A Prince George’s County man is suing a county police officer who assaulted him while he was handcuffed and belted in a police cruiser in 2018. Andre Verdier filed suit in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt Monday against Stephen Downey, a ...

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A federal jury awarded $700,000 Monday to a man assaulted by prison guards in 2013, finding the three guards as well as two supervisors liable for the attack. Kevin Younger was assaulted by several officers at the Maryland Reception, Diagnostic ...

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A Baltimore man sentenced to decades in prison in a sexual assault case is facing additional charges for allegedly throwing an object at the sentencing judge’s head Wednesday morning. Baltimore Circuit Judge Wanda Keyes Heard sentenced Travis Burroughs, 36, to life ...

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A Baltimore jury on Wednesday awarded $2.7 million to a man who was beaten by correctional officers in 2013, finding prison officials failed to take adequate steps to protect him. Kevin Younger was assaulted by several officers  at the Maryland ...

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The most important development is the change in requirements concerning the burden of proof.

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A Johns Hopkins University nurse has sued a doctor assault for allegedly intentionally spraying him with a patient's contaminated fluids

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The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has reached a settlement with a former patient which includes an overhaul of sexual abuse protections in state-run hospitals and treatment facilities. The plaintiff, identified as Jane Doe, filed suit in 2014 after being sexually ...

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WASHINGTON — A D.C. administrative law judge has been charged with assaulting a colleague at their workplace. According to court documents, 63-year-old Joan Davenport turned herself in to police Tuesday on a charge of misdemeanor simple assault on Judge Sharon ...

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LANHAM — Two male volunteer firefighters have been charged with assault after two female firefighters from another Maryland station said the men tried to force them out of a home as they battled a blaze. Multiple news organizations report that ...

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ROCKVILLE — An FBI agent has been convicted of striking a 15-year-old boy in the chest during a domestic dispute. A jury in Montgomery County on Friday found 46-year-old Gerald Rogero of Oxon Hill guilty of second-degree misdemeanor assault. The ...

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