Category Archives: Sexual Assault Issues
Response to the US Senate Judiciary Hearings
To be very clear – We believe survivors of sexual violence. We believe survivors because we’ve heard their stories so often we know what rings true. We believe survivors because the ways perpetrators behave (first deny, then play the victim) … Read more
Joint Response to Release of Grand Jury Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 14, 2018 Joint Response to Release of Grand Jury Report Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Office of Victim Advocate, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Office for Child and Youth Protection have joined to … Read more
No matter how painful, we must believe victims
BY ANNE K. ARD For the CDT My mother, bless her heart, was the queen of denial. When bad things happened to her, she acted as if things couldn’t possibly be that bad and just went on about her business. … Read more
We must talk about sexual violence in all of its forms
BY ANNE K. ARD For the CDT This column is the third in a row I’ve written related to the amazing #MeToo cultural moment in which we find ourselves. But there is so much to be learned as we, as … Read more
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Conversations about consent and its meaning remain important
BY ANNE K. ARD To think it can be as simple as a cup of tea. There is a popular video circulating that explains the concept of consent in sexual interactions through the metaphor of a cup of tea. Simply … Read more
Father’s Day is an opportunity to think about what makes a good father
BY ANNE K. ARD Father’s Day is just around the corner and if you are like me, you can always use a little reminder to plan ahead. I don’t mean that you should be out shopping for cards, ties or … Read more
Sexual Assault Awareness Month Events – April 2016
Montgomery County DA charges Bill Cosby in 2004 sexual assault
Submitted by akulikowski on December 30, 2015 – 5:04pm via PCAR ENOLA-The District attorney’s office in Montgomery County charged Bill Cosby with one felony charge of aggravated indecent assault today stemming from a January 2004 incident in which the victim … Read more
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