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Federal report documents inmate sex abuse highest at Indy jail
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation's highest levels of sexual abuse at the hands of guards, according to a new federal report based on surveys of inmates at U.S. jails and...
Tags: Prisons, Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, American Civil Liberties Union
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Notre Dame making changes to sex assault response
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - The University of Notre Dame has agreed to make changes in how it handles investigations of campus sexual assaults as a result of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. Specifically, the...Tags: Elections, Labor Legislation, U.S. Department of Education, Criminals, Laws
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Plea bargain ends Niles sex video trial
South Bend TribuneNILES — A Niles teenager accepted a plea-bargain agreement this morning in Berrien County Trial Court in Niles, ending his trial before a jury could be seated. The agreement will result in a maximum one-year jail sentence for the teen, Martell...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Organized Crime, Concerts, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault
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Nick's Patio settles lawsuit that alleged pregnancy discrimination
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — A local restaurant has agreed to settle a lawsuit the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed on behalf of two women who said they were discriminated against when they told management they were pregnant. Nick’s Patio, a...Tags: Labor Legislation, Laws, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Sex Crimes, Judges
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Warsaw man charged with sexual misconduct after being found with minor
WARSAW – Police have arrested a Warsaw man for having an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old girl. On Monday, Warsaw police were called to the Super 8 motel on Frontage Rd. after the grandfather of the teenager walked in on a sexual...
Tags: Warsaw (Poland), Sex Crimes, Prosecution
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Former Benton Harbor police officer accused of sexual misconduct
BENTON HARBOR – His job was to enforce the law but now a Benton Harbor police officer is accused of breaking it.
Prosecutors say patrolmen Jared Graves threatened to arrest a woman for marijuana possession if she would not perform sex acts. Graves...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes, Trials
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Man sentenced in sexual assault of disabled girl
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — A 73-year-old Midland County man has been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a disabled woman beginning when she was 9 years old. MLive.com reports that a Saginaw County Circuit Court judge gave...
Tags: Assault, Prosecution, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, Punishment
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Ex-officer takes deal in sexual misconduct case
ROCKWOOD, Mich. (AP) — A former police officer in Wayne County has pleaded guilty to willful failure to uphold the law after he was accused of having inappropriate contact with a female prisoner. The prosecutor's office says 33-year-old...Tags: Prosecution, Sex Crimes, Trials
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Man takes deal in sex assaults on disabled girl
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — A 73-year-old Midland County man accused of sexually assaulting a disabled woman beginning when she was 9 years old has accepted a plea deal to lesser charges. Robert E. Potts pleaded guilty Jan. 8 to three counts of third-...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes, Judges, Sexual Assault
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West Michigan police solve sexual assault cold case linked to Elkhart County
KENT COUNTY, Mich. – Police in west Michigan say a sexual assault cold case from 1981 has been reopened and they have a suspect. The suspect is linked to a similar crime in Elkhart County. On December 17, 1981, a 23-year-old woman was at her...
Tags: Prisons, DNA, Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes, Assault
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Lawsuit filed in LaPorte High School sex misconduct case
A lawsuit seeking roughly $19 million in damages was filed Thursday against the LaPorte Community School Cor. and two of its employees. It alleges LaPorte High School varsity volleyball coach Marybeth Lebo and Athletic Director Ed Gilliland knew junior...
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Rupert Murdoch gleeful at BBC debacle in Britain
LONDON (AP) — Few seem to be enjoying the management meltdown at the venerable BBC more than Rupert Murdoch, the News Corp. chief whose rival British newspapers have been caught up in their own lengthy, embarrassing and expensive phone-hacking...Tags: Jimmy Savile, David Cameron, The New York Times, Sex Crimes, Journalism
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