Tag: sexual assault
The NYPD says it has arrested a suspect after two women filed formal complaints saying that a man had groped them in Williamsburg in the past week. Police did not comment on the description of the suspect in custody, but they are urging any victims to come forward. One alleged victim — who has not […]
No Red Tape Columbia, the activist organization devoted to ending sexual violence on Columbia University’s campus, projected the phrases “Rape happens here” and “Columbia protects rapists” onto Low Library during a visiting weekend for prospective students. The Columbia Spectator reports: “It was all so unreal,” Evan Caplinger, a prospective student, said. “It was the juxtaposition […]
Cops appear to be finally cracking down on sexual harassment on the subway. So far this year, 128 people have been arrested, compared to 104 last year. The NYPD credits the 23% increase to having more plainclothes officers on the train. “Increased enforcement is a good step,” Debjoni Roy, the deputy director of the street harassment non-profit Hollaback! told Daily […]
