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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
