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Missouri high school teacher sentenced to 30 years for sextortion scheme targeting children

Brandon McCullough, 31, was also ordered to spend the rest of his life on supervised release after serving his 30-year sentence in prison and was additionally asked to pay $204,199

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

Indonesian ExxonMobil accusers get day in court after 21 years

US judge clears way for trial over alleged human rights abuses by the oil giant during the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Al Jazeera · Jul 27, 2022

No-Contact Order Against Law Students (and Professor) Based on Conversation About Homosexuality and Bible …

likely unconstitutional, holds a federal district court.

Reason · Jul 1, 2022

Ninth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Claim Alleging Unconstitutional Police Mishandling of Rape Accusations

Plaintiff had shown the police cell phone messages in which she “casually discussed the sexual activity that occurred the night of the alleged rape and agreed to meet [the person she was accusing] again for a future sexual encounter,” and “told the alleged assailant that she ‘could make him lose…

Reason · May 13, 2022

Texas Supreme Court says governor cannot order trans child abuse investigations

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday struck down a statewide injunction halting child abuse investigations into the parents of transgender youth, while keeping in place a block on the case of one family who sued the state.

Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022

Rape Victim Asks Court to Retroactively Redact Name from 16-Year-Old Opinion

Court redacts the name from the court-hosted official record, but refuses to order private sites to remove it.

Reason · May 2, 2022

Experts: Lawmaker rape case illustrates survivors' trauma

Experts say the conviction of a former Idaho lawmaker who raped a legislative intern was a rare victory for prosecutors in a justice system that can be fraught with trauma for assault survivors

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2022

Bengals Do Not Comment on Jackson Carman Rape Allegation

The Cincinnati player was accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl when he was 18; he continues to say it was consensual.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 29, 2022

Jury still deliberating in rape trial of Idaho ex-lawmaker

Jurors in the rape trial of a former Idaho lawmaker are to begin another day of deliberations after a three-day trial in which the young accuser fled the witness stand during testimony, saying “I can’t do this.”

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022

Ex-Idaho lawmaker accused of raping intern takes the stand

A former Idaho state lawmaker who was charged with rape after a statehouse intern reported that he sexually assaulted her last year has taken the stand to testify in his defense

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022