Ohio sexual assault survivor says to Start by Believing By Shannon MacNeil Akron
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SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and according to RAINN, the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, someone is sexually assaulted every 73 seconds in the United States.
What You Need To Know
Someone is sexually assaulted every 73 seconds in the U.S. according to RAINN
Unlike other crimes, sexual assault victims/survivors are often doubted
Anyone who needs help may call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-hope (4673)
Kayla Cash, a survivor in Ohio, is using her experience to help others through a national campaign, Start by Believing.
Summit County man up for parole after beating girlfriendâs 7-year-old son to death in 1987 Wayne Doyle (Source: Summit County Prosecutor s Office) By Rachel Vadaj | February 8, 2021 at 11:30 PM EST - Updated February 8 at 11:30 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Wayne Doye, the man who âbrutally beatâ his girlfriendâs 7-year-old son in Summit County in April 1987, is up for parole.
Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh said the hearing in front of the Ohio Parole Board is slated for Feb. 17, and her office âstrongly opposes Doyleâs release from prison.â
Walsh said Charlieâs injuries âwere so severe that a part of his intestine ruptured. He also had several broken bones. Charlie endured tremendous pain and suffering and died nearly 20 hours after the initial assault.â
Akron police hope the coming year will mean they can resolve as many as 20 rape and sexual assault cases that could otherwise be forgotten.
All it takes is some DNA and potential matches with family members that could lead to the identification of predators who ve so far remained anonymous.
The department last month announced it was awarded $150,000 to cover the cost of comparing DNA evidence from cold cases with DNA profiles in commercial databases maintained by services including Ancestry.com and 23andMe.
It was the third year the department s team received a grant, after it received a total of nearly $3 million over the last two years.
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