One in 3 women with disability assaulted

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Published: Oct. 28, 2008 at 1:24 AM

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Women with a disability are more likely than women without a disability to report some form of intimate partner violence, U.S. researchers said.
The study -- which used data collected from seven states and one territory as part of the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey -- examined disability prevalence and differences in intimate partner violence among women with and without a disability.
The study found that 37.3 percent of women with a disability experienced some form of intimate partner violence compared to 20.6 percent of women without a disability.

Twenty-eight percent of women with a disability were more likely to report ever being threatened with violence, compared to 15.4 percent of women without a disability, while 30.6 percent of women with a disability reported being hit, slapped, pushed, kicked or physically hurt compared to 15.7 percent of women without a disability. Almost 20 percent of women with a disability reported ever experiencing unwanted sex by an intimate partner, compared to 8.2 percent of women without a disability.

Thug puts disabled man, 49, in hospital

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by Jonathan Paisley
A PARTIALLY-SIGHTED man suffered serious facial injuries after being attacked in a Glasgow street early today.
The 49-year-old was approached by another man in Govan's Paisley Road West.
After talking for a few moments, the attacker suddenly lashed out.
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The victim is now in the Southern General Hospital, and police have appealed for any witnesses to the assault, which happened around 12.05am.
Detective Sergeant Alan McAlpine at Helen Street Community CID said: "This is a truly despicable crime - a completely unprovoked attack on an innocent man who was making his way home after a night out."

Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Disabled Woman

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Heather ShannonKatie DeLong
WAUKESHA – A disabled woman was sexually assaulted in Waukesha, and police say the man who did it is an illegal immigrant who was already in trouble with the law.Police say the suspect was already in trouble for a domestic abuse case when he sexually assaulted a woman who couldn't defend herself.

Residents in Waukesha’s Monterrey Apartment Complex are feeling relief after learning the suspect is in custody.TODAY’S TMJ4’s Heather Shannon: “Do you feel safer knowing that the person is in custody?”“Oh definitely, yes,” Kristy Keller said.Keller's elderly parents live in the complex where the assault happened. Many of the residents have been living in fear since the attack."Anyone that would assault anyone, particularly a handicapped person, not somebody you want to have around your folks, or anyone else for that matter,” Keller said.

Waukesha police say the suspect, 35-year-old Juan Carlos Rojas-Sierra, is an illegal alien from Mexico. He was already on probation for domestic disorderly conduct, and lived in Waukesha."When they brought him in he did admit to exactly what he had done,” Waukesha Police Capt. Mark Stigler said.Stigler says Rojas-Sierra sexually assaulted a 28-yea-old disabled woman in the middle of the night."Police say the suspect broke into the first floor apartment using the front door,”

Capt. Stigler said.Stigler says Rojas-Sierra knew the victim was disabled before the assault."There is nothing she could have done to prevent the crime. She is disabled and in fact bed ridden, and was not able to defend herself in any way shape or form,” Capt. Stigler said."I think it's about the lowest thing you can do,” Keller said.Waukesha police have referred charges of sexual assault, burglary and battery. Immigration and customs will also be involved, because he is an illegal alien.