Does a Rapist Deserve a Military Burial?
Honoring a convicted sex predator who killed himself behind bars sends a chilling message to victims.
By Anne K. Ream
January 23, 2008
Consider this, if you can bear to. Jenny Bush, a young Arizona woman just graduated from college, walks into her home at the end of a workday and encounters an armed serial rapist, James Allen Selby. Selby, who had entered through a first-floor window, uses duct tape to gag and bind her, and then rapes her at knifepoint before fleeing. Link to full article from the LA Times
- KUSI recently aired a follow-up news story in regards to the above article. You may click the following link to view the video online: Father of Rape Victim Pushes for New Legislation: A convicted rapist who hanged himself in prison before being sentenced, was buried with full military honors.
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Self Magazine, November 2008, pages 190-195: “The Crime Against Women that No One Understands” by Sabrina Rubin Erdely. The article focuses on a terrible case in Philadelphia, with a man who has been charged with rape 10 times but never convicted. He met many of his victims through Match.com. EVAW International staff worked extensively with Sabrina while she was researching this story, and she did an outstanding job of describing the many challenges we face in successfully investigating and prosecuting these cases.
To read the full article visit their website: http://www.self.com/health/2008/11/serial-rapist
People Magazine, October 27, 2008, pages 83-84: “She Couldn’t Call It Rape” by Nicole Weisensee Egan. Tory Bowen reported a sexual assault to police, but when her case came to trial, the judge barred her from using words like ‘rape’ and ‘sexual assault.’ Ostensibly, this was done to protect the rights of the man she accused, but this argument is undermined by the fact that witness testimony is not limited in this way for any other type of crime.