By Ocala on 03/27/2017
“…“When people speak up about dating violence (it shows) they’ll stop it from the beginning and they are going to speak out,” Kingsley said. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.ocala.com/news/20170327/helping-victims-of-domestic-violence
By Barrons on 03/31/2017
“…The new rule has been approved by the SEC and will go into effect in February 2018. It requires securities firms to make “reasonable efforts” to obtain contact information for a person trusted by the account holder. The information will allow the companies to notify a family member or someone close to the customer if fraud or abuse is suspected. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.barrons.com/articles/advisors-empowered-to-fight-elder-abuse-1490980768
By The Register Herald on 03/29/2017
“…Certainly the increase in Internet and telephone scams has played a role, and those go far beyond the simply “phishing” for passwords and Social Security numbers to include sophisticated scams involving annuities, trusts, deeds and reverse mortgages — to name a few.
But many of the perpetrators are not strangers. They are family members, caregivers, neighbors, acquaintances or professionals who use their positions of trust to gain access to older resident’s finances. …”
By The Blaze on 04/03/2017
“…Students at Northern Arizona University are calling on their school president to resign because she refuses to implement or endorse “safe spaces” on the NAU campus. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/03/college-students-call-for-arizona-school-president-to-resign-because-she-rejects-safe-spaces/
By Orlando Sentinel on 03/20/2017
“…“When we have a male victim, it is a reminder that anyone can be a victim of domestic violence,” said Harbor House CEO Michelle Sperzel. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-domestic-violence-homicide-men-20170330-story.html
By The Star on 04/03/2017
“… “Take 2015, for example. There were 5,100 domestic violence cases (and) of that number, 26% of the victims were male. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/04/03/domestic-violence-to-cover-male-victims-too/#YauL0cHcxAu8I51j.99
By Huffington Post on 03/23/2017
“…A married high school science teacher is facing felony charges after being accused of having sexual relations with a student ― but it appears to be her smiling mug shot that’s creating the most buzz. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/smiling-teacher-accused-of-improper-relations_us_58d27c47e4b0b22b0d1888df
By The Washington Post on 03/23/2017
“…On Wednesday, nearly two weeks after Talbott burst into the church, police said called her story a “hoax” and the allegations deemed “officially UNFOUNDED.” In a statement, the police chief admonished Talbott for the turmoil she caused in the community and for making offensive claims about African Americans. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/03/23/hoax-texas-teen-made-up-widely-publicized-story-that-3-black-men-kidnapped-and-gang-raped-her-police-say/?utm_term=.2e031c8c6e6c&wpisrc=nl_&wpmm=1
By Above The Law on 03/23/2017
“… After all, you would think that publishing a widely heralded 2007 book on the Duke case would have convinced people that sometimes colleges don’t handle sexual assault cases particularly well. You might even think that colleges would have learned from Duke’s terrible mistakes, which are rumored to have cost tens of millions of dollars in settlements. Alas, you would be wrong. But I love your optimism. …”
By The Fire on 03/24/2017
“…“ACTL believes that in a well-intentioned effort to address the significant problem of campus sexual assault, OCR has established investigative and disciplinary procedures that, in application, are in many cases fundamentally unfair to students accused of sexual misconduct,” the group’s report states. …”
Read the entire article: https://www.thefire.org/american-college-of-trial-lawyers-on-campus-sexual-assault-investigations-under-the-current-system-everyone-loses/
