One reason was because of the social media coverage on it. This case, in court, was based mostly on evidence off of social media. Even though both boys did not have intercourse with the sixteen-year-old girl, in Ohio, rape does not mean that you have to have intercourse. Also it is against the law to take nude photographs of any minor, even if the minor themselves takes it. Which meant charging both, Trent Mays and Malik Richmond, with rape and Trent with another charge of distribution of child pornography.
On May 12, 1983, Suzanne Figueroa was abducted at gunpoint in a child care center’s parking lot after dropping off her child. Subsequently, Figueroa was sexually assaulted and sliced with a knife. Suzanne and her husband, Luis Figueroa, sued North Park, the child center operator doing business at Evangelical Covenant Church, for negligent failure to provide adequate parking lot security. After the district court ruled against the Figueroas, they appealed the case arguing material issues of fact exist to prove the Evangelical Covenant Church owed them a duty of protection. The appeals court disagreed and affirmed the district court’s judgment.
Judicial History • The petitioner, Jason Lara, was charged and convicted by a jury on two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child (PCSA). Upon conviction Lara was sentenced to consecutive imprisonment of 10 years and 8 years. The Facts • J.O. and C.A. were children of Augustina P. • Augustina worked evenings in which caused her to need a babysitter • Shelly Lara would watch J.O. and C.A. • Jason Lara was the son of Shelly Lara, who stayed with her • On February 11, 2005, Jason told Cordero that once, when Phillip A. came to visit, Jason heard sounds of licking and sucking coming from a room where Phillip A. and J.O. were alone together. • On February 17, 2005, Cordero and Augustina went out for a few drinks after Augustina
Hi Solomon, In reading your post and the readings for this lesson, I share with you the frustration in realizing the obstacles that Native Americans have been, and still are, facing regarding the court cases. To understand something is so sacred to them, yet the courts don’t even make the effort to hear them out, is quite heartbreaking. Interesting note about the 2009 example you mentioned where the Supreme Court didn’t even hear the case proposed by the Navajo nation. It’s less than 10 years ago, and yet it seems something that could be from a long long time ago since we’ve evolved as a government society.
The basic facts on the case of Coy v. Iowa (1988) are that: The defendant John Avery Coy was arrested in August of 1985, on charges of sexually assaulting two thirteen-year-old-girls (Coy v. Iowa, 1988). The state prosecutor made a motion, at the trail of Coy, to allow the two girls to testify behind a screen or by using a closed-circuit television, to avoid further traumatizing the thirteen-year-olds (Coy v. Iowa, 1988). Before this case, “ The Iowa legislature’s purpose was to assure the fair and compassionate treatment of victims and to protect them from intimidation and future injury. Iowa stature allowed for a child to testify via closed-circuit television or by videotape” (Thuet, 1994, p.11). Therefore, because of Iowa’s statutory procedure,
I was also surprised that Dr.Tuttle down right killed Bill instead of just fighting him off or getting away. I had not thought much about how a victim might act after fighting off an assaliant, I never considered the psychological trauma that might be incureded even when successfully fighting off an assailant. The Accused sheds a new light on how a victum might act after such a traumatic experience with Dr.Tuttle unnecessarily hiding and sabotaging the invenstigation despite her only acting in self defense. I believe that within the context of The Accused rape is treated fairly legally.
Not calling 911 and hiding the body was morally and criminally wrong. The lack of remorse bothered me as an utter disregard for her dead daughter and selfishness unparalleled. I believe that the prosecution’s putting the death
This family was filled with lies, denial and and the need to please. From a young age Casey was raped by her father at young age and it was never acknowledge by the family because they had an image to uphold in the white picket fence community they lived in and people feel this was reflected in the death f Caylee, “The defense claims that Caylee died by an accidental drowning in the family pool and then the body was hidden to cover up secrets. One of the secrets claimed by the defense was that Casey, from the age of eight, was sexually molested by her father and there was attempted sexual abuse by Casey's brother” ( McBride). Her family was known to be a functional one people within their communities where the lived never knew that Casey was being harmed and the years of her being abused reflect on Caylee’s death. These issues were reflected because Casey may have been told not to report it just like she was told not to tell anyone of the horrendous things her father would do to her and what her brother tried to do to her.
His father is the sheriff and his mother sits at the top of a national auto supply chain and they are both so proud” (Page 5) Kellan Turner accused of being a rapist, didn’t receive a just investigation, because Kellan is the sheriff’s son, and has a higher point of power in the town. Whereas in a larger city like Toronto where people in authority don’t have personal connections to citizens, it’s easier to go into an unbiased investigation and find legitimate evidence to create a justified case. Therefore the setting of this novel shows that justice isn’t rightfully given to rape victims in small towns because justice isn’t blind in such settings, therefore not giving a fair trial and investigation for the
The court case I chose to outline is Payne v. Tennessee. This particular case deals with the use of victim impact statements in Capital court cases. The facts of this case began on June 27, 1987 when Pervis Tyrone Payne decided to visit his girlfriend, Bobbie Thomas, at her apartment, in Millington, Tennessee. Throughout the day Payne visited Thomas apartment in hopes of making contact with her, but each time no one was at the residence. On one particular visit, Payne decided to leave an overnight bag, containing his clothes, malt liquor and other personal items, in the hallway outside of Thomas’ apartment.
After he was raped, Brandon apologized to John and Tom and said that “this is all my fault”. Brandon felt as if he was the one to blame, even after these men beat, raped, and humiliated him. Brandon believed that he was the problem, when in fact he was just trying to live his life the way he wanted to, and he did nothing wrong. After he was raped, Brandon reported it to the police and the way he was treated was horrible. The Sheriff who talked to Brandon had absolutely no compassion for him and what he went through.
Glen Ridge Rape Case vs Steubenville Rape Case Victim The victims in both cases are different but have a few similarities in the cases. In the Glen Ridge Rape Case a woman with an intellectual disability was assaulted. This woman who was identified as M.G., was lured into the basement by a group of male athletes that went to the same high school as her. She was known in the community for her disability making her easy to manipulate and there were a few instances where people did take advantage of her disability and convinced her to do things that were wrong and sometimes inappropriate (“The Glen Ridge Rape”,2003).
When talking about Bill Cosby and him allegedly raping over 50 women, it is going to take time to get to the bottom of this trial. I feel as though if the women had been rape they should have said something back when it first happened. This has been untried and unpunished fro fifty years; why would anyone take the time out to try and put him in jail all these years later? I feel as though some of those women are lying because if the rape was that serious, they would have spoken up when it first happened. If I were to get raped, I would go to the police right after it happened and I would put the man that did it away fast so he wouldn't hurt anyone else again.
Through coercion and fear of reprisal he exerted his force and will over young women hoping to advance their careers. He never showed any empathy or remorse for his acts even after settling out of court on numerous occasions. In this case it was also the fault of the victims for not coming forward. It is understood that in this kind of hostile environment that the ramifications of speaking out towards an established public figure would be detrimental to ones career; however, it could have prevented several other women from having to undergo the same
(1998) stated “Legal samples are also likely to contain the more serious cases, limiting their generalizability” (p. 24). I believe there is no validity to this statement. As a reader, I am questioning what Rind and colleagues consider to be “serious” cases of child sexual assault and which cases are “not serious.” The statement is a matter of subjective opinion rather than fact. Individuals all perceive their assault differently; it is not up to Rind to determine what is a serious and what not a serious sexual assault of a child is.
