Two former Garfield High School athletic coaches accused of sexually assaulting student A former volunteer weight-training coach at the Seattle high school faces felony charges for allegedly serially raping a female student athlete. Separately, the former girls' basketball head coach was fired in 2022 following allegations of sexual misconduct involving the same student. Ann Dornfeld
Doctor at Joint Base Lewis-McChord allegedly sexually abused dozens of patients An Army doctor is set to be arraigned Friday for allegedly sexually abusing dozens of patients at Madigan Army Medical Center, which is located on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Katie Campbell
Hear it again: 'Sweetheart Deal' – Inside sex work and addiction on Seattle's Aurora Avenue In the documentary "Sweetheart Deal," co-directors Elisa Levine and Gabriel Miller follow four sex workers along Seattle's Aurora Avenue. The film tells the stories of Tammy, Sara, Kristine, and Amy and their battles with drug addiction, dangerous circumstances, and a man called Laughn Elliot Doescher, the self described “Mayor of Aurora.” Libby Denkmann Sarah Leibovitz
Silenced no more Non-disclosure agreements are a common job requirement, especially in tech. But many NDAs are so broad that they stop employees from speaking up about harassment, assault and discrimination at work. A new state law will change that. Patricia Murphy Clare McGrane
An investigation into WSU reveals the shortcomings of how colleges handle sexual misconduct Kim Malcolm talks with reporter Asia Fields about her investigation into Washington State University's handling of sexual misconduct allegations. Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
‘A moment of reckoning.’ Microsoft grapples with questions, backlash after sexism email thread On the morning of April 22, Microsoft broadcast a livestream to thousands of employees from Lindsay-Rae McIntyre, Microsoft’s chief diversity officer. She was there talk about the emails. Sydney Brownstone
Exotic dancers ask Washington Legislature for panic buttons Exotic dancers in Washington state say they need better protection on the job. Paige Browning
Sex ed: Should it be a requirement in Washington state? When Aren Wright was a freshman at Olympia High School, she asked her health teacher about dental dams and safe sex for lesbians. Ann Dornfeld
New bill takes aim at state's rape kit backlog Lawmakers are considering a proposal that would eventually eliminate the state’s backlog of around 7,000 boxes of untested rape evidence. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
