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Sexual Assault in Northeast Ohio

"I will find you." After he raped her for an hour at knifepoint, those are the words her attacker spoke to Joanna Connors before he let her go. The man was quickly captured and later convicted. Connors, a Plain Dealer reporter and critic, writes of the damage he inflicted and her quest to learn more about the life of her attacker, in her new book: "I Will Find You." Joanna Connors shares her powerful story with us on The Sound of Ideas. Plus, a conversation with two rape crisis centers in Northeast Ohio. And a look at how campuses are changing how they deal with sexual assault cases and culture on campus. 

 

Resources: 

Cleveland Rape Crisis Center - 24-hour crisis and support hotline is (216) 619-6192

Rape Crisis Center of Medina and Summit Counties24-hour crisis and support hotline is (330) 434-7273

Joanna Connors at The City Club of Cleveland  - April 14th at 4:30pm. An intimate conversation with Ms. Connors and Sondra Miller, CEO and President of the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, at the Cleveland launch of the book. Sales of  I Will Find You will benefit the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center. Free, but registration is required.

More Joanna Connors Speaking Events:

-Joanna Connors, Author, I Will Find You and Reporter, The Plain Dealer

-Sondra Miller, President and CEO, Cleveland Rape Crisis Center

-Renee Jackson, Direct Service Advocate, Rape Crisis Center for Medina and Summit Counties 

-Michael Strong, Interim Associate Dean of Students & Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Students, University of Akron

Rachel is the supervising producer for Ideastream Public Media’s morning public affairs show, the “Sound of Ideas.”