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The Federal Fight to Save Victim Services Funding
Thousands of women are turned away from domestic violence shelters and rape crisis centers every day because these programs do not have the funding they need to keep up with demand.
Woman shares story of online dating assault
SAN ANTONIO- A woman is sharing her own story of sexual assault after meeting a man on an online dating website. "I remember waking up and he was on top of me," the woman who wished not to be identified said. It started off normal enough, she said, she and the man she...
San Antonio Rape Crisis Center turns 40
SAN ANTONIO - The Rape Crisis Center of San Antonio celebrated a milestone Friday when it celebrated its 40th anniversary. The center is one of the nation’s oldest and largest providers of crisis intervention and counseling services. Staff members say the center’s...
Rape Crisis Center Celebrates 40 Years of Service
SAN ANTONIO, TX -- With law enforcement and State Senator Jose Menendez standing by, the Rape Crisis Center celebrated 40 years of service to the San Antonio community Friday. Established in 1975, the organization's duty was to bridge gaps in services for rape...
The Rape Crisis Center to Celebrate 40th Anniversary
SAN ANTONIO -- The Rape Crisis Center of San Antonio will celebrate its 40th anniversary November 6th, 2015, at 3:00pm. The Center is located at 7500 US Hwy 90 West, Building 2, Suite 201. The Rape Crisis Center is one of the nation’s oldest and largest providers of...
Rape Crisis Center Marks Forty Years of Helping, Changing Attitudes
The Rape Crisis Center of San Antonio has seen a lot of tragedy and has helped a lot of people put their broken lives back together in forty years, and today Police Chief Bill McManus and District Attorney Nico LaHood are among those who are helping the Center mark...
Rape Crisis Center concerned over proposed bill dealing with college sex assaults
SAN ANTONIO- The Rape Crisis Center tells News 4 San Antonio the agency is very concerned about the Safe Campus Act. The Rape Crisis Center says, currently, if a student is sexually assaulted on campus, he or she doesn’t have to necessarily go to campus police for...
BCSO receives grant to help fight sexual abuse in jail
SAN ANTONIO - The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has received a federal grant to assist in cutting down on and preventing sexual abuse inside the jail. "A lot of facilities will say this doesn't happen in their jails but unfortunately it does. The reality is that it...
Women’s Studies Institute hosts sixth annual Take Back the Night
Students and faculty came together for the sixth year in a row for “Take Back the Night” on Thursday, Oct. 15 in the Sombrilla. October is domestic and sexual violence awareness month. This event brings attention to domestic and sexual abuse that happens on college...
Four local sex trafficking victims rescued by FBI
Four local sex trafficking victims rescued by FBI
Study says 2 in 5 woman in Texas sexually assaulted
SAN ANTONIO -- A new sexual assault study conducted by the University of Texas School of Social Work reveals some eye-opening statistics. Researchers surveyed people of all ages, race and gender across the state and found a total of about 6.3 million Texans have been...
Response to Viral Video: The Dangers of Social Media
To prevent the dangers of social media, start conversations with young children to talk more, assume less, and use social media to your advantage.
SAPD seeks to improve way it handles domestic violence cases
The San Antonio Police Department is seeking to improve the way it handles domestic violence cases through a new policy of family violence threat assessment. The assessment is meant to help officers ask the right questions to ensure they help domestic violence victims...
UT to survey students on sexual assaults
AUSTIN — The University of Texas System is spending $1.7 million to study and determine the scope of sexual assaults, dating violence, stalking and sexual harassment at its 13 campuses, including the University of Texas at San Antonio. There will also be focus groups...
DPS processing thousands of untested rape kits
The Texas Department of Public Safety continues to process approximately 20,000 rape kits that had been previously untested. The process began in 2013. Nearly 2,000 kits are from sexual assaults reported to the San Antonio Police Department. Capt. Andrew Carian, in...
What comes next: SAPD’s rape kit backlog completed
In February of this year the San Antonio Police Department said they had 1,499 untested rape kits. Now, that number sits at zero. SAPD was able to submit all of their kits by the end of February. But that does not mean this problem is anywhere near solved.
Three sex assault cases seen as ‘extreme’
Three sexual assault cases recently linked by police through DNA were committed by an offender who exhibits violent tendencies, a local criminologist said. The assaults, which occurred over a 17-month period, involved a girl abducted off a street and two women who...
Sexual assault reports spike in April
SAN ANTONIO -- Hospitals in San Antonio are reporting a spike of sexual assaults. Hospitals received 92 reports of sexual assault in April, compared to 70-80 on average. Deana Buril, the Deputy Director of the Rape Crisis Center, said the trend appears to be random....
SAPD videos target human trafficking victims
SAN ANTONIO - Human trafficking is a very real problem that affects us all, said San Antonio Police Chief Anthony Trevino on Wednesday as he unveiled a series of videos that he hopes will help combat the problem. "It happens in our neighborhoods and our communities,"...
National Denim Day for Sexual Assault Awareness
Wednesday is National Denim Day, a global day of awareness against sexual assault. The Rape Crisis Center of San Antonio asked businesses, agencies and the public to wear their favorite denim. They say it's a proactive, visible way to show support for safer...
Arrests of jail guard, teacher bring alleged misuse of authority to light
Alleged misuse of authority has resulted in two separate arrests in less than a month involving a juvenile detention officer and a school teacher. The alleged victims are a female inmate and a student, both 16. “There’s this belief that they have some form of power...
Report: More trafficking victims contacting hotlines for help
SAN ANTONIO - Two of the nation's hotlines for reporting human or sex trafficking by phone or text have data showing more victims are contacting them for help, as well as the public offering tips and information about suspected traffickers. The National Human...
Troubling data: Rapes on the rise in San Antonio
The numbers show violent crimes in San Antonio are on the rise, and the number of rapes reported in the Alamo City are higher than any other major Texas city. Ask a single woman and you may be surprised to learn that a trip alone--even if but a few moments--is on the...
New funding aims to erase rape kit, forensic testing backlog
Thousands of untested rape kits may soon be dusted off the shelves as testing and funding across the country will nearly double. The reauthorization of the Debbie Smith Act will increase funding from $50 million to $94 million. "Going through a forensics exam, (it's...
Wendy Davis touts legislative efforts to address untested rape kits
At a campaign stop in San Antonio today, Democratic candidate for Texas governor Wendy Davis visited the Rape Crisis Center to highlight her legislative track record of addressing a significant statewide backlog of untested rape kits. During the 2011 and 2013 Texas...
Take Back the Night Rally puts focus on safety
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio's Rape Crisis Center held its annual Take Back the Night Rally on Thursday night. The event, which is celebrated nationwide, has been running on and off in San Antonio for a decade. “This being Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the goal is to...
Reported rapes up in San Antonio; one survivor speaks out
The number of reported rapes was up 10 percent between 2011 and 2012 in San Antonio. It's a big problem. We respond on average to three new clients on average. Three new survivors at the hospital every single day, said Miriam Elizondo of the San Antonio Rape Crisis...
San Antonio Crime Rate Down in 2012, But Forcible Rape Up
San Antonio's violent crime rate decreased in 2012, according to statistics from the FBI obtained by 1200 WOAI news. The total nubmer of violent crimes in the city fell from 7,038 in 2011 to 6,943 in 2012, statistically a small decrease. The number of murders in the...
United Way Features a Counseling Department Case Scenario
In recent years, the percentage of male clients attending counseling at the Rape Crisis Center for Children and Adults, a United Way partner agency, has increased from nine to 14 percent. Comparatively, the number of youth clients under the age of 17 was 25 percent...
The Source: The Scope Of Human Trafficking In Bexar County
Trafficking is a multi-billion dollar enterprise in the United states, and Texas is a main transportation area. A 2007 study showed that one in five trafficked persons came through Texas. Awareness is key to action, and despite new awareness efforts, many still don't...
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