It was 1994, in Manassas, Virginia. Anita Hill had just brought sexual harassment allegations against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. Later that year, figure skater Tonya Harding would be embroiled in a scandal involving her ex-husband having rival Nancy Kerrigan attacked, and O.J. Simpson would be acquitted of murdering his wife, Nicole. Abused women were…
The holiday season is full of all kinds of things for people: celebrations, cheer, warmth, and a lot of times debt, stress, and dread. Unfortunately, holidays aren’t always positive for everyone. This is a time of year when crime is on the rise. Actually, certain kinds of crime spikes are linked to different holidays. The…
It all started with a change.org petition email with the subject, “a rapist granted child custody?” The petitioners wanted a Michigan judge’s decision to be overturned. In addition, they want the judge himself to be impeached and removed from his bench in response to what happened in Sanilac County Michigan recently. And yes, the story…
The possibility of being falsely accused of rape is a fear many men might share, whether justifiable or not.
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.
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.
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.
The focus is back on Mateen Cleaves, a former Michigan State basketball star and former NBA basketball player. Sadly, this is not the kind of attention he wants. Cleave is on trial for sexual assaulting a 24-year-old girl in September 2015. The captain star, who lead the MSU team to a 2000 NCAA championship, is…
Teen Dating Violence Has someone you love been accused of teen dating violence and now faces sexual assault charges? Let’s review the case in Michigan that made headlines in December 2015 and early 2016. In March, two Pinckney area teens plead guilty to the sexual assault. Nicklaus Haggerty Lefebvre, 18, and Jacob Glenn Houck, 17,…
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