Category Archives: Sexual Abuse
Out-Of-State Offense Cannot Support Continuous Sexual Abuse Conviction
Under Texas law, a person who commits two or more acts of sexual abuse against a child younger than 14 years of age, during…
Abuse of Power: A Standard Feature of the Trump Administration
What is abuse of power? That question has become increasingly important to Americans. A new Quinnipiac poll shows that 54 percent of the people…
Use Of Extraneous Offense Evidence In Child Sexual Assault Cases
In an August 15, 2012 post, we pointed out that “common law has long recognized the fundamental principle that an accused is entitled to…
Harris County DA Engages in Sex Assault Victim Shaming
In 2012, a judge in Sacramento placed a 17-year-old rape victim in juvenile detention because she failed to appear in court on two occasions…
Another Brady Violation: Rape Conviction Overturned After Prosecutor Intentionally Withholds Psychiatrict Report
The National Registry of Exonerations has recorded 1855 exonerations to date. Roughly 15 percent of them involved false sexual assault cases. DNA exonerations in…
Life Sentence for Agg Sex Assault Reversed: The Tension Between Past Sexual Conduct of Victim and Confrontation Clause
It is not as uncommon as many people think – children do make false allegations of sexual abuse by adults. It’s a subject we…
West Texas Church Sued for $50M in Sexual Abuse Case
Three of the nation’s leading insurance companies that insure Protestant churches in America report that they receive roughly 250 reports each year of minors under the…
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