Kamis , 18 Jan 2018, 02:05 WIB

#MeToo effect: Calls flood US sexual assault hotlines

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, WASHINGTON -- The phones at U.S. sexual assault hotlines have been ringing in record numbers as the #MeToo social movement spurs victims to reach out for help, sending organizations...

Rabu , 08 Jun 2016, 17:05 WIB

Pressure builds on judge over California sexual assault case

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CALIFORNIA -- US Senator Barbara Boxer on Tuesday decried a California judge's decision to sentence a college athlete to just six months in jail for sexual assault, while signatures on an online petition calling for the jurist's ouster passed 400,000.The sentence last week by Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky against former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner gained...