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Posted on · The lawsuit alleges that Aldine ISD's negligence allowed an 11-year-old student to sexually assault a 6-year-old student in the back of a school bus on at least three separate occasions.
Posted on · The former officer was sentenced to six years of probation and has to register as a sex offender for the next 10 years.
Posted on · The civil lawsuit claims the county and its leadership failed to adequately fund and staff the Downtown Houston jail, resulting in “blatantly dangerous” working conditions that precipitated the December 2021 assault.
Posted on · Preston Chenier, 46, was arrested earlier this week in Louisiana and awaits extradition to Galveston County, where he will be charged with aggravated sexual assault, according to Det. Matthew Cypert of the La Marque Police Department.
Posted on · Uffot Williams is being charged with three counts of sexual assault. Houston police believe he may have assaulted other people and gotten away with it.
Posted on · According to the lawsuit, 28-year-old Joshua Flores sexually harassed and assaulted an underaged employee while working as a shift supervisor at a Dairy Queen in Huffman.
Posted on · A jury determined that Boykin deprived two women of their rights when, while on duty as a law enforcement officer in August 2020, he coerced them to perform oral sex in a parking lot in Houston.
Posted on · Her family and their attorney speak out against the injustices that led to her murder.
Posted on · There’s no dispute that FBI agents in 2015 knew that Nassar was accused of assaulting gymnasts. But the agents failed to act, leaving Nassar free to continue to target young women and girls for more than a year.
Posted on · Another massage therapist has filed a civil lawsuit against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, raising the number of women who have accused him of sexual misconduct to 23.
Posted on · It comes after a Harris County grand jury declined to indict Watson on nine other criminal complaints two weeks ago.
Posted on · A person familiar with the decision tells AP quarterback Deshaun Watson has changed his mind and will accept a trade to the Cleveland Browns.
Posted on · The investigation came after lawsuits filed by 22 women who accused Watson of sexual assault.
Posted on · The program will connect survivors of sexual assault with forensic interviewers, instead of assigning the work to police officers who don't have specialized trauma training.
Posted on · The Texas law has no exceptions for survivors of rape or incest. Social workers say that's hurting some survivors financially, psychologically and physically.