Prevalence and psychosocial correlates of alcohol-related sexual assault among university students.
INTRODUCTION While there is a great deal of evidence linking personal alcohol use with negative psychosocial consequences among college students, the effect that others' heavy drinking has on non-drinkers or moderate drinkers has only recently been explored (Hingson, Heeren, Winter, & Wechsler, 2005; Perkins, 2002; Wechsler, Lee,...

Ex-teacher pleads guilty to sexual assault; Case involved two 2004 incidents with Millbury girl, 13.
Byline: Gary V. Murray WORCESTER - A former Sutton schoolteacher imprisoned in Rhode Island last year for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of molesting the same victim in Millbury and possessing child pornography on his computer. Christopher P. Westfall, 31,...

Man charged in sexual assault on fire victim; `Person of interest' is named in Main South homicide.
Byline: Scott J. Croteau WORCESTER - A city man has been deemed a "person of interest" by police in the death of a woman whose body was found severely burned in a vacant Main Street building earlier this month. That same man was indicted yesterday...

Hearing the sexual assault complaints of women with mental disabilities: evidentiary and procedural issues.
When a woman with a mental disability makes a complaint of sexual assault, she must confront a criminal trial process that was not designed in contemplation of her as a witness. The requirements of repeated testimony under oath and the ability to be cross-examined are hot always well-suited to...

Alcohol-related sexual assault victimization among adolescents: prevalence, characteristics, and correlates *.
SEXUAL ASSAULT, WHICH REFERS TO any form of unwanted sexual contact obtained through violent or nonviolent means, has profound ramification in the lives of its victims in terms of their psychological and physical well-being (see Neville and Heppner, 1999, for a review). Previous research based on college students has...

Sexual assault: Noida execs surrender.
Byline: Lalit Kumar NOIDA: Three senior executives of a leading software firm, absconding for four days after being accused by a woman employee of sexual assault and criminal intimidation, on Friday surrendered before a Noida court. They were later granted bail. The woman...

Ex-teacher (SEE CORRECTION) enters not guilty plea; Sexual assault charges involve 15-year-old boy.
Byline: Gary V. Murray The following correction was published May 16, 2008: Tyrone D. Forbes, a Worcester man charged with sexual assault, is on leave from Seven Hills Charter Public School, where he is a music teacher. Because of an editor's error, a story and...

Sexual assault suspect may have other victims who haven't comeforward.
Byline: Andrea Damewood The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Springfield police have arrested a man who they say may be a repeat sexual offender. Three female victims in their 20s and 30s have identified Matthew Aaron Bauer, 18, of Springfield, as the man who harassed them near...

When `NO!' means "NO!".
Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard She's just an 11-year-old girl, but do you really want to mess with Hayley Short? "This class helps me motivate myself and get ready," the Kelly Middle School student says. The six-week self-defense class is offered through Sexual...

BRIEFLY.
Byline: The Register-Guard Police arrest 4 suspects in attack on man in alley Eugene police have arrested four suspects in the assault of a 21-year-old Eugene man Friday night. The assault occurred on East 13th Alley west of Alder Street when two men...