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Remove marital exemption from sexual abuse law

It’s the year 2022, and somehow we are still equivocating over when sexual assault and/or abuse is acceptable. Monongalia County Prosecutor Perri Jo DeChristopher addressed legislators Monday and asked them to repeal the exemption that allows spouses to get away with sexually abusing ...

Men in positions of power must respect women’s boundaries

There has to come a tipping point when sports organizations — or, really, any entity in which men hold power over women — recognize the need for safeguards to protect women from abuse and exploitation. Perhaps just as important is that women’s and girls’ voices be heard when they ...

The Southern Baptist blasphemy

While the Catholic Church has spent much of the last three decades wrestling with deeply painful revelations of priestly sexual abuse and the bishops’ callous disregard for the people in their care, many American Protestant denominations self-righteously wagged fingers at the Catholic ...

Morgantown man arrested on sexual assault and abuse charges

A Morgantown man accused of sexually assaulting a female victim while she slept was released after posting bond. The victim reported the assault, which hat she stated occurred at a Walnut Street apartment in Morgantown, to the Morgantown Police Department on April 24. According to the ...