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DNA Seen Key to Rape Charges Against IMF Chief

By WeNews Staff ● Crime & Law ● May 17, 2011

New York prosecutors are investigating another possible assault by the IMF’s Strauss-Khan. In Sunday’s incident involving a maid at a luxury hotel the DNA evidence will be critical, says Wendy Murphy, a former sex crimes prosecutor.

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Cheer Her Rapist? Let’s Make Noise Over This

By Wendy Murphy ● Arts & Culture ● May 11, 2011

A Texas teen was expelled from her cheerleading squad for refusing to cheer for a guy accused of raping her. The courts have let her down, so about a dozen of us who are former NFL cheerleaders are standing up. We want to hear some noise about this.

Campus Assault Targeted; FGM Patients Lack Care

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● April 29, 2011

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Anti-Sex Trade Turns to Focus on Men Who Buy Sex

By Alizah Salario ● Commentary ● April 15, 2011

A legal shift in looking at the men who pay for sex is a new focus for anti-sex trafficking activists. The strategy has led to changes in state legislation and educational programs at a growing number of “john schools.”

Rebuttal: Justice Requires Rape-Kit Testing

By Sarah Tofte ● Crime & Law ● April 1, 2011

In February Women’s eNews ran a commentary by Wendy Murphy about excessive attention being paid to a backlog of untested rape kits. Here Sarah Tofte offers a vigorous rebuttal, told in part through the tribulations of one young woman.

Rape Victims’ Privacy is Matter of Law, Not Shame

By Wendy Murphy ● Commentary ● January 19, 2011

Rape victims’ right to anonymity has surfaced in the case of Julian Assange, with two leading exponents of women’s rights taking different sides. Wendy Murphy says both arguments miss the main point: protecting a rape victim’s constitutional right to privacy.