SAAM Helping To Bring Sex Offenders To Justice

April marks Sexual Assault Awareness Month also know as SAAM.  Beadle County States Attorney Mike Moore says since the first efforts to raise awareness of rape and sexual assault  began in the mid-1970’s, bringing the offenders of these crimes to justice has changed…

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The Huron Police Department took 19 reports of rape and made 10 arrests last year. In 2011 there were 23 reported rapes and 17 arrests made. 2012 saw 26 reported cases of sexual contact with nine arrests made. Moore believes reports of sex crimes are on the rise because of the efforts made by Sexual Assault Awareness Month…

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Moore says the message of the coalitions, networks and advocacy groups behind SAAM is getting to the right places…

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Sexual Assault Awareness Month was first observed nationally in April of 2001.