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Cheryl Ann Araujo (March 28, 1961 – December 14, 1986) was a Portuguese-American woman from New Bedford, Massachusetts, who was gang-raped in 1983 at age 21 by four men in a tavern in the city. Her case became national news and drew widespread attention to media coverage of rape trials.
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Jun 18, 2020 · Cheryl L. Bedford , founder of JTC List—a continually updated list of WOC working in film and television—and Women of Color Unite, which advocates for women of color content creators and crew. ( The JTC List)
May 18, 2020 · In 1983, Cheryl Araujo was a 21-year-old mother of two living in her hometown of New Bedford, Massachusetts. On March 6th, she went into Big Dan’s Tavern to buy cigarettes from a dispenser...
- Esquire
Aug 3, 2021 · Cheryl Araujo was 21-years-old and a mother of two living in her hometown of New Bedford, Massachusetts. On March 6 th, 1983, she decided to stop at a bar, Big Dan’s Tavern, to buy cigarettes. After having a drink with a waitress at a table, Cheryl got up to leave and was grabbed from behind by a man.
Jul 16, 2022 · Unfortunately, in December 1986, Cheryl was found dead due to a road accident. Her car had crashed onto a utility pole, killing Araujo. However, her death did not get enough news coverage: definitely nowhere close to how much her rape trial was covered.
Cheryl L. Bedford, a NAACP Image Award Nominee for “Dark Girls” and Baltimore native, holds a BFA from NYU’s TSOA and MFA in Producing from AFI. She is currently based in Los Angeles, CA. As a Production Manager, Line Producer, and Producer, Cheryl has worked on countless film/tv/digital projects, including 16 Independent Features.
