A second rape has been reported at the Charlottesville homeless encampment along the Rivanna River in the Pantops section of the city. This is the second sexual assault at the Free Bridge camp this month alone.

Uriah Kiser breaks down the latest developments, the conditions police themselves have described, and the city’s response that has left many residents asking hard questions about public safety on a trail families once used freely.

The encampment sits on a public park and paved trail that local residents helped fund so families could enjoy the river. Instead, it has become a site where needles and human waste are common, according to statements from Charlottesville’s police chief. One citizen journalist who simply walked the trail was threatened with having his head cut off for “invading their space.” Police have released few de ...