The accuser's attorney says it was best for her client to agree to the plea deal and avoid going to trial. “Having a survivor of a sexual assault testify in court is very difficult and can and traumatizes all over and does traumatize them all over again”, explained the counselor. A trauma, she says her client is ...
Ballard was assigned to the case by the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office after the Tulsa County District Attorney's Office recused itself due to its ties to the accuser's family. One of Ballard's assistant prosecutors previously worked at the Tulsa County DA's Office and personally knows the boy, ...
Russell Simmons is firing back at one of his accuser's allegations of rape in a new legal filing. In new court documents obtained by ET, the media mogul responds to accusations from Jennifer Jarosik, whom the filing refers to as a “casual acquaintance” of Simmons. The documents admit that Jarosik and ...
... in the midst of a disturbing chapter in his own life. He's being accused of molesting a child and is now suing his accuser. ... The accuser, Jim Cochrun, now 51, lives in Texas and says Robert Smith sexually assaulted him when he was just 12 years old. Now, Smith is suing that accuser. Smith who lives ...
Hip-hop entertainment mogul Russell Simmons claimed in court papers Wednesday that a woman who is suing him for rape sent him nude photos and tried to see him again after the alleged assault. Jennifer Jarosik, 37, filed a $5 million suit against Simmons in January, alleging that she was “sexually ...
So how influential is Robert D. Smith, the man accused of sexual abuse? Among his 148,000 followers on Twitter, is former president Barack Obama and country star Luke Bryant. He's a consultant, known for launching best-sellers and he's fighting for his reputation. The accuser, Jim Cochrun, now 51, ...
Some accusers choose to settle out of court, with an NDA, expressly to protect their privacy, avoiding the unwanted publicity, possible trauma and uncertain outcome of a civil or criminal trial. And some accusers like the certainty of a large monetary settlement offer, which would undoubtedly be much ...
"The state does not dispute Mr. Ballard's longtime close relationship with the accuser's parent that started as a mentor-mentee relationship when both worked in the Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office," the reply states. "The state does not dispute that Mr. Ballard has remained friends with the ...
Fred Newman, an attorney representing O'Reilly, said in a statement to CNN on Wednesday that “the only reason Bill O'Reilly settled any cases was to protect his children.” Pamela Chelin contributed to this report. Read original story Bill O'Reilly's Accusers Say Sexual Harassment Deal Required Them ...
In January, Jarosik filed a $5 million civil lawsuit against the mogul and accused him of raping her. Now, in a court filing submitted on April 4, Simmons attempts to strike down those allegations, calling their sexual relationship consensual and submitting loving texts allegedly sent from Jarosik around the ...
