Archive for January, 2014

University Medical Center of El Paso where invasive search was carried out

Border agency staff conducts six hour cavity search following false positive

  Yet another woman in New Mexico, Texas has been on the receiving end of intrusive cavity searches lasting for hours, it has been reported. A 54-year-old New Mexico woman was seized by US border agency staff and subjected to a humiliating a six hour long cavity search and then billed for the sexual assault. The petite lady who has[Read More…]

Reports of military sexual assault on the rise

Reports of military sexual assault on the rise

Reported sexual assaults in the US military jumped by 50 per cent in 2013, according to a new study. Data obtained by AP shows there were more than 5,000 sexual assault reports in 2013. By contrast, there were 3,374 incidents reported in 2012. Of the total reports in 2013, around 10 percent involved incidents that happened before the victim was[Read More…]