Cross-examination is essential, even in Title IX investigations
The editorial “Don't retraumatize sexual assault victims” argued against allowing the representatives of a student to cross-examine an accuser.
Hoover’s lawyer seeks to question accuser in deposition
The accuser gave a deposition in a lawsuit filed by an ex-House Republican Caucus staffer claiming she lost her job for reporting sexual harassment.
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Harvey Weinstein Criminal Case May Be Crumbling, Experts Say
As a key hearing approaches, the disgraced mogul's defense hinges on discrediting accusers with emails and preventing "prior bad act" witnesses ...
Disney worker accused of stalking
According to an arrest affidavit, Nicolas Palazuelos, 18, worked as a lifeguard at Disney's Polynesian Resort. His accuser, whose name was redacted, ...
Couple ‘treated like criminals’ by police at Dubai airport after telling a man to stop tapping his foot
“When the plane landed, staff escorted us and our “accuser” off first – uniformed officers were waiting for us. We were being treated like criminals!
Commission says evidence is not enough for action against legal officer
... inappropriate conduct of the legal officer to whom she had turned for advice this year in relation to a 2017 sex case in which she's the accuser.
POLICE CALLS
Robbery: A Campbell woman told police that while in a Southern Park Mall store, another woman forcibly pulled the accuser's purse from her arm ...
Man charged with receiving stolen property
The accuser told police that he had parked the vehicle overnight, unlocked with the keys in the left visor, and woke up to find the vehicle missing.
Why the Baylor rape case plea isn’t all that surprising to lawyers
(CNN) When Texas prosecutors offered a former Baylor University student accused of sexual assault the chance to plea to a lesser charge, the victim ...