Jury Rejects Care Agency’s Shameful Tactics to Blame the Victim’s Sister and Exploit the Lack of Criminal Charges. Following a month-long trial in the courtroom of the Honorable Jane Gaskell, a Sonoma County jury returned a verdict yesterday, unanimously finding Santa Rosa-based care provider Becoming Independent (BI) negligent in the supervision and care of Brian…
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Olympian Ariana Kukors Smith, in a lawsuit filed in California, alleges that her former swim coach Sean Hutchison sexually abused her as a minor, and that the sport’s governing body, USA Swimming, covered up the sexual abuse.
Continue reading ›The California legislature has adjourned for the 2017 year, taking action on a critical bill affecting child sexual abuse victims. New legislation sets time limits on psychological examinations or “psyche exams” on child sex abuse victims in civil lawsuits. Currently, there are no time limits. The law also mandates that a licensed therapist with experience…
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