Peter SchorschJune 12, 2023
5min0
Sen. Lauren Book’s nonprofit aims to prevent childhood sexual abuse.
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Peter SchorschJune 12, 2023
Drew WilsonAugust 15, 2018
4min354
A grand jury in Pennsylvania released a nearly 900-page report Tuesday detailing the results of an investigation into sexual abuse allegations in six of the state’s eight Roman Catholic Church dioceses. The report claims there were at least 1,000 victims of sexual abuse, though it alleges there could be thousands more over the 70-year period […]
Jim RosicaMarch 20, 2018
5min457
A proposed constitutional amendment to give equal rights to crime victims won preliminary approval from the full Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) on Monday. Commissioners voted 30-3 to send the measure (P96) to the panel’s Style and Drafting Committee for preparation as a ballot question. Hank Coxe, Arthenia Joyner and Bob Solari voted against it. The proposal still faces a final […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 19, 20184min232
A proposed constitutional amendment to give equal rights to crime victims on Friday cleared its only review panel and heads to the full Constitution Revision Commission. The amendment, if OK’d for the 2018 statewide ballot and passed by 60 percent of voters, includes the right “to refuse an interview, deposition, or other … request by the defense,” […]
Peter SchorschApril 20, 2015
4min190
This weekend, I woke to the following headline in my hometown paper: “Sexual predator gets second chance, now face 14 new charges” You don’t even need to read the story to know how this ends – how very badly and sadly it ends. It turns out this supposed Romeo and Juliet convict was raping a young girl about once […]