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Crime and Justice News
Sep 1, 20221 min read
Ex-Prison Chaplain Gets 7 Years for Abusing Inmates
A former chaplain in a California women's prison, the first of five workers charged in the last 14 months with sexually abusing inmates...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 1, 20222 min read
Sexual Assault Cases On the Rise in U.S. Military
Repeated attempts to force the Pentagon to get a handle on sexual crimes and misconduct face a new round of congressional scrutiny as the...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 29, 20222 min read
After Gang-Rape Lawsuit, NFL Player Loses Job
Months after initial reports of a gang-rape of a minor by San Diego State football players — but just two days after the 2021 incident...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 22, 20221 min read
DOJ Will Give $35.7M to States For Victim of Sexual Assault
The Department of Justice will provide $35.7 million in grants to help states provide support to victims of sexual assault. The Sexual...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 16, 20221 min read
FBI-Led Probe Locates 84 Child Sex Trafficking Victims As Young As 11
An FBI-led investigation called “Operation Cross Country” resulted in the location of 84 minors who the Department of Justice said were...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 29, 20221 min read
DOJ Negotiates Settlements with Larry Nassar Victims
The Justice Department has begun negotiating settlements with more than 100 women and girls who accused former gymnast doctor Larry...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 28, 20222 min read
Should Student Be Able to File Sex Misconduct Cases as 'John Doe'?
A federal appeals court in Boston heard arguments in a case that could make it harder for students to maintain their anonymity when suing...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 14, 20222 min read
Proposed Title 9 Changes May Put Universities At Risk Of Litigation
The latest round of sweeping proposed Title IX changes could put universities in the crosshairs of litigation by college and university...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 30, 20221 min read
R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison In Sex, Racketeering Case
R&B star R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison, NPR reports. Kelly was sentenced in New York by federal Judge Ann Donnelly, who...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 29, 20222 min read
Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Helping Epstein
Ghislaine Maxwell, the jet-setting socialite who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was sentenced to 20 years in...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 27, 20222 min read
Experts Warn Social Media Being Used to Traffic Ukrainian Refugees
Traffickers are using social media to seek out Ukrainian women to lure them into sex trafficking, The Hill reports. As the...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 22, 20222 min read
Jury Decides Cosby Sexually Abused Teen in 1975 at Playboy Mansion
Jurors at a civil trial found that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1975. The Los Angeles County...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 16, 20221 min read
Biden Expected To Revise Trump-Era Rules On Campus Sexual Assault
What Karla Arango says started as a dorm-room sexual assault at Northern Kentucky University got worse as word spread around campus. She...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 16, 20222 min read
Maxwell Cites Traumatic Childhood As Grounds For Lighter Sentence
Ghislaine Maxwell, two weeks before her sentencing for sex trafficking, blamed her actions on parental cruelty and on her relationship...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 15, 20221 min read
Southern Baptists Will Keep Track Of Accused Sex Abusers
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to create a way to track pastors and other church workers credibly...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 8, 20222 min read
Olympic Gymnasts Seek $1B From FBI For Failing To Stop Nassar
Former Olympic gymnasts, including gold medalist Simone Biles, are among dozens of assault victims seeking more than $1 billion from the...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 3, 20221 min read
Harvey Weinstein's Rape Conviction, 23-Year Prison Term Upheld
A New York appeals court upheld Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction and 23-year prison sentence, rejecting the former movie mogul’s claim...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 3, 20222 min read
Will Depp-Heard Verdict Chill the #MeToo Effect on Sex-Abuse Cases?
When Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against Amber Heard ended in his favor on Wednesday, some observers worried that the verdict might...
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Crime and Justice News
May 27, 20221 min read
Southern Baptist Church Releases Names of Alleged Sex Offenders
Southern Baptist leaders on Thursday released a list of alleged church-related sexual abuse offenders that denomination heads had kept...
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Crime and Justice News
May 27, 20221 min read
FBI Agents Who Mishandled Larry Nassar Case Won't Be Charged
The Justice Department is closing its review of two former FBI agents who botched the investigation into Larry Nassar, the doctor who...
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