Posts tagged Sexual Abuse Lawsuits

• Sexual Harassment Legislation in India

  Rick Patterson | August 02, 2007 1:20 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  India is attempting to put into place what will be their first legislation to stop the sexual harassment of certain working woman. The legislation would only include women working in the organized sector of India's work force, which includes factories, hotels, airlines, textile mills, parts of the farm sector and offices. However, out of the hundreds of millions of working women in India, only...

• Sexual Harassment in the Armed Forces

  Greg Owen | May 30, 2007 1:27 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Sexual harassment is widespread in the United States and abroad. Unfortunately, that is also the case within the armed forces. That is why Colleen Mussolino has spoken to many on the subject. This Wednesday, she will speak at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. on women in the military and care for those suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder caused by sexual harassment, rape and...

• New Rules Against Sexual Harassment

  Rick Patterson | February 12, 2007 9:43 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  New rules could be adopted regarding sexual harassment on Monday's American Bar Association meeting. The rules, which were last revised in 1990 would spell out that judges are to avoid "sexual advances, requests for sexual favors" and other such unwelcome behavior. Ethics and women's groups pushed for even more specific language, but said they welcome special recognition of a problem they say...

• MySpace Involved in Legal Action

  Rick Patterson | January 19, 2007 3:23 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It has long been advised that parents pay serious attention to what their children are doing and who they are interacting with while on a computer. MySpace, the popular Internet social network, has become very popular, particularly with teens. Of late, the families of five teenaged girls who were sexually assaulted by predators they met while on MySpace, have sued the owner 'News Corp.' for...

• No Charges for Orange County Sheriff

  Greg Owen | January 12, 2007 2:58 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  After conducting a criminal investigation involving Orange County Sheriff Michael Corona, California attorney general's office has determined that no sexual harassment charges will be filed. Michael Corona denied all charges and asked the attorney general's office to investigate the allegations. It seems that in 2004 Michael Corona fired ex-Assistant Sheriff George Jaramillo. The current...