. "She was asleep," he says. "She was, like, incoherent. Like, you could not talk to her at all... And I was just like, all right, get on your knees. And she did.



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