Los Angeles County Facing Up to $3 BILLION in Decades of Sexual Abuse Claims

Los Angeles County may be forced to spend between $1.6 billion and $3 billion to resolve approximately 3,000 sexual abuse claims that allegedly took place in the county’s foster homes, children shelters, and probation camps and halls dating to the 1950s.

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Ohio Law Reintroduced After Investigation Revealed Decades of Sexual Abuse by Doctors

Among other measures, the SB 109 would also allow the State Medical Board of Ohio to take action more quickly when a physician is accused of sexual misconduct and would require prosecuting attorneys to notify the board if a doctor is convicted or pleads guilty to a specific felony or misdemeanor in court.

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California College Students Demand Rape Kits on Campus, Transportation to Emergency Rooms, and Increased Sexual Assault Response on Campuses

Previous attempts at legislation to require forensic exams on college campuses have failed, but student advocacy groups continue to lobby politicians and put pressure on university administrators to create more on-campus treatment for sexual violence, pointing to research that shows college students are both more likely to be sexually assaulted and less likely to report the assault to police.

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Former UCLA Gynecologist Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison

James Heaps, the 66-year-old former UCLA gynecologist was found guilty of 3 counts of sexual battery by fraud and 2 counts of sexual penetration of two patients and sentenced to 11 years in prison, a sentence which came after the university system made nearly $700 million in lawsuit payouts connected to the case.

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“Why Didn’t You Scream?” and Other Antiquated Lines of Sexual Assault Victim Questioning While Examining the Trump Rape Trial

The question of screaming in the face of a sexual assault is one that can be traced at least as far back as the first rape trial in U.S. history for which there is a published record: That of Harry Bedlow, a well-to-do man who, in 1793, raped a 17-year-old seamstress.

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Unlicensed California Masseuse Arrested for Sexual Assault

After an unlicensed 67-year-old massage therapist was arrested for sexually assaulting a patient at a Riverside massage clinic that he and his wife own, police are now searching for additional victims.

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Former MTS Employee Speaks Out About Sexual Assault Allegations Against San Diego County Supervisor

The former MTS employee accusing San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher of sexual assault and stalking spoke publicly for the first time since filing the lawsuit.

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Maryland’s Attorney General’s Report into Archdiocese of Baltimore Alleges 156 Catholic Clergy Members and Others Abused More Than 600 Children

The Report states, “[f]rom the 1940s through 2002, over a hundred priests and other Archdiocese personnel engaged in horrific and repeated abuse of the most vulnerable children in their communities while Archdiocese leadership looked the other way.”

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