Groping Victim: A Prompt Assault Report Does Not Guarantee A Prompt Police...
In response to the commenter who thought that her story perpetuated the "myth" that sexual assault victims are too traumatized to report their assaults promptly to police, Fairfax groping victim Emily...
View ArticleVictim Reports “Forcible Fondling” In GWU Library
Over the past school year, the campus of the George Washington University has experienced several public sexual assaults. Back in September, a University of Maryland student entered a G.W. dorm and...
View ArticleHolla Back DC and the District’s Sexual Harassment Reporting Problem
Holla Back DC—a blog chronicling street harassment in the District–-turns a year old this month. (Make a wish!). One of the reasons that Holla Back has been such a valuable resource over the past year...
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Miss D.C. Meets Grope With Body Slam
This year, I wrote a series about public sexual assaults in the District, and how victims respond to them. I separated typical victim responses into four categories: freezing, talking back, fighting...
View ArticleMiss D.C. Talks Groping; NBC 4 Is Shocked and Confused
View more news videos at: http://www.nbcwashington.com/video. Miss D.C. Jen Corey discusses defending herself against gropers with body-slams and head-locks on NBC4. AWESOME. She also makes some really...
View ArticleThe Groper’s Path of Least Resistance
It is a principle of public sexual assault that gropers will follow the path of least resistance. They will gravitate toward situations where their activities will not be discovered, and their assaults...
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Examiner Called On Sexual Assault Coverage, Cites Intern Defense
Last month, Washington Examiner gossip columnists Tara Palmeri and Nikki Schwab drafted a hot little item about Miss D.C. 2009 Jen Corey "kicking some tail at the local bars." Corey, the gossips...
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Examiner‘s Solution to Bad Sexual Assault Reporting: Victim-Blame!
After Miss D.C. 2009 Jen Corey's claim that the Washington Examiner mischaracterized her sexual assault as a simple "bar fight," reporter Tara Palmeri first defended herself by claiming she doesn't...
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