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Another Mishawaka wrestler sentenced
A judge sentenced a Mishawaka High School wrestler to indefinite probation and 120 days in the Juvenile Justice Center for the sexual assault of a fellow teammate. He will not have to serve that time if he does everything laid out in his probation,...
Tags: Wrestling, Juvenile Delinquency, Punishment, Sexual Assault
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Rapist's sentence means he'll likely die in prison
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — Having already admitted he brutally raped two women, there was little for Mwamba Ruffin to say today as he awaited his fate in court. Ruffin, originally from Gary, pleaded guilty last month to two July 2006 rapes — one at a hotel...Tags: Trials, Roseland, Assault, Prisons, Prosecution
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Young rower finds strength after sexual assault
SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — Jenn Gibbons waited, longer than she should have, by her own estimation. She stared at the numbers on her cellphone — 9-1-1 — but hesitated to hit send. She was stunned and alone on a desolate stretch of...
Tags: Cancer, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Assault, Lab Tests, Chemotherapy
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Former South Bend school aide admits guilt in new crime
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — A former aide at Green Intermediate Center, who was convicted in 2006 of sexual misconduct with special needs students, has pleaded guilty to shoplifting and violating her probation. Six years ago, Schmeca White, now 34, was convicted...Tags: Crimes, Trials, Prisons, Punishment, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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No arrest in homeless woman¿s alleged sex assault
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — A homeless woman said she was raped by a man who offered to trade room and board for sex. The woman, 30, was at an apartment complex in the 400 block of South 26th Street early Friday morning “crying because she had nowhere to...Tags: Sexual Misconduct
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Guilty plea given in Roseland motel rape case
South Bend Tribune Staff ReporterSix years after he broke into a Roseland hotel room and raped a guest, a Gary man has pleaded guilty to the crime. On Tuesday, Mwamba Ruffin, now 35, pleaded guilty to committing two separate rapes that occurred just hours apart in July 2006, one at...Tags: Trials, Rape, Roseland, Abusive Behavior, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Proposals take aim at St. Joseph County domestic violence cases
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterThe findings were no secret to a veteran judge who has handled domestic violence cases in St. Joseph County. But the findings released Tuesday by the YWCA's CourtWatch project triggered a list of recommendations intended to cut to the core of a problem...Tags: Health, Murder, Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Department of Justice, Substance Abuse
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Ex-Mich. college professor charged with child porn
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Sexually explicit videos of children found on the computer of a Michigan college professor had nothing to do with his research, which focused on Internet censorship and the use of children in advertising, among other things,...
Tags: Lawyers, Trials, Pornography, Prosecution, Colleges and Universities
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Critics blast Tennessee's 'no holding-hands bill'
(AP) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Spurred by a classroom demonstration involving a sex toy, Tennessee recently enacted a pro-abstinence sex education law that is among the strictest in the nation. The most debated section of the bill bars educators from...Tags: Education, Family Planning, FBI, Medical Research, Politics
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California may ban gay teen 'conversion' therapy
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — A first-of-its-kind ban on a controversial form of psychotherapy aimed at making gay people straight could face a key vote Tuesday by a group of California lawmakers. Supporters say the legislation, which is before its...Tags: Culture, Gays and Lesbians, Psychotherapy, Psychiatry, Behavioral Conditions
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Notre Dame making changes to sex assault response
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - The University of Notre Dame has agreed to make changes in how it handles investigations of campus sexual assaults as a result of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. Specifically, the...Tags: Crimes, U.S. Department of Education, Medical Research, Politics, Assault
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Seeberg's father wants her tragedy to help other students
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterA year after the death of Elizabeth "Lizzy" Seeberg, her family is starting to heal, helped in large part by their Catholic faith. "We found at our core our faith, our family and our church standing with us, standing strong," said Tom Seeberg, the father...Tags: Crimes, Lawyers, U.S. Department of Education, Assault, Prosecution
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