sexual assault

Refuge House serves eight counties, including Leon. It is in the midst of a capital campaign as it seeks to stop having to turn victims away.

The mission of Refuge House is to provide direct services to battered women, their children and sexual assault survivors. Executive Director Emily Mitchem says the awareness month is honored nationally.

Leon High School is under investigation into whether it violated the state’s mandatory sexual assault reporting laws. The incidents of inappropriate…

The Tallahassee Police Department has fired one of its officers after receiving a report he sexually assaulted a motorist during a traffic stop. TPD says…

A state lawmaker is defending one of her staffers, who is accusing former Senator Jack Latvala of sexual harassment, sexual assault and coercion. Florida…

One in five women report having experienced rape, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Florida State University doctoral candidate…

A Tallahassee theatre group is tackling a controversial and thought-provoking topic over the next few weekends. This will be the first local production of…

The agency responsible for taking care of the state’s thousands of untested rape kits says the DNA evidence testing in its labs is going well so far. Last…

Earlier this month a 2005 video surfaced depicting Donald Trump bragging about groping women. Since the release, multiple women have accused Trump of…

A Tallahassee sexual assault support organization is taking a new approach to crisis response. For nearly 40 years, the Refuge House has been a safe space…