Harvey Weinstein due back in court in sex crimes case

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday in New York on rape and criminal sex act charges. WATCH LIVE HERE. The hearing in Manhattan comes after a grand jury indicted the former movie mogul last week on charges involving two women. One alleged victim, who has not been identified... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

June 5, 2018

Court orders records unsealed in Penn State officials’ case

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania appeals court on Monday ordered the release of documents sealed in the criminal case against former Penn State administrators over their handling of child sex abuse complaints about former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. The three-judge Superior Court panel’s unanimous decision concerned many of the more than 200 records... Read More

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Gary Schultz, Graham Spanier, Penn State, Tim Curley

June 4, 2018

Alabama MD denies lawsuit’s allegations of sexual misconduct

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama rheumatologist denies allegations that he sexually assaulted or had inappropriate contact with six female patients. Dr. Michael Dick of Decatur told the Decatur Daily on Friday that he has never harassed or assaulted anyone, physically or sexually. He also says a nurse was present during all of the visits,... Read More

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Michael Dick

June 4, 2018

Trial starting in false-rape case involving football players

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A young woman accused of making up rape allegations against two college football players to gain the sympathy of another student she wanted to date is going on trial this week, and claims that she was pressured into confessing are expected to play a key role. Jury selection in the case... Read More

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Nikki Yoyino

June 4, 2018

Lawyer fights for Harvey Weinstein, in court and out

NEW YORK (AP) — A powerful public figure is accused of sexual assault in a Manhattan hotel room. There’s media frenzy. Enter go-to defense attorney Ben Brafman. Brafman, 69, was on the winning end of that scenario in 2011 when he helped former International Monetary Fund director Dominique Strauss-Kahn beat an attempted rape charge. Seven... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

June 1, 2018

6 women sue physician, claiming he wrongly touched patients

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — Six women are suing a north Alabama rheumatologist, accusing him of sexual assault and inappropriate behavior while they were his patients. News outlets report that the lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Morgan County Circuit Court against Dr. Michael Dick of Decatur. Dick referred questions to his lawyer, who decline to comment.... Read More

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Dr. Michael Dick

June 1, 2018

Cosby accuser makes first public statements since trial

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The woman whose allegations that Bill Cosby drugged and assaulted her led to his conviction said the pills he gave her made her feel like a “limp noodle,” leaving her helpless to fend off the 2004 attack. Andrea Constand, 45, a former Temple University women’s basketball administrator, spoke to NBC News in... Read More

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Andrea Constand, Bill Cosby

June 1, 2018

St. Paul archdiocese to pay $210M to clergy abuse victims

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis announced a $210 million settlement Thursday with 450 victims of clergy sexual abuse as part of its plan for bankruptcy reorganization, making this the second-largest payout in the scandal that rocked the nation’s Roman Catholic Church. Victims’ attorney Jeff Anderson said the money,... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion, Sexual Abuse

May 31, 2018

Even in surrender, Missouri governor goes out fighting

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Even in surrender, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is going out fighting. When he steps down Friday, the former Navy SEAL officer will be conceding political defeat amid allegations of sexual misconduct and campaign violations while still defiantly asserting that he’s done nothing worthy of being forced out of office. He’s... Read More

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Eric Greitens

May 31, 2018

Harvey Weinstein indicted on rape, criminal sex act charges

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was indicted on rape and criminal sex act charges, furthering the first criminal case to arise from a slate of sexual misconduct allegations against the former movie mogul. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said Wednesday’s indictment brings Weinstein “another step closer to accountability” for alleged attacks on... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

May 30, 2018

Michigan to give sexual abuse victims more time to sue

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to sign into law bills inspired by the Larry Nassar scandal, including one approved Tuesday that would give childhood sexual abuse victims more time to sue. The current cutoff to file a lawsuit in Michigan is generally a minor victim’s 19th birthday, which critics say... Read More

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Larry Nassar

May 30, 2018

Legal hurdles loom for prosecutors in USC gynecologist case

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California has received hundreds of complaints about a former school gynecologist suspected of conducting inappropriate exams for decades, prompting the resignation of the school president and a police investigation. More than a dozen lawsuits have been filed and police are talking to more than 50 women who... Read More

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Max Nikias, USC

May 30, 2018

Lawyer: Weinstein had long relationship with rape accuser

NEW YORK (AP) — The woman who has accused Harvey Weinstein of rape in his criminal case was in a decade-long relationship with him that continued after the alleged attack in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013, a lawyer for the film producer said Tuesday. Attorney Benjamin Brafman made the remark after meeting behind closed... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

May 30, 2018

Missouri governor who vowed to fight scandal instead quits

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — On a dreary overcast day, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens stood in a light rain near the Governor’s Mansion and recounted his grueling training as a Navy SEAL officer to suggest he would never quit fighting allegations of sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations. Less than two weeks later, Greitens announced... Read More

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Eric Greitens

Harvey Weinstein due back in court in sex crimes case

Court orders records unsealed in Penn State officials’ case

Alabama MD denies lawsuit’s allegations of sexual misconduct

Trial starting in false-rape case involving football players

Lawyer fights for Harvey Weinstein, in court and out

6 women sue physician, claiming he wrongly touched patients

Cosby accuser makes first public statements since trial

St. Paul archdiocese to pay $210M to clergy abuse victims

Even in surrender, Missouri governor goes out fighting

Harvey Weinstein indicted on rape, criminal sex act charges

Michigan to give sexual abuse victims more time to sue

Legal hurdles loom for prosecutors in USC gynecologist case

Lawyer: Weinstein had long relationship with rape accuser

Missouri governor who vowed to fight scandal instead quits

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