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'When "Jon" first met his ex-wife, "Tracy," 13 years ago, he never thought their relationship would end in a divorce — let alone a protection order, criminal charges, and a fight to obtain regular visitation with his 4-year-old daughter.

But his four-year marriage has ended that way, and Jon said it is largely because today's laws pertaining to domestic violence do little to protect men who are on the receiving end of abuse from their female partners.

Jon said things are improving between him and his ex-wife now, and he has his daughter with him for half of each week, but he wants to share his story to raise awareness about how domestic abuse can affect men.

"I'm not doing this to get back at her, I'm doing this to let people know that this stuff happens," said Jon in a recent interview. "I think a lot of men are just too macho to admit they can be abused."

While Jon said his ex-wife had occasionally subjected him to physical violence, he said much of the abuse he suffered was mental and emotional.'

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'HINSDALE— A Hinsdale police officer has been cleared of charges that he sexually assaulted a woman while investigating a complaint about animals in her neighborhood.

Officer W. Rodney Maloney, a part-time officer and animal control officer for the town, was acquitted of indecent assault and battery last week by a six-member jury in Central Berkshire District Court after 10 minutes of deliberations.

Maloney tells The Berkshire Eagle that although he feels vindicated, he’s still upset that someone brought false allegations against him in May 2008 that caused him "a year and a half of hell."'

Ed. note: Accused's name mentioned, accuser's not. Typical day.

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'LARGO - A 20-year-old Largo woman was arrested Tuesday after her boyfriend found her with another man at her home, and she falsely claimed the man was raping her, according to Largo police.

Coffii Ann Castellion, of 605 16th Ave. N.W., lot 1, was charged with making a false report to a law enforcement officer.
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The officer listened as Castellion told him she was the victim of a sexual assault, and he thought there was more to it, so he had Castellion and the alleged suspect transported to the police station for further interviewing.

Within an hour, Castellion admitted the sexual battery was bogus, Largo police said. She said her boyfriend had recently been released from the Pinellas County Jail and caught her with another man at her home. She also believed that by filing a sexual battery report she could receive some medical treatment related to her recent sexual activity, Largo police said.'

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'DETROIT — A woman intentionally set a fire at her boyfriend's mobile home in suburban Detroit, killing two of her young children while fleeing with a third, a prosecutor said Tuesday in filing murder charges.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy did not specify a motive, saying only that Sharon Hinojosa "knowingly left the children who were not fathered by her boyfriend."

Hinojosa, 29, was charged with arson, second-degree murder and felony murder, which is murder committed during another crime. The maximum penalty is life in prison.

"This should send chills up the spine of every person. I can't imagine the abject horror of the last seconds of their young lives," Worthy said.

She said Hinojosa set the fire around 3 a.m. Friday in Huron Township, about 20 miles southwest of Detroit, killing daughter Alayna Hinojosa, 3, and son Anthony Hinojosa, 4. Hinojosa escaped with a 1-year-old son, Worthy said, while Alayna and Anthony remained trapped inside.'

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'Today, the shelter Pizzey founded denies her entry; her name does not appear in its official history.

Pizzey's 'mistake' was to diverge from the theory of domestic violence that feminists at the time insisted dominate all discussion. She believed that men could also be the victims of domestic violence, and that women could be as violent toward their partners as men.

Pizzey's views put her on a collision course with PC feminists who, according to Pizzey's own published account of events, initiated a campaign of harassment and violence against her.
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In large and small ways -- from shrill protests to the tearing down of announcements, from blocking university promotions to threats and defamation -- PC feminism has attempted to stop voices it could not control.

Feminism is dying not from a backlash but from an orthodoxy that cannot tolerate real discussion...and never could.'

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'Charges haven't been filed against a Las Vegas woman arrested in the shooting death of her husband earlier this month and a justice of the peace today ordered her released from custody.

Metro Police arrested Ericka McElroy on Oct. 7 outside her home in the 5000 block of Upper Falls Court in the southwest valley.
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Deputy District Attorney Pamela Weckerly said her office needed 30 days to file the criminal complaint.

With no charges to hold her, Justice of the Peace Tony Abbatangelo released McElroy on her own recognizance.

She is scheduled to appear in court again on Nov. 16.'

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'So when you, a stranger, approach me, I have to ask myself: Will this man rape me?

Do you think I’m overreacting? One in every six American women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime. I bet you don’t think you know any rapists, but consider the sheer number of rapes that must occur. '

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'While you may assume that none of the men you know are rapists, I can assure you that at least one is. Consider: if every rapist commits an average of ten rapes (a horrifying number, isn’t it?) then the concentration of rapists in the population is still a little over one in sixty. That means four in my graduating class in high school. One among my coworkers. One in the subway car at rush hour. Eleven who work out at my gym. How do I know that you, the nice guy who wants nothing more than companionship and True Love, are not this rapist?'

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'More men who need prostate-cancer surgery are choosing minimally invasive techniques because these surgeries typically lead to shorter hospital stays and decrease many types of complications, including pain. This type of surgery, which often includes the use of a robot, is heavily advertised to consumers.

Minimally invasive techniques increased from 1% to 40% of all radical prostatectomies from 2001 to 2006 and may be as high as 75% of all prostate cancer surgeries today.

But here's a detail men should know about: The most serious complications -- including incontinence and erectile dysfunction -- appeared more often in men who underwent minimally invasive surgery compared to traditional surgery, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. '

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'More worrying is the fact one in five black men are currently unemployed - more than double the employment rate for white men.

The male unemployment rate is expected to rise above 10% by the start of next year and peak at 11% (1.9 million men).

According to research launched today by the CIPD, male unemployment currently stands at 9% (compared with a female unemployment rate of 6.9%). But the number of men unemployed has increased by 50% during the recession, while the number of women unemployed as increased by a much lower 33.4%.
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John Philpott, CIPD's chief economist, said: "A focus on the relatively hard impact of the recession on men should not detract from the absolute deterioration in the labour market situation facing both sexes. Indeed, it is likely that the relative position of women will itself deteriorate in the coming decade as real cuts in public expenditure have an adverse impact on public sector employment.'

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'First, the good news: On the whole, domestic violence is down between 1993 and 2008. But unsurprisingly, women remain over five times more likely than men to be victims of both fatal and non-fatal domestic violence, including assault, rape, stalking, and homicide. One of the most interesting findings is that although fewer than 1 of every 1,000 American men has been the victim of domestic violence -- compared to 4.3 of every 1,000 American women -- male victims are more likely than female ones to go to the police: 72 percent of self-reported male victims filled out a police report, compared to 49 percent of female victims. This points to a number of problems familiar to advocates: that female domestic violence victims are especially wary of law enforcement, fearful of reprisal from their abusers, and must battle a cycle of shame and self-doubt before they seek help. About half never do.'

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'Raleigh, Fayette, Summers, Wyoming, Monroe and Nicholas counties have joined a statewide, online domestic violence registry.

The new database was created as a way to secure the safety of domestic violence victims and recognize ongoing disputes. It was launched in March after receiving an $815,000 federal grant to compile court records from each county in West Virginia and download them into a nationwide database.

“The Domestic Violence Registry gives law enforcement officers access to protective orders that have been ordered in court,” said Tonia Thomas, team coordinator for the West Virginia Coalition against Domestic Violence.

They will be able to be accessed electronically, avoiding the delay they may have with paper orders.

“If they don’t have a data terminal in their car, they can call the State Police detachment or their emergency operations center and be able to obtain those orders right away,” Thomas added.'

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'Police statistics show that child abuse has a new face: drunken mothers. Police say they get around 400 reports of domestic violence against children each year; these days around two-thirds of the cases point to intoxicated mothers.

The recession has apparently had a lot to do with the spike in the number of inebriated women who turn abusive.

"The typical case is a single mother who has an alcohol problem and who's become exhausted by work," explains Police Sergeant Pekka Hätönen, who's in charge of the child abuse unit at the Helsinki Itäkeskus police department.

"She might have recently lost her job. All these pressures become focused on a misbehaving child, and the mother becomes easily enraged and lashes out physically, violently."'

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'Last week on Tuesday, October 6th, Boys & Girls Club teens attended Take Back the Night to help raise awareness about domestic abuse.

Previous to the rally, Club members created their own special signs to show support for domestic abuse survivors.
“Domestic violence affects everyone, including kids,” said Club Education Director Tiffanie Bolling. “A lot of the kids that we work with have been victims themselves or know someone close to them that has been a victim. An event like Take Back the Night encourages strength and perseverance to individuals that have gone through horrific situations.”

“We teach our young girls to spot the signs of something wrong before it ever even gets to a violent situation,” said Bolling. “We teach them that love does not hurt and that no amount of hitting is ever okay. Getting help before it's too late is key.”

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'The campaign against domestic violence is recruiting what might seem like unlikely new foot soldiers these days: animal lovers.

In an effort to protect potential victims of domestic violence, Harbor House — Orange County's only domestic-violence shelter — is reaching out to veterinarians, animal-cruelty investigators, law enforcement and neighbors to watch for signs of animal abuse that may indicate a deeper pattern of family violence.

"I think it would change the face of domestic violence if people understood how close that relationship is between animal abuse and domestic violence," said Harbor House CEO Carol Wick. "When you start getting people angry about pets being victimized, it may create a lot more awareness and protection for the people involved."

"Abusers use that bond between humans and animals as a weapon to coerce and control and humiliate their victims and to keep them trapped in abusive relationships," he said'