A military appellate court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that a sailor sexually assaulted four women with whom he had consensual sex because he failed to disclose his HIV status. The appellate court last week affirmed an earlier ruling in the case, U.S. v. Forbes. The women could not provide “meaningful, informed consent” to …
This is a controversial topic and hotly debated. I intend to present both sides and let you the reader decide. In the last two decades, the Kansas City Star has researched and investigated the the number of Catholic priests who’ve died of AIDS related illnesses and found “priests are dying of AIDS at a rate …
Photos of 81-year-old Bill Cosby walking out of the courtroom in handcuffs are all over the Internet. Cosby, the disgraced actor convicted of 3 counts of sexual assault, will now spend the next 3-10 years in prison. Most people believe he got what he deserved. Others say the sentence was too lenient. Remember, each count …
The allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are serious and threaten to sink his bid to become the next Supreme Court justice. Over the weekend, the Washington Post published details of the sexual attack allegations from Palo Alto University professor Christine Blasey Ford. In summary, Ford alleges: While his friend watched, she said, Kavanaugh …
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You can’t glance at any news feed the last few weeks without reading about another powerful white male accused of sexual harassment or sexual abuse of women or children. Hollywood’s abuzz with the latest accusations. The NYPD says they’re looking at charging Harvey Weinstein with crimes. Kevin Spacey has had his popular Netflix show House of …
Those of us who were old enough to remember the scandals surrounding the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1990’s, know the LAPD doesn’t enjoy the best reputation. Well, it seems like things haven’t changed much. You could argue they’ve gotten worse. The LA Times is featuring a story of a sex scandal involving Los …
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Trouble is percolating to the surface at the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Department. This past March, in the middle of an investigation into his conduct, 14-year-veteran Sgt. Michael Gibson tendered his resignation from the Sheriff’s Department. Gibson’s last position involved teaching young police recruits at the St. Petersburg College Corrections Academy. It turns out he was …