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• Trial begins in 1992 robbery, homicide

  May 31, 2012 in City on Page A5 The lengthy trial of a convicted robber began this week after DNA linked the registered sex offender to a fake beard worn during the killing of a Spokane Valley business …

• Sex trafficking suspects released as probe continues

  May 29, 2012 in News, City Four people arrested in what investigators believe is Spokane County’s first human trafficking case were released this weekend because no charges have been filed. 7

• Sketch released of South Hill sexual assailant

  May 25, 2012 in News, City Spokane police today released a sketch of a man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman in a South Hill park Tuesday afternoon. 7

• New trial ordered in sexual predator case

  May 23, 2012 in City on Page A6 Appellate judges ordered a new trial Tuesday for a Spokane man convicted of being a sexually violent predator because the note he wrote detailing his desire to rape, kidnap and … 2

• Sexual predator conviction overturned on appeal

  May 22, 2012 in News, City Appellate judges ordered a new trial today for Spokane man convicted in 2009 of being a sexually violent predator because the note he wrote, detailing his desire to rape, kidnap … 8

• 1986 cold case murder suspect pleads guilty

  May 18, 2012 in News, City A life of crime likely ended today as a Spokane judge sentenced a man to 17 years in prison for the brutal beating, rape and slaying of a 62-year-old woman … 2

• Title IX has transformed the way colleges handle assault claims

  April 22, 2012 in Region on Page A1 For months after Kristina Ponischil was raped at a party in her off-campus apartment, her life at Western Washington University was hell. Police wouldn’t act, as often happens in college … 18

• McCullough cleared of 1962 rape charges

  April 12, 2012 in Nation/World SYCAMORE, Ill. — A Seattle man was found not guilty Thursday of raping an Illinois teenager 50 years ago in a case that stemmed from an unrelated charge — that … 2

• Defendant chooses judge to render rape verdict

  April 9, 2012 in Nation/World, Region SYCAMORE, Ill. — A Seattle man charged with sexually assaulting an Illinois teenager 50 years ago decided Monday to have his case decided by a judge instead of a jury. … 1

• Survey: 1 in 4 US women victims of sexual assault

  December 14, 2011 in Nation/World It’s a startling number: 1 in 4 women surveyed by the government say they were violently attacked by their husbands or boyfriends. Experts in domestic violence don’t find it too … 9

• Jury convicts man in 2010 rape

  November 17, 2011 in City on Page A7 A Spokane County jury has convicted a man linked to a rape after his DNA was collected for a property crime conviction. Louis Victor Kuster, 23, is awaiting sentencing after …

• SCC student reports on-campus rape

  October 6, 2011 in City A Spokane Community College student reported to campus security today that she was raped in a car in the campus parking lot at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Spokane police are investigating. … 1

• Sex offender arrested after stop

  September 24, 2011 in City on Page B3 A sex offender released from federal prison last month is accused of raping a Spokane prostitute in an attack that was discovered by a state trooper. Derrick Ross Vargas, 24, …

• Recently released sex offender arrested for rape

  September 23, 2011 in City A sex offender released from federal prison last month is accused of raping a Spokane prostitute in an attack that was discovered by an observant state trooper patrolling traffic. 9

• Vestal: Strain at statistics in WSU rape reports

  September 2, 2011 in City on Page A5 Washington State University is in “very serious” trouble with the feds. The university failed to properly classify two reports of rape on campus in 2007, and the federal government is … 31

• U.S. fines WSU over campus rape reporting

  August 19, 2011 in Region Federal education officials have fined Washington State University $82,500 for violations in 2007 of a campus crime reporting law, including not properly reporting two sexual assaults, the university said today. 11

• Man charged with rape of 2 workers

  August 4, 2011 in City on Page A5 The operator of a beauty shop in the NorthTown Mall in Spokane is in jail on rape charges involving two of his employees. Thomas C. Rohn, 37, is accused of …

• Arrest made in rape of Moses Lake college student

  July 26, 2011 in Region Moses Lake police have arrested a man in connection with the abduction and rape of a 19-year-old student at a Moses Lake community college. 3

• SlutWalk marchers fight ‘blame-the-victim’ mindset

  June 19, 2011 in City on Page B1 Little did a Toronto police officer know when he told some college women to stop dressing provocatively if they don’t want to be sexual assault victims that his comment would … 4

• SlutWalk raises awareness of sexual assault

  June 18, 2011 in City Little did a Toronto police officer know when he told some college women to stop dressing provocatively if they don’t want to be sexual assault victims that his comment would … 15

• Former deputy accused of raping inmate at Spokane Indian Reservation jail

  June 8, 2011 in City on Page A5 A former jail deputy on the Spokane Indian Reservation is accused of raping an inmate. Clifford Arlen Matherly, 35, was arrested at a gas station in Chewelah, Wash., on Monday, … 1

• CdA rape suspect may be headed to Oregon

  April 18, 2011 in News, Idaho A rape suspect wanted by Coeur d’Alene police may be traveling to Florence, Ore., authorities announced Monday. Scott Patrick Giordano, 30, was reported to be in a 1973 GMC truck, … 5

• Coeur d’Alene police looking for rape suspect

  April 14, 2011 in Idaho Coeur d’Alene police are looking for a 30-year-old man suspected of raping a 17-year-old girl. 1

• DNA catches up to convicted rapist

  April 8, 2011 in News, City A Spokane man was sentenced essentially to time served Friday for a sexual assault in 1999 that remained unsolved until DNA caught up to him. 1

• ‘Dangerous’ offender returns to jail on probation violation

  March 16, 2011 in City on Page A5 A convicted killer and rapist deemed so dangerous that prosecutors said they wished his 19-year prison term had been longer is back in jail after serving just half of his … 2

• DNA index helps link suspects to crimes

  February 25, 2011 in City on Page A7 DNA testing in Washington is identifying more criminals than ever before. The Washington State Patrol crime lab reported 379 hits last year using a DNA index system and DNA samples …

• Rape suspect seized in burning home

  February 17, 2011 in City on Page A6 Spokane County sheriff’s deputies entered a burning mobile home early Wednesday and pulled out a rape suspect despite threats the man made with a knife and a homemade flame thrower.

• House bill would end statute of limitation on rape of child by adult

  February 10, 2011 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Spokane City Councilwoman Nancy McLaughlin was among victims of child sexual abuse urging the Legislature on Wednesday to drop the statute of limitations that they say shields pedophiles … 12

• Rape suspect arrested in Pullman

  February 4, 2011 in City, Idaho A 22-year-old man in Pullman was arrested Thursday on a charge of second-degree rape, Pullman police said. 2

• DNA database links Spokane man to teen’s 2010 rape

  January 29, 2011 in City on Page A5 A Spokane man whose DNA was entered into a national database after a felony property crime conviction in August has been linked to a rape on Jan. 1, 2010, police …

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