Source: newyorker.com 3/29/23 In the midst of the #MeToo movement, California voters recalled a judge for being lenient on sexual assault. As a new documentary argues, that recall campaign had unintended results. In 2016, Brock Turner, a former swimmer at Stanford University, was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman outside of a fraternity party. Two passersby saw the nineteen-year-old freshman thrusting upon an immobile, partially unclothed woman, next to a dumpster, and restrained him while they called the police. At Turner’s sentencing hearing, the woman, known in court proceedings…
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FL: Sex offender acquitted in kidnapping and rape case sentenced to 8 years on other charges
Source: news-journalonline.com 3/28/23 A sex offender acquitted last year of kidnapping and rape charges was found guilty Tuesday of unrelated charges of failing to properly register. He was sentenced to eight years in prison. Jason Nicholas Minton, 46, of Orange City, was found guilty of two counts of failure of a sex offender to properly register; each is a third-degree felony punishable by up five years in prison. He was found not guilty of a third count of failure of a sex offender to properly register. Read the full article…
Read MoreAction Alert for Washington Residents: Write Today to Support Youth Offenders Bill ESHB1394
Source: Washington Voices Washington residents, this is our last chance support bill ESHB1394, which regards Sexual offenses by youth! It will be heard 3/30/23 at 12:30 PM Pacific in the Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual, so we must write before then. Please click here to write your message today on the Washington State Legislature website feedback form! Every bill that becomes law has between 2 to 4 opportunities for the public to weigh in on whether they like the bill or not. If you have taken the time to SIGN…
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