October 31, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Conference Thursday November 1 1:00pm

Outside Phila Municipal Court, 1301 Filbert St (Criminal Justice Center), Philadelphia
Contact: Mary Kalyna, Global Women's Strike 215-776-1004

Groups Demand that Judge Teresa Carr Deni Must Go –

Say "All Women Deserve Protection from Rape"

A broad range of organizations are calling for Philadelphia Municipal Judge Teresa Carr Deni to be removed from office following her decision to drop rape and assault charges in the case of a 20-year-old African-American woman gang-raped at gunpoint by four men. Because the woman was working as a prostitute, Deni decided that she could not have been raped and changed the charge to "theft of services."