Eastern District of Va.: No immunity for sexual-assault accuser

In a defamation suit, Defendant Jane Roe was not entitled to immunity for her statements in university proceedings accusing Plaintiff John Doe of sexual assault, though the court advised that the issue could be revisited at a later stage. The facts alleged in Doe's complaint, taken as true to resolve Roe's ...

NBA’s Rose asks court for sanctions against accuser

More than a year after the trial, Rose reportedly has asked the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court in San Francisco to sanction the attorneys of his accuser, "Jane Doe," for $5,000, essentially contending the case was a waste of resources and a "sham." News stories around the case show a jury inspecting text ...

NBA’s Rose asks court for sanctions against accuser

More than a year after the trial, Rose reportedly has asked the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court in San Francisco to sanction the attorneys of his accuser, "Jane Doe," for $5,000, essentially contending the case was a waste of resources and a "sham." News stories around the case show a jury inspecting text ...

Report: Ed Murray sex abuse accuser Heckard dead

Reports late Friday morning said one of the men who accused former Seattle Mayor Ed Murray of sex abuse has died. KIRO Radio reported that multiple sources confirmed that Delvonn Heckard, who first came forward with a lawsuit last April to accuse Murray of sex abuse, had died. Lincoln Beauregard ...

Report: Ed Murray sex abuse accuser Heckard dead

Reports late Friday morning said one of the men who accused former Seattle Mayor Ed Murray of sex abuse has died. KIRO Radio reported that multiple sources confirmed that Delvonn Heckard, who first came forward with a lawsuit last April to accuse Murray of sex abuse, had died. Lincoln Beauregard ...

Sources: Ed Murray accuser Delvonn Heckard has died

Multiple sources confirm to KIRO Radio that Delvonn Heckard — the man who sued former Seattle Mayor Ed Murray last year, alleging he was sexually abused by the politician — is dead. KIRO Radio reached out to Heckard's attorney, Lincoln Beauregard, who said he heard from someone close to the ...

Keillor accuser identified

Keillor saga deepens. The Star Tribune's Jeffrey Meitrodt and Neal Justin report: “The person who first accused Garrison Keillor of inappropriate behavior wasn't a woman — it was an angry man. … Dan Rowles, a close associate of Keillor's and a 16-year employee of 'A Prairie Home Companion,' ...