Date Rape

• Sohil Bindra handed 12-years in prison for sexual assaults, drugging of 3 women

  The 36-year-old has been in custody since March 2020 and will receive time and a half credit on his sentence for his time served, leaving just under eight years on his jail stint.

  Crime

  Feb 6, 2023
  
• Western University orientation leader shares personal account amid online reports of student assaults

  Over the weekend, there were a number of social media reports that 30 or more students may have been drugged and/or assaulted in Medway-Sydenham Hall.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2021
  
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• Western University president, faculty support planned student walkout amid sex assault allegations

  Western University's president and faculty association are supporting a student-led walkout for noon on Friday to protest against gender-based violence.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2021
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• Western University partners with Anova to offer counselling amid social media reports of sexual assault, drugging

  From Wednesday to Friday this week, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Western's Sydenham Hall, Anova said it will have one-on-one counselling, peer support and calming actives.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2021
• Roofied: How date rape drugs affect your mind and body

  There are different types of drugs people often use in drugging cases, including Rohypnol and GHB.

  Lifestyle

  Feb 8, 2020
• N.S. police chiefs tackle drink tampering, urge victims to come forward

  At a meeting this fall, members of the Nova Scotia Chiefs of Police Association agreed to make the issue a priority, focusing on community education and prevention.

  Canada

  Nov 12, 2018
• ‘A step forward’: evenko ups security for women, vulnerable people at outdoor festivals

  This comes just one year after a Montrealer came forward to claim she had been slipped a date rape drug at Osheaga in 2016.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2017
• NYPD captain under fire for saying ‘stranger rapes’ more troubling than others

  Brooklyn's 94th Precinct Capt. Peter Rose said sexual assaults by a date, co-worker or acquaintance are, "not total-abomination rapes where strangers are being dragged off the streets."

  Crime

  Jan 9, 2017
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• Feeling unsafe on a date? British campaign says just ask for ‘Angela’

  British women who feel unsafe while out on a date or socializing at their neighbourhood pub now have an easy way to ask for help.

  World

  Nov 2, 2016
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• 5 Montreal stories you must read this week: September 30

  From the city banning pit bulls to a McGill University PhD student calling for change after allegedly being drugged at Osheaga, here are the top five stories Global News covered in Montreal this week.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2016