Rape in the United States - Brandon Teena, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, Murder of Jesse Dirkhising, Cheshire, Connecticut (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Brandon Teena, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, Murder of Jesse Dirkhising, Cheshire, Connecticut, home invasion murders, Glen Ridge rape, Bed Intruder Song, 2009 Richmond High School gang rape, Megan Williams case, Chima Simone, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, List of anti-sexual assault organizations in the United States, Sandra Cantu homicide, 2007 De Anza rape investigation, Maouloud Baby v. State of Maryland, Victim Rights Law Center, Address confidentiality program, Cheryl Araujo, Date Safe Project, Rape by deception, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Girl 27, Pittsburgh Action Against Rape. Excerpt: Jesse William Dirkhising (May 24, 1986 - September 26, 1999), also known as Jesse Yates, was an American teenager from Prairie Grove, Arkansas, who was bound, drugged, tortured, raped, and died as a result of the drugs given him and the position in which he was tied down.. Dirkhising's death received only regional media coverage until a Washington Times article ran a story nearly a month after his death, noting the lack of national coverage in contrast to that given to the 1998 death of Matthew Shepard. The Shepard murder was approaching its first anniversary and as such was getting another round of national attention coupled with updates on pending hate crime legislation. Prompted by coverage in the Washington Times, the Dirkhising case gained notoriety as conservative commentators compared media coverage of the two cases and explored the issues of what was considered a hate crime. The added attention resulted in mainstream media also reporting the Dirkhising case in relation to the coverage of the Shepard case, with many attempting to explain why the two were handled differently by the media, and perhaps received differently by readers. The media coverage of the Dirkhising case was repeate...