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SAPD officer arrested for sexual assault of a child
Juan Ruiz-Carrillo served for 5 years as an SAPD officer on the streets. Chief William McManus says he was supposed to report to work Monday and called out sick. They were able to arrest him Tuesday. "We have enough probable cause, we had enough evidence to get a...
Using music and poetry to “Take Back the Night” for victims of sexual assault
Over a dozen local organisations gathered together to support victims of sexual violence at this year's annual "Take Back the Night", hosted by San Antonio's Rape Crisis Center on 28 April, 2016. This year was all about college students. Take Back the Night was held...
UTSA holds ‘Take Back the Night’ event to end sexual assault
Sexual assault is something people don't talk about yet it's happening all around. Two to three new cases of sexual assault happen in San Antonio every day. College students between the ages of 18 to 24 is the age group most at risk for sexual violence, which is why...
Unusually high number of rape cases in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO -- Officials say 149 minors have submitted rape test kits so far this year in San Antonio. Last month, there was an unusually high number of rape cases, according to the Rape Crisis Center. "I felt like a piece of me was gone," said rape victim James...
“I’m alive here today because of the Rape Crisis Center”, said survivor
SAN ANTONIO -- The Big Give SA is on May 3rd, and it's your chance to give back to the organizations you support. A sexual assault survivor talks about how the Rape Crisis Center hotline, and the woman behind the phone changed her life. In a video testimonial Stacey...
Sexual assaults are at crisis levels
A report presented to a conference in Dallas recently says that the rate of sexual assault is at distressingly high levels in Texas and that nearly 91 percent of these go unreported to police. This is dismal news that should spur action across Texas. More than 400,000...
Volunteer Spotlight: Tawny Pelletier
On this beautiful Friday we would like to spotlight one of our amazing volunteers, Tawny. Tawny has been volunteering with The Rape Crisis Center since February 2015. She is a hospital advocate, helps with outreach events, and has answered calls on our crisis...
Volunteer Spotlight: Randy Baker
You know how we all have that one person in our life that would be the first person we would call if we were on a game show because they know everything about everything? That person at The Rape Crisis Center is our board member, Randy Baker. That’s because Randy has...
Rape Crisis Center says to start by believing
"When showing support for a rape victim, start by believing"; at least that's what San Antonio's Rape Crisis Center advises. The Rape Crisis Center officially joined the Start By Believing Campaign on April 8, by inviting community members to take the pledge to...
Volunteer Spotlight: Jessica Garcia
Today we would like to spotlight a UTSA student and RCC volunteer, Jessica Garcia. She began her counseling internship at our center in August 2015. Since then, she has demonstrated great passion for the work we do here at the RCC. She has shown great compassion and...
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