So, at last there are some hopeful developments in this ugly story from last fall.  A high school teacher who raped his 14-year-old student and then received a 1-month sentence AFTER violating the terms of his probation and AFTER the girl committed suicide, is having that disgustingly-lenient sentence reexamined by a new judge.  And the judge is ( Read more... )

Six years ago, Jonny Benjamin stood dangerously close to the precipice of a busy bridge in London, planning to jump and end his life. Morning crowds rushed by the young man, who was struggling to deal with his recently diagnosed schizoaffective disorder, but one stranger stopped to offer kindness, empathy, and a cup of coffee. Neil Laybourn, a 31- ( Read more... )

SARATOGA, Calif. (AP) - Three teenage boys have admitted to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old Northern California girl who later committed suicide after photographs of the attack were circulated to classmates, according to published reports.

The San Jose Mercury News first reported the case, soon followed by the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday.

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A family friend says Daisy Coleman, a Missouri teen whose alleged 2012 sexual assault garnered international attention, is stable after attempting suicide.

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An Ontario coroner's jury in Toronto has ruled the self-inflicted choking death of Ashley Smith in her segregated prison cell was a homicide.

​Smith, 19, originally from Moncton, N.B., was imprisoned at the Grand Valley Institution in Kitchener, Ont., when she died in 2007.

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TRIGGER WARNINGS: RAPE, VICTIM BLAMING, SELF-HARM, SUICIDEWinter: cold, bleak, bitter, ugly. Almost like summer has taken off its mask and shown its true colors. Everyone is forced to see how ugly life can truly be. Others get a season of beauty: summer ( Read more... )

When 12-year-old Rebecca Ann Sedwick leapt off an abandoned cement plant in Lakeland, Fla., on Sept. 10, her death was ruled a suicide and instantly became a national tragedy. Tuesday, police announced the arrest of two classmates, ages 12 and 14, for felony aggravated stalking in the bullying case.

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