Rape

Not a Criminal… But Still Behind Bars?

by Law Offices of Karl E. Knudsen on 5/7/2013

Willie Grimes is a free man. In 1987, Grimes heard a report on television that a rape had been committed and that police were searching for him in connection with the incident. Grimes, thinking that it was all a big...more

Cops Must Pay $7M to Man Freed by DNA Evidence After 26 Years

by Sylvia Hsieh | Lawyers.com on 4/8/2013

Two retired cops must pay $7 million to a man they framed who served 26 years in prison for rape and murder until he was exonerated based on DNA evidence....more

Former NYPD Officer Acquitted On Most Serious Charges: Rape And Burglary

by The Law Offices of Tacopina Seigel and... on 3/26/2013

In an emotional trial that captivated the city of New York for years, a jury acquitted two NYC police officers on most charges, including rape and burglary....more

Chicago Cops Leave Woman in Criminal ‘Lion’s Den,’ Pay $22.5M

by Sylvia Hsieh | Lawyers.com on 1/22/2013

In the largest police misconduct case in Chicago history, the city will pay $22.5 million to settle a lawsuit by a woman who was raped and fell from a seventh-story window after officers left her in a high-crime area....more

Florida’s Sex Offender Registry

by The Byrd Law Firm, P.A. on 1/9/2013

In October, a Miami-Dade woman was abducted and gang-raped by five men. In July, Ronald Brown, a Largo area puppeteer who performed at birthday parties, schools and church functions for more than 20 years, was arrested for...more

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Not a Criminal… But Still Behind Bars?

Cops Must Pay $7M to Man Freed by DNA Evidence After 26 Years

Former NYPD Officer Acquitted On Most Serious Charges: Rape And Burglary

Chicago Cops Leave Woman in Criminal ‘Lion’s Den,’ Pay $22.5M

Florida’s Sex Offender Registry

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