Misconduct Managed NewsSource™ is a bi-weekly compilation of the top news stories concerning sexual misconduct, abuse, and molestation of at-risk groups in the United States.
Legislation to Protect Sexual Assault Victims’ DNA Passes in the Senate
Senate Bill 1228, the Genetic Privacy for Sexual Assault Victims Act, prohibits the retention of DNA collected from victims by local law enforcement agencies, including rape kits, as well as a prohibition on using a victims’ DNA for any purpose other than identifying the perpetrator of the crime.
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DNA Solves Cold Case Sexual Assault and Murder of Elderly Woman
A suspect in a 1988 sexual assault and killing of a 79-year-old woman in a small California town has been identified thanks to advanced DNA testing done on scrapings from the victim’s fingernails.
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A Kansas City Coach is Charged with 9 Felonies After Being Accused by Minor Student of Multiple Sexual Assaults
An Assistant Football Coach has been charged with sexual trafficking of a child; statutory sodomy; and sexual contact with a student, as well as 3 charges of furnishing pornographic materials to a minor.
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DOJ Provides Updated Guidance on Improving Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence by Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias
The DOJ announced updated guidance to help law enforcement agencies recognize, mitigate, and prevent gender bias and other biases from compromising the response to, and investigation of, sexual assault, domestic violence, and other forms of gender-based violence.
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National Hockey League Investigates Sexual Assault Allegations Against 8 of its Players
The NHL is investigating the facts of a lawsuit against Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League that alleged eight hockey players, including some members of Hockey Canada’s World Junior Team, sexually assaulted a young woman in 2018.
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The Need for Background Checks: A Mormon Leader Who is a Registered Sex Offender was Convicted of Sexual Assault in Another State
A 34-year-old former Minnesota Mormon congregation leader who is a lifetime registered sex offender in Utah was convicted of assaulting a 13-year-old boy in 2019.
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Paramedic Admits to Sexually Assaulting Patients, Both Children and Adults, During Transports
The former Mississippi paramedic admitted to raping a pregnant patient, additional sexual assaults of other adults, and child molestation of a 5- and 7-year-old, all in the back of the ambulance during paramedic transports.
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Famous Comedian and Actor Arrested for Felony Sexual Battery
After 2 prior sexual misconduct allegations, one of which resulting in a conviction, Andy Dick was arrested in California for the felony sexual assault of a male at the RV campground where Dick has been living.
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