Indiana to conduct audit of untested sexual assault kits
Indiana State Police plan to conduct an audit of untested sexual assault kits that may have lingered in evidence collection rooms across the state for years.
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Nurse-attorney Barbra Bachmeier removes obstacles to helping victims
The philosophy of empowering her patients transfers into Barbra Bachmeier’s practice as an attorney. Working solely in the area of adult guardianships, she gives her clients the freedom to make their own choices.
COA overturns bestiality conviction based on confession
Although a Delaware County man admitted to sexually assaulting his roommate’s dog, the Indiana Court of Appeals overturned the man’s bestiality conviction Thursday because the prosecution failed to establish a corpus delicti.
USA Gymnastics faces another suit over alleged sex abuse by doctor
A doctor accused of sexually abusing gymnasts was sued Tuesday by 18 women and girls, the latest legal action over alleged assaults, mostly at his clinic at Michigan State University.
COA keeps man’s name on sex offender registry
A man who has been convicted of multiple sex offenses must keep his name on the Indiana Sex Offender Registry for now after the Indiana Court of Appeals found Tuesday that he had failed to present a proper petition to keep his name off of the registry.
Cosby quips to security, ‘Don’t tase me, bro’ before court
Bill Cosby greeted security officers in Norristown, Pennsylvania with a joke Tuesday morning before a hearing in his sexual assault case, quipping, "Don't tase me bro" as they wanded him on his way into a suburban Philadelphia courtroom.
For the first time, Bill Cosby’s lawyers claim racism
Lawyers for the 79-year-old comedian Bill Cosby have suggested for the first time that racial bias is to blame as Cosby faces the prospect of 13 women testifying in court that he drugged and molested them.
Police: Man going to gay pride event had rigged magazines
Police found a loaded assault rifle with magazines rigged to allow 60 shots to be fired in quick succession, along with 15 pounds of chemicals mixed and ready to explode in the car of an Indiana man who said he was headed to a gay pride event, authorities revealed Tuesday.
Prosecutor bumps Stanford sex assault judge from new case
A Northern California judge at the center of a recall campaign after his handling of a Stanford University sexual assault case was removed from a new sexual assault case Tuesday by the local district attorney.
Indiana agency issues plan to fight sexual assault
The Indiana State Department of Health has issued a five-year plan to fight sexual assault in the state that focuses on prevention and education, particularly for children who are in high school or younger.
Judge in Stanford sex assault case called fair, respected
A judge who sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman used to play lacrosse at the school a few miles down the road from his courtroom, where attorneys said that he is respected and fair.
Cosby lawyers outline defense as case heads to trial
Bill Cosby's lawyers gave a blistering preview of the questions the actor's accuser will face at trial, as a judge refused to dismiss the sex-assault case at a preliminary hearing.
COA upholds charges in robbery, assault case
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a man’s robbery, intimidation, rape, sexual assault and other convictions stemming from an October 2013 break-in after it found his convictions did not violate the single larceny and continuous crime doctrines.
Indiana University: Sexual misconduct review finds no bias
A review of sexual misconduct cases overseen by Indiana University's former student ethics director, who resigned in February amid sex assault allegations that he denies, found that those cases "were conducted without bias or undue influence," the school said Monday.
Cosby case could hinge on 2 issues: deposition and accusers
With one crucial legal battle out of the way, at least two more loom in the sexual-assault case against Bill Cosby: whether prosecutors can use his explosive testimony from a decade-old lawsuit, and whether other Cosby accusers can testify.
Cosby lawyer says comedian was assured he was in the clear
Bill Cosby's top legal adviser said Wednesday that he never would have let the comedian testify in a 2005 lawsuit if he thought Cosby could still face sexual assault charges in the matter.
Cosby’s lawyers push to get sexual assault case thrown out
Bill Cosby arrived at court Tuesday to try to get the sexual assault charges against him thrown out because of what his lawyers say was a binding commitment by a previous district attorney not to prosecute him a decade ago.
Consent amid wine, pills to be a key question in Cosby case
Entertainer Bill Cosby has long maintained that his extramarital conquests over the years were all consensual. A jury may ultimately decide if that's true after the 78-year-old actor was arrested Wednesday on felony assault charges in suburban Philadelphia stemming from a 2004 encounter with a former Temple University employee less than half his age.
New advocacy group aims to prevent sexual assaults
A new sexual assault prevention group has been formed roughly one year after a similar victims’ advocacy effort was found financially insolvent and disbanded.