The University of Alaska system has defined “consent” for the first time when it comes to sexual misconduct terminology. One expert calls the definition good, but thinks it could go further.
Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence
Federal agency launches website to help universities, colleges deal with campus violence
The website was launched nine months after the U.S. Department of Education’s Civil Rights Office announced it would be investigating post-secondary institutions across the nation — including the University of Alaska system.
Ketchikan man accused of raping 14-year-old stepdaughter
Fifty-year-old David Mason is accused of four separate counts of sexual assault on a minor.
State legal opinion on tribal protection orders ‘a step in the right direction’
A new legal opinion from the attorney general affirms the Violence Against Women Act’s precedence over state law.
Sexual assault reported in Dillingham Jail
Wassily was booked on a third degree sexual assault charge and held on $10,000 bail pending arraignment.
Troopers: Chevak man admits to murder of Roxanne Smart
According to charging documents Atchak said he placed Smart in a “choke hold” until she lost consciousness and he sexually assaulted her.