Sexual assault Coverage

12-year-old's text led to arrest of man charged with her rape, family says

The girl's father said she was not allowed to talk on the phone, but was allowed to text.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

'Under 13 is under 13': Judge responds to attorney's claims that man charged with kidnapping & rape believed 12-year-old girl was college student

Baker's attorney, Lee Turner, said the young girl had been posing as a 19-year-old East Carolina University student. The judge, however, wasn't buying it.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

NC completes backlog of untested sexual assault kits

Attorney General Josh Stein announced on Tuesday that North Carolina has ended the backlog of untested older sexual assault kits.

Senator says Coast Guard used illegal agreements to silence sexual assault victims

(CNN) -- US Coast Guard leaders illegally used nondisclosure agreements to prevent sexual assault victims from speaking out about their alleged attacks, according to a congressional inquiry sparked by a CNN report into sexual misconduct at the prestigious Coast Guard Academy.

By Melanie Hicken and Blake Ellis, CNN

In Durham, guilty plea comes 34 years after sexual assault

Samuel Harris has been convicted of two counts of second-degree rape and three counts of second-degree sexual offense in a 1990 sexual assault in Durham County.

WRAL Staff

Arrest made in sexual assault cases dating back to 1998 in Raleigh

Raleigh police arrested Tracy Lamont Thompson in connection with sexual assaults they say happened in 1998, 2007 and 2009.

WRAL Staff

Deputies: Wake Co. man arrested, charged with statutory rape

According to the Wake County Sheriff's Office, deputies received a report regarding an alleged sexual assault on a juvenile.

WRAL staff

Man charged in two sexual assaults at Fayetteville cemetery

Detectives with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office identified and arrested Daymond Mikel Watts, 38 and charged him with rape and kidnapping, among other charges.

Authorities in Fayetteville searching for man who committed sexual assaults at cemetery

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office is searching for a person who allegedly assaulted two people at Fayetteville Memorial Cemetery. According to investigators, victims reported they were sexually assaulted at the cemetery at 2881 Gillespie St. on March 6 and March 10.

U.N. Team Finds Grounds to Support Reports of Sexual Violence in Hamas Attack

JERUSALEM -- A United Nations report released Monday found signs that sexual violence was committed in multiple locations during the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack on Israel and said that some hostages being held in the Gaza Strip had also been subjected to rape and sexual torture.

Farnaz Fassihi and Isabel Kershner, New York Times

Three men arrested after young woman with mental disability raped repeatedly at Spring Hope home

On Feb. 12, the Nash County Sheriff's Office responded to UNC Nash General Hospital in reference to a woman being sexually assaulted. Upon arriving at the hospital, deputies identified the victim as a 20-year-old woman with a mental disability.

WRAL staff

'I'm right': Sermon by NC pastor claiming women wearing shorts are to blame for rape goes viral, draws anger

Pastor Bobby Leonard, who heads the Bible Baptist Tabernacle in Monroe, said he wouldn't vote to convict a man who's accused of raping a woman if she wore shorts.

Matthew Ablon, WCNC

Carrboro police investigate attempted sexual assault

The woman said the man approached her between the venue and the parking deck, in the 300 block of East Main Street in Carrboro, just before 11:30 p.m. She was able to get away and call for help.

NC State sends wolf alert about reported sexual assault near campus

The alert said Raleigh police and NC State University police received a report of a sexual assault at 2 a.m. According to the alert, the victim reported that the sexual assault occurred shortly after 10:30 p.m. in a vehicle or wooded area at or near 106 Turner Street.

WRAL staff

CIA fires whistleblower who is suing over claim she was sexually assaulted at spy agency's headquarters

(CNN) -- A female CIA trainee who claims she was sexually assaulted in a stairwell at CIA headquarters in 2022 and is now suing the agency alleging intimidation has been fired, her lawyer said on Thursday.

By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN

Garner couple charged with making child porn

Darryl Edwin Foley, 34, and Carmen Delia Foley, 31, are facing multiple charges related to child sex crimes.

WRAL staff

Man charged in 1998 Raleigh rape case, given $3 million bond

Averette Alston was charged for his alleged role in a sexual assault from Aug. 26, 1998 on S. State Street.

WRAL Staff

NC State issues wolf alert after student sexually assaulted at sorority house

NC State police are searching for a male student accused of sexually assaulting a student at a sorority house. The University issued a campus-wide wolf alert early Saturday morning.

NC State student sexually assaulted at Pi Beta Phi sorority house, wolf alert says

The suspect is 20 years old with brown hair. He is approximately 6 feet and 6 inches tall, weighing between 180 pounds and 200 pounds. He was wearing black sweatpants and a white T-shirt.

WRAL staff

Vin Diesel accused of sexual battery in lawsuit brought by former assistant

(CNN) -- "Fast & Furious" franchise star Vin Diesel has been accused of sexual battery and creating a hostile work environment in a lawsuit filed by a former assistant.

By Dan Heching and Cheri Mossburg, CNN

Duke University sued after ignoring male-on-male sexual assault

A Duke graduate is suing the university, claiming the school kicked him out as retaliation after he claimed he was sexually assaulted by a faculty member.

Lawsuit: Former student sues Duke after sexual assault by faculty advisor, expulsion

A former Duke student is suing the university, claiming the school kicked him out as retaliation after he claimed that he was sexually assaulted by a faculty member.

WRAL staff

Charlotte police searching for man accused of pushing his way into woman's home, sexually assaulting her

CMPD said they are still looking for the suspect at this time. The incident happened on Kumara Road on Sunday.

WCNC

Raleigh man charged with 12 counts of rape, 10 counts of kidnapping over almost a decade

A Raleigh man was arrested Tuesday and charged with 12 counts of rape and other sexual assaults that occurred over nearly 10 years.

Raleigh man charged with 12 counts of rape, including a child, over span of a decade

A Raleigh man was arrested Tuesday and charged with 12 counts of rape and other sexual assaults that occurred over nearly 10 years.

Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter