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Legal proceedings resumed on Thursday, May 30, 2024, as former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective Roger Golubski faced mounting allegations of sexual abuse and trafficking, sparking renewed calls for accountability within the legal community. Amidst a backdrop of impassioned protests outside the courthouse, survivors bravely shared their stories of trauma inflicted by Golubski, shedding light…
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In the ongoing hush-money trial involving former President Donald Trump, the judge overseeing the case in Manhattan has rejected calls for discovery sanctions against the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. This decision comes after defense attorneys alleged “widespread misconduct” ahead of the trial, a claim that the judge found unsubstantiated. Acting New York…
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It has emerged that over the past five months, the LA County Probation Department has placed 66 officers — assigned to both adult and juvenile operations — on administrative leave. This due to alleged offenses including excessive force, sexual abuse, and drug possession. The department says it’s trying to “regain public trust”, adding it is…
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A bipartisan effort led by Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia aims to revolutionize oversight of federal prisons through the introduction of the Federal Prison Oversight Act. This legislation, set to be introduced on Wednesday, seeks to address instances of scandal and abuse within the system by establishing a hotline for inmates to report misconduct directly…
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After years of alleged sexual abuse by probation officers, teenage survivors are now seeking justice, shedding light on a long history of systemic abuse within the Los Angeles County Probation Department. Several former teenage detainees of the Los Angeles County Probation Department have come forward with allegations of sexual abuse by probation officers, sparking a…
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Chief Judge Margaret Bartley dismissed a misconduct complaint against U.S. Appeals Court Judge William Greenberg. Fix the Court filed the complaint, questioning a $10,000 donation to Senator Robert Menendez’s legal defense fund by Greenberg’s wife, Betty. Fix the Court argued that the donation violated judicial ethics, given Greenberg’s nomination to the bench by President Barack…
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It was the kind of tawdry tale that Donald Trump might have relished before politics: a porn actor claiming they had had sex. But on the eve of the 2016 presidential election, Trump feared the story, which he says is false, would cost him votes. So, prosecutors say, he arranged to pay Stormy Daniels to…
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Three former Philadelphia police detectives, now in their 70s, are facing trial after being accused of lying under oath during the 2016 retrial of Anthony Wright, who was exonerated of a 1991 rape and murder. The case marks a rare instance of law enforcement officials facing criminal charges for alleged misconduct leading to wrongful convictions.…
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An ex-teacher has been accused of disturbing crimes bordering on sexual assault of multiple minors who were her students. Reports say 25-year-old Jaden Charles, a former teacher from Texas, was arrested on allegations she sexually assaulted many of her students. @theneighborhoodtalk, for instance, reports that an investigation was launched after parents called the school to…
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Harvard University has taken disciplinary action against Germanic Languages and Literatures professor Eric Rentschler for violating sexual harassment policies. According to the The Harvard Crimson, the disciplinary action was announced by Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra in an internal email on Thursday. According to the email obtained by The Crimson, Rentschler has been placed on two-year…
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