Tag: sexual assault
Civil jury finds Bill Cosby sexually abused teenager in 1975
By Brian Melley and Andrew Dalton, Associated Press
Jurors at a civil trial found Tuesday that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the...
Cosby lawyer urges jurors to consider only proof from trial
By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press
A lawyer for Bill Cosby told jurors they need to look past years of public accusations against the actor and...
As US poised to restrict abortion, other nations ease access
By ASTRID SUÁREZ and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN, Associated Press
As women in the United States find themselves on the verge of possibly losing the constitutional right...
Advocates: Gov. Newsom Still Has Chance to Fund DV Prevention
By Charlene Muhammad | California Black Media
Gov. Gavin Newsom missed an opportunity to help prevent sexual and domestic violence when he failed to include...
The New Face of Poverty and the Mass Incarceration of America’s Children
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Part Two of the comprehensive Children’s Defense Fund’s The State of America’s Children 2021.
The number of...