Tag Archives: ASSAULTS

Cruise Ship Sexual Assaults: Cruise Lines Don’t Share Information When Hiring Crew Members

Today, the Miami News Times published an article titled: Sexual Assault Is the Most Publicly Reported Crime on Cruises, but Companies Say It’s Rare. Written by Meg O’Connor, the article begins by reporting on a sexual assault committed against a nineteen-year-old … Continue reading

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MySpace Sued for Facilitating Offline Sexual Assaults [Repost from Concurring Opinions’ Archive]

[In 2007, I guest-blogged at the group law professor blog Concurring Opinions. With the demise of that blog, I am now archiving my guest posts on my own blog. This post first appeared on January 18, 2007.] AP reports that four families … Continue reading

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Cruise Ship Sexual Assaults: #Metoo and #Whyididntreportit on the High Seas

This week, I noticed that #metoo and #whyididntreportit were trending on Twitter, as a result of the controversy surrounding Judge Kavanaugh’s Senate hearing. Professor Ford and other women are coming forward to the Senate hearing today to allege that Judge Kavanaugh … Continue reading

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CSUN Student Accused of Multiple Sexual Assaults

A man who attended California State University Northridge was arrested on Friday after more than one person reported to the authorities that they had been sexually assaulted in encounters they had with the suspect. 19-year-old David Moreno-Jaime was a freshman … Continue reading

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Passenger Sexually Assaults 12 Year Old Girl During Cruise on the Carnival Conquest

A cruise passenger is accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl during an eastern Caribbean  cruise, according to a newspaper in West Virginia where the young man resides.  U.S. Federal prosecutors reportedly filed a motion for a guilty plea hearing … Continue reading

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