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Law enforcement officers, health care workers trained to help human trafficking victims
SAN ANTONIO -- The 2nd Annual Alamo Area Coalition Against Trafficking Conference kicked off Tuesday morning. The conference is being held at University United Methodist Church on De Zavala Road. It's for law enforcement, healthcare workers, and others who work with...
Alamo Youth Center would help sex trafficking victims recover
SAN ANTONIO -- The fight to end human trafficking. Local experts are now telling News 4 San Antonio that many of the children sold into sex slavery are not able to find a way out because they simply have nowhere to go. Turns out there's little police can legally do,...
SAPD: Arrest for 1999 crimes may lead to other victims
SAN ANTONIO - After being charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child, crimes that were allegedly committed in 1999, Robert F. Acosta, 36, proclaimed his innocence Wednesday as he was led away in handcuffs. After watching the news reports, Carmen...
Rape Crisis Center plans to move into bigger building
SAN ANTONIO -- The Rape Crisis Center just signed a new lease, and is planning to move from its current West Side location to the Sabine Building along the 4600 block of Centerview Drive. For survivors of sexual assaults, the Rape Crisis Center has been a lifeline....
Woman groped at gym pool shares story
SAN ANTONIO – The woman who police say was groped by a naked man at a gym pool in the Medical Center is sharing her story. News 4 is not naming her to respect her rights as a survivor of attempted sexual assault. She says in hindsight, she was not prepared for the...
San Antonians train for active shooting situations
SAN ANTONIO - Close to 150 people showed up at the STW Krav Maga training facility Saturday to participate in a workshop on what to do in emergency situations. The hands-on training addressed active shootings, rape scenarios, and parking lot attacks. It was organized...
“Beauty from Ashes”
TW: This powerful testimonial was sent to us anonymously through our Start by Believing page. The injustices she faced will make your blood boil, but the courage and strength she has shown to overcome her past is absolutely incredible. She details her story from the...
Ambassador Q&A: David Levey, MD
David Levey, MD is a radiologist in Shavano Park and served on our Board of Trustees from December 2011 to January 2016. He left his seat on the board because his schedule no longer allowed him to serve in a full capacity, but David still wanted to support the...
Dad defends son accused of sex crime against 7-year-old boy
BEXAR COUNTY-The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office arrested 26-year-old Aaron Decker after they say he sexually assaulted a 7-year-old boy during a sleepover. Webster Alexander III says his son is innocent, "Something's not right there." Alexander says around three Sunday...
‘Women of Ill Repute’ Bring Poetic Exploration to the Guadalupe
A poetic exploration of “self-discovery and wisdom, power and weakness, despair and transcendence,” the all-female production Women of Ill Repute: REFUTE! first took the Guadalupe Theater’s stage 15 years ago, when its creators donated a portion of proceeds to the...
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