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Staffing shortage at Seattle Police Department slows adult sex assaults investigations

06.01.22

KOMO News

CEO Mary Ellen Stone said in a written statement: “Victims tell us the loss of power and control features prominently in their experience. Information, follow up, and transparency in the process is vital to restoring that loss, and supports long-term recovery from this experience. We know this is not the legal system that exists today.”

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As fewer sexual assault cases go to court, more survivors seek help

03.04.22

PubliCola

The King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) connected more people to therapy, legal support and other services in 2021 than at any other point in the past five years, even as law enforcement agencies referred fewer sexual assault cases to the King County Prosecutor’s Office.

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After latest attack, King County Courthouse employees rally for ‘violence-free’ workplace

08.07.21

King County Sexual Assault Resource Center, which provides legal advocacy for sexual assault victims at the courthouse, announced Friday it would allow its employees and clients to opt out of attending in-person meetings and hearings in the building.

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Podcast

“What you’re going through is a season” with Heaven

07.22.21

Season 1, Episode 8  In this first part of a conversation with a courageous KCSARC Speakers Bureau member, Heaven shares her story and a hopeful message for others who, like her, are parenting survivors of child sexual abuse.

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“The aftercare of trauma” part 2 with Heaven

07.22.21

Season 1, Episode 9  In part 2 of our conversation with KCSARC Speakers Bureau member Heaven, she shares more about the ongoing healing process for her and her family following her daughter’s disclosure of sexual abuse.

Podcast

Measure your success incrementally with Stephanie

07.22.21

Season 1, Episode 10  Stephanie is a former KCSARC client and parent of three child sexual assault survivors. She shares how knowing more about sexual abuse and trauma has empowered her and helped her family with their healing process.

CW: suicide ideation, depression, child physical and sexual abuse

Podcast

“You called the right place” with Cindy

07.22.21

Season 1, Episode 12  Cindy experienced sexual abuse as a child and utilized KCSARC services. She’s now working at KCSARC to ensure survivors have access to support and services 24/7.

Press Mention

05.20.21

Among the backlog of cases in King County Superior Court are 408 sexual assault victims who have been waiting an average of 563 days from the time the defendant in their case was arraigned.

Cindy’s BE LOUD story

03.02.21

WordWatching the criminal justice system

05.16.19

Word choices matter as we continue shifting the culture. But when it comes to holding offenders accountable in the criminal justice system, the words and phrases used to describe sexual violence can play an outsized role in determining whether justice is actually delivered.