The San Francisco district attorney's stunning claim that California crime labs are using DNA from sexual assault survivors to investigate unrelated crimes shocked prosecutors nationwide.
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Read More »February 17, 2022 Comments Off on Use of rape-kit DNA to investigate other crimes shocks prosecutors
The San Francisco district attorney's stunning claim that California crime labs are using DNA from sexual assault survivors to investigate unrelated crimes shocked prosecutors nationwide.
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Read More »January 19, 2022 Comments Off on Baltimore County sheriff’s deputy got unusual perks with plea deal in detainee rape case
A Baltimore County sheriff’s deputy who was charged in 2020 with raping a female detainee received an advantageous plea deal that scrubbed much of his criminal case from public view.
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Read More »November 23, 2021 1 Comment
A Baltimore County police officer convicted of rape has been sentenced to four years in prison but can stay on home detention pending an appeal, a judge ruled.
Read More »October 14, 2021 Comments Off on Artist sues newly freed Bill Cosby over 1990 hotel encounter
A prominent Bill Cosby accuser filed suit Thursday against the actor over a 1990 hotel room encounter in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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Read More »September 10, 2021 Comments Off on Former Maryland police officer accused of rape faces new federal charge
A former Maryland police officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman after a traffic stop is now facing a federal charge.
Read More »August 24, 2021 Comments Off on Baltimore County police officer convicted of rape, assault
A Baltimore County police officer has been convicted of raping a woman and assaulting another, the county state’s attorney’s office said.
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Read More »January 30, 2020 Comments Off on Woman who says Trump raped her seeks his DNA
NEW YORK — Lawyers for a woman who accuses President Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s are asking for a DNA sample, seeking to determine whether his genetic material is on a dress she says she wore during ...
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Read More »February 26, 2019 Comments Off on Delegates weigh bill extending lifers’ parole eligibility
ANNAPOLIS – A criminal sentenced to life in prison in Maryland would have to serve at least 25 years before becoming eligible for parole – more than a decade longer than the current 11-and-a-half-year minimum – under legislation that came ...
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Read More »June 5, 2018 Comments Off on Weinstein pleads not guilty to rape as lawyer vows to fight
Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to rape and criminal sex act charges on Tuesday before a judge in New York, and his lawyer vowed afterward to try to beat the case even before it goes to trial.
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Read More »May 24, 2018 Comments Off on The correct call on terminating rapists’ parental rights
In a period in American history that has seen a dramatic increase in public awareness of sexual assault, it was about time Maryland finally passed a law that permits rape victims to go to court to terminate the parental rights of a rapist.
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