B5- Duluth's Safety and Accountability Audit of Sexual Violence

Workshop B5 Duluth's Safety and Accountability Audit of Sexual ViolenceDECOLONIZING RAPE LAW:A Native Feminist Synthesis of Safety and SovereigntySarah DeerÒA former secretary-treasurer of the Comanche Nation was convicted in Lawton on twocounts of rst-degree rape and sentenced to 20 years in prison, the prosecutor said.Melvin Ray Kerchee, 57, was found guilty Tuesday of raping two girls in 2002. Theywere 10 and 13 years old at the timeÉ The girls - now 13 and 15 years old -- testiedthey were raped in the summer of 2002.ÓDaily Oklahoman, November 10, 2005ÒRamaris Paul Anagal, 32, of Chinle, Ariz., was sentenced here today to 25years in prison for three counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse and one count of AssaultResulting in Serious Bodily Injury . Anagal raped a female companion while forcing herto perform sex acts on his then girlfriend who was also traveling with them. Anagalpretended to have a gun during the ordeal. The girlfriend testied that she knew there wasno gun but pretended to have one because she was afraid of Anagal. Both victimstestied that Anagal told his girlfriend to shoot the friend.ÓU.S. AttorneyÕs Oce Press Release, May 22, 2006The above described cases are but two examples of an ever-increasing epidemic of sexualviolence committed against Native women and girls. In the above described cases, the Nativedefendants were convicted and received sentences of 20 years and 25 years respectively. Eachwas prosecuted by a foreign ...