Sexual Abuse Law Blog
June 2016
FIU Professor arrested on sexual assault charges
On June 16, 2016, Florida International University (FIU) professor David Ralston, age 69, was arrested at a hotel in Fort Lauderdale for allegedly assaulting his...
June 2016
The Statute of Limitations For Sexual Abuse Reform Movement...
It’s official. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has signed House Bill 492, removing the statute of limitations for sexual abuse claims. It’s now the law of...
June 2016
Broward Sheriff’s Office Sergeant arrested for child pornography
Sergeant Kreg Costa of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office was arrested on June 9, 2016 on twenty-nine child sex-related charges, including child pornography, using a...
June 2016
Sentence Imposed in Stanford Rape Case is a Travesty
Last week, Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky sentenced Brock Turner to a mere six months in county jail after he was convicted of three...
June 2016
Mormon Church accused of failing to report sexual abuse
According to the Associated Press, a Navajo man is suing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for failing to report sexual abuse he allegedly suffered...
June 2016
ARE YOUR KIDS SAFE FROM SEXUAL ABUSE AT SUMMER...
School is out and summer is here! It’s the time of year when many parents send their kids off on that grand adventure: sleepaway camp....
June 2016
Orlando’s Dr. Gopal Basisht Disciplined by Health Dept., Gets...
Orlando, Florida doctor Gopal Basisht has permanently relinquished his medical license after the Florida Department of Health accused him of sexually assaulting two adult female patients at his private...
June 2016
Hernando County Doctor Jacques Aristilde Arrested on Molestation Charges
Spring Hill, Florida doctor Jacques Aristilde has been arrested by the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office on charges that he molested a 15-year-old girl who worked in...
May 2016
Stuart, Florida Youth Pastor Sentenced For Distributing Child Porn
Jeffrey Brian Mobley, a former youth pastor at The Grace Place in Stuart, Florida has plead guilty and been sentenced by a federal judge to forty-five years in...