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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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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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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As of Oct. 1, it will be a misdemeanor -- punishable by up to 10 years in prison -- to compel someone to perform a sexual act by threatening to accuse them of committing a crime.

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Legislation to permit prosecutors to introduce at trial an accused rapist’s prior sexual assaults will head to Gov. Larry Hogan’s desk after the Senate passed the bill 46-0 on Wednesday.

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The Senate and House of Delegates appear headed to a compromise on their different versions of legislation that would permit the prosecution to introduce at trial an accused rapist’s prior sexual assaults.

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The House of Delegates on Monday passed legislation to permit the prosecution to introduce as evidence at trial an accused rapist’s prior sexual assaults.

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The Senate on Friday passed legislation to permit the prosecution to introduce as evidence at trial an accused rapist’s prior sexual assaults.

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ANNAPOLIS – Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday signed into law a long-stalled measure to enable courts to strip parental rights from a mother or father who conceived the child through non-consensual intercourse. By its terms, the Rape Survivor Family ...

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ANNAPOLIS – Prosecutors and defense counsel battled Wednesday over legislation that would permit the prosecution to introduce as evidence at trial an accused rapist’s prior sexual assaults. Appearing before a Senate committee, prosecutors called such prior bad acts evidence often ...

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