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Pardoned Sex Offenders – Right to Vote in Schools
Republican State Senator Elaine Philips has stated that Gov. Cuomo has given leeway to sex offenders to obtain new victims through a collection of conditional pardons that the Democrats have issued this past May. The pardons in question are relating to the restoration of the right to vote for over 24,000 people who have been…
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New Hernia Mesh Lawsuit Filed
A new hernia mesh lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The plaintiff made a claim back in April of this year that the hernia mesh device that was implanted to help assist in healing his inguinal hernia had instead generated life threatening injuries including but not…
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Former D.C. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Has Been Accused of Sexual Abuse
Right on the heels of failed attempts of New York lawmakers to adjust and fix the statute of limitations that blockades victims of years long sexual abuse from seeking and receiving justice, yet another allegation of abuse has been wiped clean. One of America’s highest-ranking prelate, former D.C Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been accused of…
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Education Week: Sexual Harassment
Education Week released a updated study mirroring data from a 2015 survey by Cosmopolitan magazine in which 23% of female educators who participated in the survey stated they had been sexually harassed in their workplace. According to Cosmopolitan, educational institutions have been ranked among the places where employees were less likely to be sexually assaulted…
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Senate Committee Bill: Child Sex Abuse Victims
Senate Republicans pushed a substitute bill giving easier access for child sex abuse victims to receive justice as grown adults and as of June 5th, it has cleared a key committee. This is the very first time a Senate committee has pursued the bill, however many advocates are not comforted by this passing. “This bill…
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Compensation of Victims of Sexual Crimes
A new version of the Child Victims Act would create a pathway for the compensation of victims of sexual crimes due to a local Baltimore advocate for legislation that would also remove the statute of limitations. Gary Greenberg of New Baltimore has been a long-time advocate for the Child Victims Act bill and has been…
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Workplace Sexual Harassment: McDonald’s
Employees of the mega-chain fast food restaurant, McDonald’s are claiming that they have been the victims of workplace sexual harassment by their employers and co-workers. The company states that they do not tolerate any form of misconduct within the workplace and yet victims’ complaints are falling on deaf ears it seems. Eight states have filed…
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Easier Pathway for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse to Seek Justice as Adults
Last week, a number of Democratic candidates for governor stated that they would unanimously support legislation that would allow an easier pathway for victims of child sexual abuse to seek justice as adults for the crimes that were made against them. The candidates request came in on the heel of Wisconsin’s Women’s March and the…
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Child Sex Abuse Compensation
The State Senate Republicans offered a legislation last week that would give victims of child sex abuse compensation from public money, payoffs from offenders and institutions where the abuse occurred. The bill would ultimately end the statute of limitations for certain sexual offenses and supply compensation for child victims using an asset forfeiture fund run…
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Nursing Home Sexual Abuse
The family of an elderly woman who was sexually assaulted during her time as a resident in a nursing home in Akron, Pennsylvania. was awarded $7.5 million by a Lancaster jury. After four hours of deliberation, the jury founded the Garden Spot Village facility and its parent company were over 85% liable for the sex…
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