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Rape victims need counseling. They also need justice.

Before I started working for the Heralds last year, a coworker raped me at a previous job. more

By Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez | 1/27/22

Adan Alvarez, described by police as homeless, was arrested and charged in a violent sexual assault of a woman in East Atlantic Beach on Oct. 1.

Homeless man charged in alleged East Atlantic Beach rape

A homeless man was arrested and charged in what police describe as a “violent rape” that occurred in an Oswego Avenue home in East Atlantic Beach at 8 p.m. on Oct. 1. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/5/19

Jamaican playwright David Heron will moderate a discussion about “Against His Will” after a staged reading of the play at the New Vibe Lounge on Feb. 17.

Play coming to Rockville Centre asks, 'Can a woman rape a man?'

A staged reading of “Against His Will” comes to the New Vibe Lounge in Rockville Centre on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 2/7/19

Ever Martinez Reyes, of Roosevelt, faces 25 years in prison if he is convicted of raping a Freeport woman on Sept. 28.

Roosevelt man indicted for Freeport rape

The Roosevelt man, Ever Martinez Reyes, 24, charged with raping a Freeport woman in front of her home on Sept. 28 was arraigned on Nov. 5 on grand jury indictment charges before Judge Robert McDonald. more

By Nadya Nataly | 11/9/18

Legislature should pass Child Victims Act

More and more survivors of sexual abuse are sharing their horror stories, often decades after they were molested or raped, or both. In the past, their stories were . . . more

10/25/18

Roosevelt man charged with Freeport rape

Nassau County police Saturday evening arrested one in the rape of a 36-year-old Freeport woman in front of her Parson Avenue home in the early morning of Sept. 28. more

By Nadya Nataly | 10/4/18

Lt. Richard LeBrun, commanding officer of the Public Information Office, implored anyone with information about this case to call the Nassau County Special Victims Squad at (516) 573 4022.

Amityville man charged in West Hempstead kidnapping, rape

Nassau County police have arrested and charged a 24-year-old Amityville man with kidnapping and raping a 21-year-old woman in West Hempstead last December. more

By Daine Taylor and Scott Brinton | 3/21/17

Lift limits on child sex abuse claims

There is a bill now being considered in the State Senate’s Codes Committee that deserves public support. It would eliminate the statute of limitations that now prevents victims who are 23 or older from filing claims of sexual abuse . . . more

4/28/16

Child abuse prevention services Vice President Vincent Keaveny, far left, Nicole Hockley and Mark Barden — co-founders of Sandy Hook Promise — and CAPS Executive Director Alane Fagin met last week after the local group presented the Connecticut parents with an award.

Using their ‘wings for change’

Dylan Hockley was 6 years old when he was murdered in his first-grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, 2012. When his mother, Nicole, thinks about what the … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/20/16

Dealing with sexual assault on campus

The numbers from the U.S. Justice Department are sobering: from 1995 to 2013, more than 10,000 women in college were raped. more

3/4/15

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