Judge Rules Testimony Ex-Wife of Credible, Current Wife Not So Much – Won’t Release Defendant
By Alana Bleimann SACRAMENTO – Three witnesses—including a current and former wife—testified this week in defendant Rudolph…
Judge Allows Alleged Sexual Assault Defendant to Visit His Granddaughter
By Linhchi Nguyen SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Patrick Marlette Friday lifted a no-contact order…
SF Launches Pilot Program to Expand Time to Collect, Test Toxicology Samples from Sex Assault Survivors
By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has announced that the San…
Sexual Assault and Robbery Defendant Nabbed Because of Juicebox and Purple Blanket
By Julian Navarro SACRAMENTO – A purple blanket and a container of cranberry juice—Darnee Dinkins was found…
Remote Witness Testimony Denied in Woodland Underage Sexual Assault Case
By Roxanna Jarvis WOODLAND, CA – A motion to allow remote witness testimony was denied in a…
Judge Refuses to Strike 5-Year Sentencing Enhancement for Man Appealing Sexual Assault Conviction
By Josué Monroy SACRAMENTO– A Sacramento man convicted and sentenced to 25 years to life plus…
Accused ‘Tio’ Offered $20 to Young Victim of Sexual Abuse
By Rafiya Naqvi CATHEDRAL CITY – This Riverside County Superior Court hearing began late last week with…
Suspect Skates Away from Officer in Sexual Battery Case
By Julie Maruskin A man that matched the description of the dispatch report skated away from the…
District Attorney Candidates Meet in Candidate Forum in San Francisco – Part 2
San Francisco – District Attorney candidates vying for an open seat in November met at the UC…
Harvard Was Wrong to Dismiss Its Dean for Representing Harvey Weinstein
By David Cole and Carol Rose Last month, Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana announced that Ronald Sullivan,…
Sexual Assault and Knife Threats at Cache Creek Casino
By Lauren Zaren This case is a reminder of the incredible risk of getting into a vehicle…
Jury Trial on Sexual Battery at Cache Creek Casino Resumes
By Lemuel Herg The Honorable Janene Beronio, in Department 10, presided over the second day of the…
A Minor Alleges that Her Father Figure Uncle Raped Her
By Lemuel Herg “SG,” the victim and complaining witness, alleges that when she was 14 years old,…
DV Victim Taken Advantage of By Police Officer, DA’s Office Tries to Hide Evidence from Trial Court
In December 2016, a jury convicted then 23-year-old Andres Cordova of attempted murder, a crime for which…
Habeas Filing Shows Evidence Victim Lied, New Translation in 2009 Conviction of Ajay Dev
Attorneys for Ajay Dev are seeking to overturn the conviction from 2009 that resulted in a 378-year…
Victims Accuse Davis Massage Therapist of Sexual Assault
by Jenean Docter and Danielle Eden C. Silva Citizen Witness Testimony Heard By Jenean Docter Further witness…
Opening Arguments in Sexual Assault Trial
by Danielle Eden Silva In Department 14, the jury trial for the People v. Rodwin Yamsone Vibat…
No Such Thing as ‘Consensual Sex’ When a Person Is in Police Custody
By Katharine Bodde and Erika Lorschbough On the night of Sept. 15, 2017, Edward Martins and Richard…
Commentary: What Men Need To Do about Sexual Accusations
The other day I was reading a Facebook post from a friend who heard about a female…
Open Letter to Administrators: Fight Rape Culture
(Editor’s note: On Friday at the UC Davis Quad, there was a Rally to Fight the Rape…
