Victims of sexual assault who are too traumatized to immediately go to police now have a tool that can allow them to later help investigators.
A new smartphone app targeted at college students allows victims to record details of what happened...
Sexual violence is a hot topic, as well as a problem, on college campuses everywhere, but it's not an issue that just magically appears after high school graduation.
Legislation has been signed into law that aims to prevent sexual assaults on New Jersey college campuses and improve how colleges respond when these incidents take place.
By now every college student is back for the fall semester. Chances are that many of them don’t know sexual violence on campus is a major issue. The New Jersey Legislature is trying to address it by moving to create a state task force to study the problem and make suggestions about how to prevent sexual violence on campus.
Years ago, violent domestic attacks and sexual assaults were taboo beyond the doors of victims' homes. That's not the case anymore, and New Jersey is working to bring these victims forward -- if not publicly, then to one of several safe havens across the state, where confidentiality and support help give the victims a voice.
A Class II special police officer on the Seaside Park squad is free on $100,000 bail, but could spend up to 10 years in prison of convicted of having sexual relations with a 15-year-old girl in his Hazlet home.