DV bias and justice delayed-- for 2 years

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'the LaBarre case could illustrate gender disparities in cases of domestic abuse

Carolyn Lodge said she had concerns about her son’s relationship with Sheila LaBarre from the very beginning. Reached by phone last week, days after LaBarre was sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering Lodge’s son, Kenneth Countie, Lodge said she had worried for her son’s safety while he was with LaBarre.
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Like women, men are often too embarrassed to report abuse. And, because the news media tends to focus on women as the victims of domestic violence, men are hesitant to step forward, Straus said.

The perception of men as the sole perpetrators of domestic violence stems largely from international statistics showing that men commit roughly 10 times more violent crimes than women, Straus said. In fact, the only crime that has a higher rate among women than men is prostitution, he added.'