Sex Assault
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Suspect arrested for NW D.C. attempted sex assault
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Authorities have arrested a man in connection with an attempted sex assault in Forest Hills in NW D.C.
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Leahy: Congress mulls changes to military prosecution
CommentSen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont told Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday that the status quo is unacceptable as the military deals with an epidemic of sexual assaults.
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Ramon Vasquez faces new sexual assault charge
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Ramon Vasquez is awaiting trial for a November attack, which police say involved two women who accompanied him to his home. Another attack happened last month and police think there might be more victims.
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Woman sexual assaulted in NE D.C.
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D.C. police are searching for two suspects responsible for two robberies and a asexual assault.
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Military's sexual-assault problem has deep roots
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"There are thousands of felons walking around - free and dangerous - in the military today," said Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.
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Woman walking on MLK Ave in SE D.C. sexually assaulted
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Three unidentified men forced a woman into an SUV Wednesday afternoon in Southeast D.C., drove her to an known location and then sexually assaulted her.
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Postal worker sexually assaulted in Silver Spring
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A 21-year-old postal worker was sexually assaulted Thursday while she was out walking behind a post office on her lunch break in Silver Spring. Her mother is speaking out about the attack.
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Matthew Garbamadhin accused in attempted Georgetown sex assault
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A 23-year-old Springfield man is accused of kidnapping a college student in Georgetown, forcing her into an area park and attempting to rape her in an effort to allegedly lose his own virginity.
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David Millard arrested for alleged D.C. sex assault
A 60-year-old guest at a Northwest Washington hotel has been accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in the lobby of the Grand Hyatt on H Street.
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Antonio Little accused of sexually assaulting teen
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Police say Antonio Maurice Little, 39, met the teen Sunday while walking near Bentz and 7th streets in Frederick. He faces sex offense and drug charges.
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NE sex assault: Armed man sexually assaults woman
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Police say a man was riding a bicycle when he approached the woman around 6:40 a.m. Tuesday in the area of the 4400 block of Gault Place NE. Police says the suspect showed the woman a handgun and forced her to the rear of a house where he sexually assaulted her.
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Storme Swann guilty of hotel sex assault, jury wants 95 years
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Storme Swann, 51, was found guilty of two counts of robbery, two counts of abduction and one count of statutory burglary Thursday.
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Oscar Mauricio Cornejo-Pena pleads guilty to Dupont Circle assaults
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Cornejo-Pena will be sentenced next week on four counts of misdemeanor sexual abuse. Each charge carries a maximum of 180 days in jail.
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SE neighborhood on edge after alleged sexual assault
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The search is on for a man who used some kind of chemical to knock a woman out so he could sexually assault her.
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Montgomery County sexual assaults, incidents may be linked
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The incidents in Montgomery County include at least four sexual assaults as well as an assault that left a 50-year-old woman with a knife wound. The incidents go back to 2010.
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U ASK DC app to help sex assualt victims
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Mayor Vincent Gray, university administrators and others on Friday unveiled U ASK DC, which features a mobile app and a website that compiles campus and community resources for sex assault victims.
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Frank Alex Bouknight masturbates in custody, police say
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Police arrested a 24-year-old man who allegedly touched a woman inappropriately who was shopping at a Clarendon Whole Foods and masturbated in police custody.
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Steffon Rodney Christian, former Manassas teacher's aide, pleads to sex abuse charges
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A former Manassas teacher’s aide accused of sexually abusing students pleaded guilty to 22 charges Monday in a sex abuse case.
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