Men Stopping Rape, Inc. » Texas http://www.men-stopping-rape.org a valuable part of the movement to end sexual assault since 1983 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:02:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Houston, they have a problem: rape victims forced to pay for evidence http://www.men-stopping-rape.org/2009/05/houston-they-have-a-problem-rape-victims-forced-to-pay-for-evidence/ http://www.men-stopping-rape.org/2009/05/houston-they-have-a-problem-rape-victims-forced-to-pay-for-evidence/#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 19:54:25 +0000 admin http://www.men-stopping-rape.org/?p=62 Interesting piece by Channel 2 KPRC in Houston, TX about victims of sexual assault who are being denied payment of medical costs associated with collecting evidence, even though there’s a state crime victims fund set up for just that purpose, that appears to have plenty of cash in it… Text story, and link to video segment linked below:

Rape Victims Forced To Pay For Evidence – Houston News Story – KPRC Houston.

 

06/02/’09–Addendum: thanks to MHeald who posted the comment below about a clarification written by the director of TAASA (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault), which is worth a read:

http://taasa.org/blog/?p=1024

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