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Sexual Abuse
Sexual abuse (also referred to as molestation) is defined as the forcing of undesired sexual acts by one person to another. Child sexual abuse refers to situations when the person this is done to is a child.
Different types of sexual abuse involve:
- Non-consensual, forced physical sexual behavior such as rape or sexual assault
- Psychological forms of abuse, such as verbal sexual behavior or stalking.
- The use of a position of trust for sexual purposes.
- Incest, when it is coerced by force or emotional manipulation; the euphemism "bad touch" is sometimes used to describe such abuse. [1]
Sexual Harassment Plaintiff Must Answer Questions About Her Prior Sexual Abuse
Rhodes v. Motion Industries, ___F. Supp. 2d___ (E.D. Tenn. 2008), is a very interesting and unusual case. The court held that a plaintiff in a sexual harassment case could be compelled to answer written questions regarding her prior sexual abuse,...
Troubled Economy Sparks Child Abuse, Especially Sexual Abuse
Big corporations, their shareholders and employees aren’t the only ones hurt by the shaky economy. Nor are small businesses, their owners and employees...
A Plea Is Entered in an Obscenity Prosecution Against a Sexual Abuse Victim Who Posted Her Writings About Abuse on the Internet: Should the Federal Government Be Prosecuting Words As Obscenity?
Julie Hilden has this commentary on Findlaw. She writes:
Earlier this month, in Pittsburgh, U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers Conti sentenced a woman who says she is a sexual abuse survivor, Karen Fletcher, to home confinement for violating the federal obscenity laws...
help fighting the sexual abuse of children
As some of you know, I helped the victim of child abuse win a pretty big victory in the New Jersey Supreme Court establishing clearly the right of victims to hold institutions responsible for abuse...
GA - Youth sexual abuse rising
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By J.D. SUMNER (j.d.sumner@albanyherald.com)
ALBANY ? Officials tasked with prosecuting and keeping tabs on child molesters and rapists say the number of reported sex crimes committed by juveniles is rising; a trend they say may not be indicative of a spike in crime itself, but an increase in society?s sensitivity to the issue and legislative efforts to increase the ease of reporting sexual abuse...
Mother-Daughter Sexual Abuse
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This article is VERY, VERY long!
07/05/2008
By BloggerT7165
Sexual abuse perpetrated by mothers on their children, and Mother-Daughter sexual abuse, is a subject that many people have not even thought of or want to think of...
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Did I harass someone?
Oh, yes. This can be taken in as so many things, especially since you had testif...
How can a sexual harrasment case be dismissed even with evidence?
American law has very strict evidence requirements that are intended to insure t...
Can I take action acgainst my exmployer for a sexual comment made by my boss?
Yes,
There is a law that protects "whistle-blowers" from...
How can I get my parents away from my bulling brother?
First of all, if you are paying your lawyer, you should not be on the back burne...
My child is getting verbally harassed and beat up in school, can I press charges against the other child?
Here are the steps I would take; first I would go to the teacher and the school ...















