Posted on February 24, 2020 | Rape, Sexual Assault
What Is a Rape Kit?
Rape is the crime of forcing sexual intercourse upon someone by means of intimidation, threat of bodily injury, violence, menace, or duress. Rape can also occur while the victim is unconscious, intoxicated, physically restrained, or mentally disabled. If someone rapes you, know that what happened to you was not your fault. Also know that it… read more
read morePosted on February 14, 2020 | Rape, Sexual Abuse
Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard Accused of Rape and Sex Trafficking Underage Girls in Class Action Lawsuit
Billionaire businessman Peter Nygard has been of accused of drugging and raping girls as young as 14 during wild sex parties at his secluded Bahamas estate. A federal class action lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York alleges that the 77 year old fashion mogul recruited the young women to attend “pamper parties… read more
read morePosted on January 16, 2017 | Firm News, Rape, Sexual Abuse
Montebello Teacher Arrested on Suspicion of Statutory Rape of 17-Year-Old Student
A Montebello teacher was arrested on suspicion of statutory rape of a 17-year-old girl, the Whittier Police Department said Saturday.
Brian Lee Ward, 46, was arrested Friday in Whittier. Ward is a high school teacher at Vail High School in the Montebello Unified School District.
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“Ward had developed a sexual relationship with the student over the course of several mon
Posted on November 14, 2016 | Assault, Firm News, Rape
Uber driver from H.B. charged with raping unconscious 17-year-old passenger in Laguna Beach
An Uber driver from Huntington Beach has been charged with raping an unconscious 17-year-old female passenger near her Laguna Beach home. For more information and the whole story, go to: https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-uber-rape-20161110-story.html
read morePosted on September 30, 2016 | Assault, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Public School Abuse, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Second Student Files Suit Against Hesperia Unified School District
A second student has come forwarded and filed suit against Hesperia Unified School District, alleging that there exists a culture of sexual hazing on the Oak Hills High School football team. The Plaintiff, an 18-year-old known in court filings as John KZ Doe, is the second victim of hazing at the school to come forward… read more
read morePosted on September 13, 2016 | Assault, Attorney, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, John Manly, Lewd acts, Public School Abuse, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
High School Hazing Discussed in Depth by ESPN
ESPN’s Outside The Lines has pointed its spotlight at the epidemic of hazing in high school sports. The investigative piece features an interviews with attorneys from Manly, Stewart & Finaldi, and focuses on the case of one of the firm’s clients, who has sued Hesperia Unified School District following a horrific incident of violent sexual… read more
read morePosted on August 3, 2016 | Assault, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Public School Abuse, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Athletic Director Arrested on Suspicion of Having Sex with a Minor; Flees to Vegas
Juan Ivan Barajas, the 36-year-old athletic director at San Gabriel Mission High School has been arrested on suspicion of having sex with a 15-year-old female student. Barajas fled with his victim to Las Vegas when her parents learned of the abuse. Barajas was arrested by Henderson, NV, police and booked. For more information and the… read more
read morePosted on June 30, 2016 | Assault, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Church, clergy sexual abuse, Firm News, Lewd acts, Los Angeles, Molestation, Orange County, Pedophile, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Long Beach Teacher Arrested on Suspicion of “Continual Sexual Abuse” of Student
Jason Gorski, 43, has been arrested on suspicion of continually sexually abusing a male student of his from 2007 to 2009, while the child was 12 to 15 years old. At the time, Gorski was a teacher at a private school in Long Beach. Since then, he has left the school and was arrested in… read more
read morePosted on June 22, 2016 | Assault, California, Firm News, Lewd acts, Rape, Sex Offender
Man Arrested in Barstow On Suspicion of Raping Two Women He Met on Dating Site
Dionza Antwoine Bradford, a 24 year old resident of Barstow, California, has been arrested on suspicion of raping two women he met on the dating site Plenty of Fish. Bradford may have raped other women, and police are asking that anyone with information please come forward. For more information and the whole story, go to:… read more
read morePosted on June 8, 2016 | Assault, California, Firm News, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse
Debate Rages Over Stanford University Rape Case
National debate continues to rage across the country as individuals weigh the sentence handed down by Judge Aaron Persky following the guilty verdict in the trial of Brock Turner, who was accused of raping Jane Doe while she was unconscious. The case has drawn national scrutiny because despite the guilty verdict and eyewitnesses to the… read more
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