In July 2017, a Pennsylvania teacher pled guilty to sexual abuse of a student at a home/school for troubled girls in the Philadelphia suburbs. These types of cases have not slowed down, and in fact, have increased in the past several years.
Last month, the PA Superior Court issue a major ruling in the William Lynn criminal case. The court ordered a new trial. The DA’s office has filed a motion for reargument which is expected to be ruled on in February. Stay tuned.
Earlier this year, Pennsylvania’s highest federal court (3rd Circuit Court of Appeals) asked the Pennsylvania (state) Supreme Court to answer a question about defamation and the defense of judicial privilege. See Schanne v. Addis, August 17, 2015. The question was raised in a defamation lawsuit filed by a former Montgomery County, PA high school teacher […]
Just last week, Jerry Sandusky’s appeal to the Pennsylvania Superior Court was denied. His lawyers are expected to appeal to the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court. Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal – Background Last summer, a Pennsylvania jury found Jerry Sandusky guilty of over 40 counts. The case began with a long grand jury investigation which […]
For immediate release, September 27, 2013 Another Philadelphia priest has been arrested and charged with sexually abusing a young boy. It is the same song, different tune. Last year, the Philadelphia Archdiocese was rocked by Monsignor Lynn’s conviction for failing to protect innocent child parishioners from known sexually abusive priests. Yesterday, former Philadelphia priest, Robert […]
It’s official. Thanks to a recent case, Commonwealth v. Cox, in Pennsylvania, a Facebook user may be convicted of harassment. This is a significant case because it means that you may be convicted of a crime if you use any social media website to harass someone. In a recent Pennsylvania Superior court case, a young […]
Last week, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted on House Bill 90. This is one of the bills which have been submitted this session as a result of the multiple recommendations of the Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection. The bill would give prosecuting offices the ability to use special administrative subpoenas to obtain specific […]
Last month, Oregon high school principal, Michael Bremont, accepted a plea deal in a sex abuse case involving a 17 year old high school student. Bremont faces a second criminal charge involving a 15 year old high school student. Ten years ago, Bremont started as a high school administrator in the Central Linn, Oregon school […]
Jerry Sandusky is now sitting in a prison cell, waiting for sentencing. His victims can finally feel safe, knowing that he can not, will not ever hurt any other innocent children. After 20 hours of deliberating over nearly 50 charges of child sexual abuse, the jurors found Sandusky guilty of nearly all of the charges. […]
