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Woman Who Protested Oregon Accessing Rape Victim's Records: I'm Fired
A woman who spoke out against the University of Oregon after it accessed the counseling records of a student who said she was raped by several basketball players has been let go, according to an email she sent to colleagues today. In the email, which was first obtained by the Register-Guard, Karen...
![Serial Rapist Darren Sharper Might Serve Just 9 Years [Updated]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/v0fta2kr7ymmuzbsfzsa.png)
Serial Rapist Darren Sharper Might Serve Just 9 Years [Updated]
As expected, the plea deals are rolling in for accused serial rapist Darren Sharper, and so far the sentences seem fairly light. But we won't know how long Sharper will spend in prison until he officially pleads in all five jurisdictions, because he'll functionally serve only the longest of his fi...
Junior Hockey Players Allegedly At Party Where Women Sexually Assaulted
According to an utterly horrifying report out of Canada, “approximately 10” players from the Cobourg Cougars—a junior hockey team that plays in the Ontario Junior Hockey League—allegedly attended a 50-person house party last weekend where numerous instances of rape and sexual assault are alleged ...
Oregon: We Have The Right To Access A Rape Victim's Medical Records
The University of Oregon is being sued by a student who claims that after she was raped by three basketball players, the school tailored and delayed their discipline so the men could play in the NCAA tournament. Those allegations alone sound horrible (Oregon denies them), but they've taken a distu...
Lawsuit: UNM Interfered With Gang Rape Case Involving Football Players
A former student is suing the University of New Mexico's Board of Regents, alleging the university violated Title IX by failing to properly investigate what happened the night she claims she was drugged and raped, including by several football players. ...
Two Former Vanderbilt Football Players Found Guilty Of Rape
After just three hours of deliberation, a jury found former Vanderbilt football players Cory Batey and Brandon Vandenburg, who were accused of raping a woman on the Vanderbilt campus in 2013, guilty on all charges. Both Batey and Vandenburg were found guilty of multiple counts of aggravated rape and...
Jameis Winston Accuser Files Title IX Lawsuit Against FSU
The woman who accused Jameis Winston of raping her on Dec. 7, 2012, has filed a federal Title IX lawsuit against Florida State University, accusing the school's administration of failing to obey federal Title IX laws upon becoming aware of the rape allegation....
Rape, Murder, Violent Racism: The Weirdest McDonald's Ad Campaign Ever
So 28 years ago this month, McDonald's put together a campaign that would dominate the fast-food giant's advertising strategy for years. "Mac Tonight," a ploy to redefine the restaurant as a place worthy of serving you not just breakfast and lunch, but dinner, too, starred an anthropomorphic cresc...
![Cops: 49ers' Ray McDonald Investigated After Rape Allegation [Update]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/zkixkdxssst9kkpmhxmj.jpg)
Cops: 49ers' Ray McDonald Investigated After Rape Allegation [Update]
San Francisco 49ers defensive end Ray McDonald, who was arrested on domestic violence charges in August, has had a search warrant served at his house by police who are investigating a rape case....
Jameis Winston Is Not A Victim
By now, you've read or heard about Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston's explicit, detailed statement denying that he is guilty of rape, in which he (or someone writing on his behalf) makes the remarkable assertion that "[t]he only thing as vicious as rape is falsely accusing someone of rape." ...
The Former Basketball Player Who Brought Down Bill Cosby
Without Andrea Constand, none of this happens. Bill Cosby is still America’s No. 1 dad, still beloved for giving us the Huxtables and Fat Albert, still embraced in too many corners of the country for telling young black men to pull up their pants, still selling out arena after arena....
Six HS Football Players Suspected Of Raping Girl In Woods Near School
Six Winter Springs High (Winter Springs, Fla.) football players have been arrested and charged with sexual battery and false imprisonment after allegedly raping a 16-year-old student in the woods near the school. ...
Two Tennessee Football Players Being Investigated On Rape Charges
Senior All-SEC linebacker A.J. Johnson and sophomore defensive back Michael Williams are under investigation by Knoxville police for two alleged sexual assaults that happened after this weekend's home game against Kentucky, according to the Tennessean....
Skip Bayless Claims Rape Charges Helped Kobe Bryant Sell Sneakers
On Monday, First Take aired, again, which means that these United States of America were again blessed as wonder twins Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless shouted about random things they don't know much about. The topic yesterday: how catching a rape charge can boost shoe sales....
Report: Jameis Winston To Face FSU Disciplinary Hearing On Rape Charge
ESPN is reporting Florida State officials have informed Seminoles quarterback Jameis Winston that he is facing a disciplinary hearing in regard to charges he raped a fellow student in 2012. ...
James Franklin Claims He Lied About Seeing Vanderbilt Rape Case Video
Penn State football coach James Franklin, who was Vanderbilt's football coach at the time of the alleged rape involving players Brandon Vandenburg, Brandon Banks, JaBorian McKenzie, and Cory Batey, testified through Skype at today's hearing for two of the suspects. The most noteworthy part of his te...
Josh Lueke Is A Rapist, You Say? Keep Saying It.
Late Saturday night, during the Yankees-Rays game, I stumbled onto an online conversation among baseball writers and fans regarding the propriety of tweeting about Rays pitcher Josh Lueke's criminal history every time he's on the mound....
Bob Knight Can't Stay Away From The Rape Metaphors
Bob Knight, who famously told Connie Chung in 1988 that ''if rape is inevitable, relax and enjoy it,'' once again went to the well of sexual assault-themed metaphors on Mike & Mike today....
Darren Sharper Acquaintance Charged With Rape, Held Without Bond
Erik Nunez, an acquaintance of Darren Sharper and possibly a former Saints employee, has been accused of sexually assaulting the same two women on the night Sharper allegedly assaulted them in the same New Orleans apartment. Nunez turned himself in Friday morning. ...
Former Michigan Kicker Expelled For Sexual Misconduct
Brendan Gibbons, the former starting kicker for the University of Michigan football team, has been "permanently separated" from the university, according to a letter sent to Gibbons by the school's office of student conflict resolution. The contents of the letter were reviewed and reported by the Mi...