In 2016, a fascinating and inspiring Ted Talks video was aired called “Our Story of Rape and Reconciliation” given by Thordis Elva and Tom Stranger. The video shows Elva and Stranger taking turns sharing their story. In 1996, Stranger was an 18-year-old Australian exchange student to Iceland. He met 16-year-old Elva and they began dating.
Female Genital Mutilation or FGM has been in national news recently due to the Michigan’s second doctor being arrested for conducting this procedure.
In March of this year, 38-year-old Brooke L. Lajiness, of Lima Township appeared in court for 13 counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, one count of accosting a minor for immoral purposes, and one count of furnishing obscenity to a child. All for having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy.
Michigan State University continues to be under scrutiny this year following the arrest of MSU sports medicine, Dr. Larry Nassar. He has been charged with criminal sexual assault and has had many gymnasts. Former gymnasts are adding their voice to a growing number of plaintiffs in a civil suit against him for sexual assault. Many…
On January 17th, Lestina Marie Smith, a 17-year-old woman from Saginaw, was charged with two counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct for allegedly raping a 19-year-old man at knifepoint. She is currently being held without bond awaiting the determination of probable cause.
Two years ago, the story of Zachary Anderson being sentenced to 25 years on the Sex Offender Registry sparked public controversy. He was put on the list because of Michigan’s statutory rape laws and because the girl with whom he’d had sex had lied about her age.
Do you know that, if you are a teen and you so much as send a naked picture of yourself to your girlfriend or boyfriend, you could end up spending 20 years in prison?
You may have heard prostitution called “the oldest profession.” Today, prostitution can take many forms, including streetwalkers, brothels, call girls or escort services. Although it is not defined in the law in Michigan, the common understanding is that it consists of offering, agreeing to or engaging in a sexual act for monetary compensation. In other…
Continuing the series on sex crimes, today we’re addressing the charge of voyeurism and what it could mean to be charged with this crime in the State of Michigan.
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