Sexual assault - The Durango Herald

Harassment in Colorado government goes beyond statehouse

CDOT has double the complaints as other state agencies

DATE: Mar 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hundreds gather for Durango’s #MeToo rally against sexual violence

‘We come in peace, but we mean business,’ ralliers say

DATE: Feb 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango #MeToo March and Rally speakers share text of their speeches

More than 300 people gathered in Buckley Park on Saturday morning as part of the first Durango #MeToo March and Rally to speak out against sexual assault. Retired Navy Capt. Gail Harris intr...

DATE: Feb 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sexual violence perpetrated most against Native Americans

The current national conversation about sexual assault is incomplete without discussing violence against Native American women. Often in Native communities, a mother will teach her child wha...

DATE: Dec 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bystander intervention is critical to stopping sexual assault

Life is busy, and it is easy to become distracted or overwhelmed by what events are taking place around us. It is especially easy when something does not affect us personally, right here and...

DATE: Dec 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Let us unlearn rape culture and embrace consent culture

In Durango, we all agree that rape is wrong. We just cannot agree what rape is. We treat as normal behavior many forms of sexual assault. We only recognize as rape the kinds of s...

DATE: Dec 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

FBI seeks potential sex abuse victims on reservation

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The FBI is casting a wide net for potential victims of sexual abuse by a man who lives on a remote Arizona reservation world-renowned for its blue-green waterfalls. ...

DATE: Dec 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

What can you do for someone who has been sexually assaulted?

“I’ve been raped.” It’s hard to hear. It’s even harder to go through. Now, we are seeing a shift in society for people to openly talk about their experiences with sexu...

DATE: Dec 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

New survey reveals how common sexual assault is

At least 1 in 4 women are raped by the time they are 44 years old

DATE: Dec 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Sexual Assault Services Organization’s advocacy work is vital to helping victims – and the community – heal

Sexual assault is a topic that recently has been heard or seen everywhere – on the morning radio, in newspapers and magazines, at the movies, at the dinner table and more. It’s a local probl...

DATE: Dec 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News