I have a sex assault case. The maximum for sex assault 4th degree is 1 year in jail. He's also charged with assault 2, which has a 10 year max, but if he's found guilty of both, assault 2 "merges" into sex assault 4, which means that his max penalty if he's found guilty of both is 1 year ( Read more... )

You're not a rape victim unless the police say so. Trigger-y, as one might imagine.

The thing that blows my mind most is that the officer who decided to close out a rape victim's case over the phone without actually investigating or interviewing any of the witnesses was a 14-year veteran of the sex assault unit. What kind of training do they ( Read more... )