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As we recognize Immigrant Heritage Month this June, we wanted to share some exciting updates related to supporting survivors who are immigrants.…
This year’s national theme for Sexual Assault Awareness Month is “We Can Build Safe Online Spaces,” which brings to mind online…
Since publishing our statement in response to media requests for comment about the case of Shawn McClinton, who was arrested August 5 and charged…
On Wednesday, August 5, Boston police arrested and charged a Dorchester resident with aggravated rape, armed kidnapping with sexual assault,…
This blog post was written by Samantha Weeks and Natalie Shafer, interns with the BARCC Legal Advocacy team. In May, the federal Department of…
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, so our Legal Advocacy team is taking the opportunity to share some information to help survivors…
This is the second of two blog posts that explain a few housing law protections for survivors of sexual violence and how BARCC case managers can…
Today, the United States Senate approved Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the United States Supreme Court. Gina Scaramella, executive…
Last week, Bill Cosby was sentenced to 3 to 10 years in a state prison for sexually assaulting former Temple University employee Andrea Constand.…
In our mission to end sexual violence, one of our goals is to empower survivors to heal and seek justice in ways that are meaningful to them. Many…
In our mission to end sexual violence, one of our goals is to empower survivors to heal and seek justice in ways that are meaningful to them. Many…
Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace This is the final in a series of three posts on workplace sexual harassment and assault. Don’t…
If you think the media does a poor job covering sexual violence today, check out how it was done 45 years ago, when BARCC was founded. Few media…
Workplace Sexual Harassment and Assault This is the second in a series of posts on workplace sexual harassment and assault. In the first post, our…
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace This is the first in a series of posts on workplace sexual harassment. Our Legal Advocacy team will talk about…
Today, jurors found Bill Cosby guilty of sexually assaulting former Temple University employee Andrea Constand. Of the more than 40 women who have…
On Thursday, Bryon Hefner, the husband of state Sen. Stan Rosenberg, was indicted by a grand jury on five felony charges of sexual assault, one…
This week, Taylor Swift experienced something that far too few survivors of sexual assault experience: justice in the courtroom. On Monday, a jury…
The recent legislation that requires forensic evidence of sexual assault to be preserved for 15 years, as opposed to the earlier mandate of 6…
The following post was written by our team of legal advocates. Last month, the Boston Globe ran “Assault Survivor Wants to Turn…
In response to a recent Boston Globe article about the incarceration rate of rapists, BARCC Executive Director speaks to the shortcomings of the…
On the morning of January 9th 2014, victim rights attorneys from various agencies and law firms gathered downtown at the Supreme Judicial Court,…
As I am sure many of you have read or seen on social media, Chris Brown discussed his first sexual experience in a recent interview with The…
(Note to readers: the hyperlinks in this post that are followed by asterisks are links to external coverage or narrative of the Steubenville and…
2013 has barely started, but it's already been a tough few days for those of us who care about issues of sexual violence. But there was a…
There’s been a lot of news this past week on the front of childhood sexual abuse. As I am sure many of you or perhaps all of you are aware,…