First Step Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland
Supporting male survivors of sexual abuse and rape, and their loved ones
[heading_block]A male rape investigation dropped in Bournemouth after alleged victim refuses support and doesn’t want to start an investigation.[/heading_block] A police investigation dropped. The alleged rape of a man in an alleyway has been dropped. The incident was reported to have happened in Bournemouth, UK.
Hollyoaks star James Sutton will reflect on the show’s male rape storyline at a festival in London later this month. The actor, who plays John Paul McQueen, will be joined by Hollyoaks‘ executive producer Bryan Kirkwood at the South Bank Centre’s Being A Man Festival on November 28. Sutton and Kirkwood have both agreed to speak on […]
“I had my dressing gown and slippers on when he told me he was going to rape me. I have no idea why he did it, he was really angry.” Five years ago, John Lennon, a 46-year-old dog groomer from Manchester, was brutally attacked and raped on a Tuesday morning by a man he barely knew. […]
We are witness to a record rise in suicide amongst young men. The latest figures show that male suicide accounted for 76% of all suicides in the UK in 2014, some 4,623 deaths. Suicide is the single biggest cause of death of men aged under-45 in this country. I am taking part in a Parliamentary […]
Charges are pending against an assistant principal of a River Grove high school for allegedly sexually abusing a male student. The president of the school says the victim is a student. Yesterday, the Guerin College Prep sent home to parents a letter explaining the situation. The letter identifies the assistant principal by name. But because […]
We are shocked and share the devastation that our service users will feel with the outcome of today’s decision. Our priority now remains as it has always been, to provide support to those who have suffered the trauma of sexual abuse act which have often taken place during their formative periods of their lives. For […]