Katie J.M. Baker
Katie Baker is an investigative reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in London.
Contact this reporter at katie.baker@buzzfeed.com
A Cryptocurrency Pioneer Wrote About Sex With A Preteen Girl On His Blog. He Says It Was Fiction.
Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Gavin Wood wrote — and then deleted — a post about having sex with a preteen girl who was dying of AIDS. He says it was fiction.
Ryan Mac
• 4 months ago
Dozens More Women Say They Were Sexually Assaulted At Massage Envy
A mother and daughter said they were both assaulted — in separate rooms — after purchasing a special Mother’s Day package.
Katie J.M. Baker
• 4 months ago
“Overly Aggressive” Prosecution Of Vulnerable Women For False Rape Claims Could Deter Victims From Reporting Assaults, MPs Have Warned
“No victim should be too scared to come forward to report a rape because of the fear of ending up in jail themselves.”
Jane Bradley
• 6 months ago
Hundreds Of Women In The UK Have Been Prosecuted For Lying About Rape
It’s not uncommon for judges to call these women “wicked”; one male judge said a convict had “betrayed the sisterhood”.
Katie J.M. Baker
• 6 months ago
Massage Envy Announces Major Changes In Sexual Assault Policy
The changes come after a BuzzFeed News investigation that found more than 180 women had reported sexual assault at Massage Envy spas.
Katie J.M. Baker
• One year ago
More Than 180 Women Have Reported Sexual Assaults At Massage Envy
Across the US, people go to Massage Envy spas in search of a soothing, affordable escape. More than 180 people say what they got instead was sexual assault. But the billion-dollar company says that’s not its problem to solve. A BuzzFeed News investigation.
Katie J.M. Baker
• One year ago
Meet The Professor Who Says Sex In A Blackout Isn't Always Rape
Is it possible to voluntarily have sex while blackout drunk? Kim Fromme, one of the country’s foremost experts on alcohol-induced blackouts, isn’t afraid to say so, and has testified in high-profile sexual assault cases from Steubenville to Stanford.
Katie J.M. Baker
• One year ago
After A College Student Killed Herself Following Her Alleged Rape, A Congressman Wants To Change The Law
The legislation is named in honor of the subject of a recent BuzzFeed News story. “We must ensure that victims of crime have access to assistance and can pursue justice,” Rep. Ted Poe said.
Katie J.M. Baker
• One year ago
A College Student Accused A Powerful Man Of Rape. Then She Became A Suspect
When an Alabama college student told the police she was sexually assaulted, she did everything she thought she was supposed to do. She ended up killing herself.
Katie J.M. Baker
• One year ago
UC Berkeley Was Warned About Its Star Professor Years Before Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Documents obtained by BuzzFeed News show that multiple students complained to the University of California, Berkeley, about professor John R. Searle — years before he was accused of sexually harassing a former student and employee in a March 2017 lawsuit.
Katie J.M. Baker
• One year ago
Maryland Victims No Longer Need To Prove They Physically Fought Their Rapists
Previously, "saying no" was not enough in Maryland, where rape victims had to show they forcibly resisted their assailants. The new law was prompted by a BuzzFeed News investigation.
Alex Campbell
• One year ago
A Former Student Says UC Berkeley’s Star Philosophy Professor Groped Her And Watched Porn At Work
A lawsuit alleges UC Berkeley professor John R. Searle sexually harassed, assaulted, and retaliated against a former student and employee — and that the university did nothing to stop him.
Katie J.M. Baker
• One year ago
Maryland Lawmakers Say Its Rape Laws Need To Change
Maryland lawmakers are considering a range of bills, in response to a 2016 BuzzFeed News investigation into one of the state's largest police departments.
Alex Campbell
• One year ago
Behold These Awesome Little Kids Who Turned Out For The Women's March
Some were out to "stop the bullies."
Katie J.M. Baker
• One year ago
More Than 200 People Arrested At Trump Inauguration Protests
The 217 people arrested were charged with rioting and will be presented in court on Saturday. Six police officers suffered minor injuries.
Zoe Tillman
• One year ago
This Controversial Company Wants To Disrupt The Birth World
ProDoula wants to revolutionize the touchy-feely doula profession — and make millions of dollars along the way. Who really benefits from the for-profit company’s goal to rebrand doula work from a fundamental right to a luxury service?
Katie J.M. Baker
• 2 years ago
College Trump Supporters: "We’re The New Counterculture"
The new campus radicals quietly voted for Trump — and they want you to stop whining about it.
Katie J.M. Baker
• 2 years ago
Why People Are Unfriending Newly Public Trump Supporters
Formerly secretive Trump supporters are coming out of the woodwork, even if it means losing a Facebook friend — or 20.
Katie J.M. Baker
• 2 years ago