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Gilgo Beach murders victim Karen Vergata’s final phone call revealed

A petition filed in court in 2017 reveals the 34-year-old woman called her father Dominic Vergata on his birthday on 14 February 1996

The Independent UK

It took 16 years to identify a woman found buried in a shallow grave. No one knew she was missing

The remains of Jeana Burrus were found near a local body shop where her husband worked, Kelly Rissman writes

The Independent UK

Questions swirl as lawsuit draws billionaire investor deeper into Epstein scandal

‘Jane Doe’ accuses Leon Black of rape and sexual abuse – and some have questioned why he is not facing more legal scrutiny

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Sons of newly-identified Gilgo Beach murder victim Karen Vergata ‘weren’t warned by police’

Long Island police on Friday identified the victim previously known only as Jane Doe 7

The Independent UK

It took 16 years to identify a woman found buried in a shallow grave. No one knew she was missing

The remains of Jeana Burrus were found near a local body shop where her husband worked, Kelly Rissman writes

The Independent UK

Gilgo Beach murders - update: Police identify victim Karen Vergata but won’t comment on Rex Heuermann link

Updates on the Gilgo Beach serial killer case after Long Island police give press conference revealing identity of Fire Island Jane Doe following Rex Heuermann’s arrest

The Independent UK

More families await answers in Gilgo Beach killings – and the names of other victims

New York architect Rex Heuermann has been charged with three murders and is the prime suspect in a fourth in connection with the infamous Long Island serial killing. But, one week after his first court appearance, the families are still awaiting justice, and four more victims have yet to even…

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How the Gilgo Beach serial killer turned the Long Island shore into a graveyard

More than a decade after 11 bodies were found dumped in Long Beach, married father of two and Manhattan-based architect Rex Heuermann is under arrest. Does this mean the hunt for the Gilgo Beach serial killer is finally over? Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK

Gilgo Beach killings: police identify remains of another victim

‘Jane Doe 7’ identified as Karen Vergata, who disappeared in 1996, after FBI conducted genetic genealogy review

The Guardian - US

Gilgo Beach murders victim Jane Doe 7 identified as Karen Vergata 26 years after remains discovered

Police refused to comment on whether the disappearance and murder of the woman previously known as Fire Island Jane Doe may be linked to serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann.

The Independent UK

Long Island police expected to identify another Gilgo Beach murders victim as they announce ‘update’ in case

A senior law enforcement source said investigators have been able to identity another Jane Doe

The Independent UK

As hazing lawsuits mount against Northwestern, experts hope for a shift in attitudes

With allegations of hazing within several sports programs at Northwestern University, experts say that other U.S. universities should use this time to change their own cultures.

WEKU

Billionaire Leon Black accused of raping autistic teenager at Epstein townhouse

‘The violent and sadistic nature of Black’s rape left an indelible mark on her, both physically and psychologically,’ plaintiff Jane Doe alleges

The Independent UK

Against One-Sided Pseudonymity in Sexual Assault Cases

I thought I'd pass along amicus brief that I submitted earlier this month in Doe v. Sidar, an appeal of a case where the District Court reconsidered its earlier position in favor of pseudonymity. Here's the Summary of Argument: In deciding this case, this Court ought to be attentive to…

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A former Northwestern volleyball player is suing the university over alleged hazing

The former volleyball player is the first female athlete from the university to sue over recent hazing. It's the latest lawsuit over alleged hazing in the school's athletic programs.

Reason

No Pseudonymity or Sealing in College Student's Race Discrimination Lawsuit

A federal court rejects plaintiff's arguments "that sealing ... is required because she is being 'slandered and libeled' and '[m]aking [her] information public would magnify the effects of [defendants'] wrongdoing' rather than right those wrongs."

Tribune News Service

Jimmie Allen countersues 2 women who accused him of sexual assault

Country singer Jimmie Allen has filed lawsuits against two women who said he sexually assaulted them.

The Orange County Register

Judge throws out sexual assault charges against Newport Beach surgeon and girlfriend

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A Newport Beach, California, surgeon and his girlfriend who drew international headlines after local prosecutors accused them of drugging and raping seven women will not face trial on any sexual assault-related charges, a judge ruled on Friday, July 7, effectively gutting a case that had already…

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"If Pseudonyms, Then What Kind?"

You can read the PDF here and the text here; here are the opening sections: Writers may have their noms de plume; revolutionaries may have noms de guerre. Here, though, we will speak of (to coin a phrase) the noms de litige, and ask: When pseudonymous litigation is allowed, what…

Reason

Plaintiff's Being a Possibly Vexatious Litigant May Be Basis for Denying Pseudonymity,

even when plaintiff's lawsuit was connected to her having been allegedly sexually assaulted, which has often (but not always) been seen as a basis for allowing pseudonymity.

Reason

Can California "Safe at Home" Law Be Used to Retroactively Seal or Pseudonymize Past Federal Cases?

The California "Safe at Home Confidential Address Program" provides for special forwarding addresses for people who swear that they are "attempting to escape from actual or threatened domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or elder or dependent adult abuse," and need to "establish new names or addresses in order…

Tribune News Service

Scientology sued by worker who claims she was forced to marry abuser

After Church of Scientology officials learned in 1991 that a 16-year-old religious worker claimed to have been sexually assaulted, they failed to report the allegations to police and instead arranged for the girl to marry her abuser, according to a lawsuit unsealed last week in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Reason

Schools Have No Constitutional Obligation to Try to Keep Students from Having Sex in the Parking Lot

"[T]he Does cannot wield the constitutional right to parent as a sword to require the district to adopt policies that help them to direct and control their son's choices," and likewise as to the right to free exercise of religion.

Daily Mirror

Greg Norman sued by girl who claims she was sexually assaulted at his house by two minors

The CEO and face of LIV Golf Greg Norman is being sued by a minor who alleges she attended a party at his house allegedly where she claims she was sexually assaulted by two minors - he has denied the allegations

The Orange County Register

‘Swingers’ or predators? Judge to decide if case against Newport Beach doctor, girlfriend can go to trial

Nearly five years after a Newport Beach, California, doctor and his girlfriend were accused of drugging and raping multiple women in a criminal case that quickly became enmeshed in political battles, courtroom testimony over the past week has for the first time painted a clearer picture of the charges Dr.…

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