During the pandemic, a new wave of young Title IX activists have used social media and socially distanced protests to press for reform and raise awareness about youth sexual violence in Palo Alto.
Coverage of Stanford University student-athlete Brock Turner, from when he was arrested for an on-campus sexual assault through trial, conviction and eventual release.
In a letter to Judge Aaron Persky, a juror who served in the Brock Turner sexual-assault case wrote that "justice was not served." The juror provided the letter exclusively to the Palo Alto Weekly.
Four female Stanford students who said they had been physically or sexually assaulted by the same male student felt failed by the institution obligated to address such acts of violence perpetrated on and by its students.
Ongoing coverage of sexual assault, harassment and related issues in the Palo Alto school district.
