When Prosecutor Refuses Rape Charges, Survivor Convenes Her Own Grand Jury Based on Obscure 1887 Law
When a Kansas prosecutor refused to bring charges after a woman accused a man of rape, the alleged victim took the law into her own hands. Madison Smith, a 22-year-old graduate student at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, has spent the past three years fighting to hold the perpetrator accountable for a rape she alleges […]
Ex-UCLA Gynecologist Indicted on 21 Sexual Abuse Counts
Former University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) gynecologist, Dr. James Heaps, was indicted on 21 counts of various sexual abuse offenses Monday. The grand jury indictment unsealing brought additional charges against Heaps, who now faces a total of 21 felony counts and a maximum prison sentence of over 90 years if convicted of all offenses. The former UCLA […]
Local Glendale Hit-and-Run Escalates Into High-Speed Chase, Multi-Vehicle Crash
A Monday afternoon trip to Trader Joe’s unexpectedly turned into a high-speed chase for a local woman after her car was hit at an intersection and the other driver failed to pull over. After exiting the parking lot and proceeding through the green light, a Jaguar running the red light struck the woman’s vehicle. When it became […]