Tag: Sexual Assault
Former pediatrician charged with sexually assaulting nursing home resident
PROVIDENCE – A former pediatrician has been indicted by a grand jury for sexually assaulting a nursing home resident, R.I. Attorney General Peter F....
Cunha closes investigation into N.K. School Dept. on sex discrimination complaints
NORTH KINGSTOWN – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island this month concluded its investigation into the North Kingstown School Department,...
Former Westerly Public Schools employee indicted for sexual assault
PROVIDENCE – A former Westerly Public Schools employee has been indicted on three counts of third-degree sexual assault on a student at the town's...
Building a community
In the field of interpersonal violence, our mission and the wonderful work of our staff can only go so far, unless entire communities are...
Sojourner House receives $550K grant to house assault victims
PROVIDENCE – Sojourner House Inc. has received a $550,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women to help fund...
Whom do you believe, Christine Blasey Ford or Brett Kavanaugh?
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the challenge to Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court drew more than 20 million...
RICADV, Day One launch new website for assault victims in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence has partnered with Day One to launch a new website to provide resources for individuals...
Day One named 2017 Champion in Action for violence prevention
PEG LANGHAMMER, executive director of Day One, speaks on the organization’s iMentor program and its efforts to reduce sexual abuse and violence in Rhode...