Wednesday, October 14, 1981
Sexual assaults. . .
daily nebraskan
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Compared to other cities its size, Lincoln ranks fiarly
low in the number of rapes reported, Smith said
In 1980, Lincoln (pop 185,000) had 57 rapes reported
to police. Des Moines Iowa, (pop. 200,000) had 101
reported. Fort Wayne Ind., (pop. 171,000) had 83 and
Huntington Beach, Calif., (pop. 170,000) had 59
Smith said women in Lincoln are probably more care
Ail when they go out alone at night and more conscious of
the city's rape problems. He said less violence in Lincoln is
also a factor.
"It's kind of a midwestern community where people
aren't as violent as they are in some areas; he said
"There's probably more respect, too."
Detective Don Kahler said education of the public
accounts for Lincoln having fewer sexual assaults than
some cities its size. Classes through agencies and schools
have taught women and others to defend themselves
against attackers, he said.
The court system also has helped, he said.
"The courts have begun working with this a little more
and given better convictions, more serious sentencing,"
Kahler said. He said courts gave minimum fines or
sentences in the past, but frequently give maximum
sentences now.
UNL student dies
of congenital sickness
Autopsy reports for UNL student Mitch Gruber have
been released by the Lancaster County Attorney's office.
Gruber died Sept. 18.
Ron Lahners, county attorney, said the autopsy results
showed that hypertopic cardiomyopothy without
obstruction caused Gruber's death.
Dr. Gerald Fleischli, medical director of the University
Health Center, defined the disorder as a congenital en
largement of the heart.
Gruber died shortly after 7 a.m. at Lincoln General
Hospital. He was given cardio-pulrninary resuscitation by
Cather Residence Hall health aides and the Bryan
Memorial Heart Team.
Gruber was eighteen.
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Kahler said about 95 percent of all sexual assaults in
Lincoln still involve female victims.
"Occasionally a male reports one but not too often,
Kahler said. "If we get a report like that it usually comes
from a jail complex
Kahler said first degree sexual assault is the most
serious problem, but the city also has a lot of minor cases.
Indecent exposure and people coming up to others on the
street and touching them are frequent occurrences, he
said.
Detective Linda Steinman works with child abuse cases
for LPD and handles some sexual assault cases.
"The number of reports of child abuse have increased,
especially those reports involving incest," Steinman said.
She said the number of sexual assaults on children may
not have increased, but over the last two to three years,
reports have increased. More open discussion of incest has
a part in the increased number of reports, she said.
Usually, a third party reports the incest incident to
police, Steinman said. Incest generally involves a father
and daughter, or stepfather and stepdaughter, she said.
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