A former football player from Troy University recently filed a lawsuit against the university, three coaches, and a former teammate. The player accuses the defendants of engaging in sexual harassment and bullying while on the football team. Specifically, the plaintiff alleges sexual harassment in the form of verbal harassment, homophobic slurs, and sexual violence. The …
When we become injured or ill and need medical assistance, we trust that the paramedics, nurses, and doctors will help us recover. Unfortunately, not all medical professionals take their ethical obligations seriously. A former paramedic who worked in Alabama and Mississippi has just been sentenced to 40 years in prison without parole. He pled guilty …
Erik Heninger and Brandy Robertson secured a $1.5 million judgment against a cheerleading coach and gym for sexual assault and invasion of privacy of two women. Along with other acts, the coach was secretly recording the cheerleaders – minors at the time – in various states of undress in the gym, the gym’s bathrooms, and …
An Alabama jury found a former school superintendent guilty of sexual harassment and assault, and battery last week. Sexual harassment victims filed a civil lawsuit against the superintendent. The court found him guilty of sexual harassment under the 14th Amendment equal protection Clause. They also found him guilty of assault and battery. The jury answered …
A former University of South Alabama Women’s head volleyball coach faces new allegations of sexual abuse. The plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit claim that the coach sexually harassed and emotionally and physically abused her players for several years. The lawsuit also claims that the university knew that an abusive situation was going on and failed …
by HGD Staff In the wake of yet more sex abuse discoveries, the Catholic Church continues to struggle with a decades-long image problem. Just recently, it was revealed that the identities of more than 500 priests in Illinois were kept hidden from authorities, even after credible allegations of sexual abuse were brought against them. While …
By HGD Staff Many victims of sexual misconduct feel there is nowhere to turn. Victims often worry that they will not be heard or that they will be punished for coming forward. While it is certainly easy to understand these fears, there is hope. The law does offer protections to sexual assault and harassment victims. At …
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