Sentences with phrase «alleged victims by»

Mr Justice Hayden in Re A (a minor)(fact finding; unrepresented party)[2017] EWHC 1195 (Fam) says «It is a stain on the reputation of our Family Justice system that a Judge can still not prevent a victim being cross examined by an alleged perpetrator» and Changes to the law are still needed to restrict the cross-examination of alleged victims by alleged Perpetrators.

The cross-examination of an alleged victim by their perpetrator is prohibited by statute but only in higher courts.

Not exact matches

The lawsuits, each filed by individual artists in a US federal court in Los Angeles, ask a judge to create a class - action suit in which other alleged victims can collectively seek damages.

Combined with lawsuits filed by Harvey Weinstein's alleged victims, the company was an unappealing acquisition target.

By all accounts, this was a bizarre trial, with the defense rather than the prosecution clamoring to bring in more alleged victims.

Victims of the alleged curse are said to have included the son of Mughal Emperor Babur, who was exiled from his kingdom; Shah Jahan, who was imprisoned by his son; and Nadir Shah, who was assassinated.

This week, Uber temporarily lost its CEO, saw a board member leave after making a sexist comment, and was sued by a rape victim who alleges the company improperly gained access to her medical records.

Alleging that the names posted by O'Malley deliberately omitted «at least a third of predator priests,» Clohessy's statement added that «some kids will be spared some abuse, because some predator priests are now more easily identified, and some victims will feel validation.»

The report criticised the Church for «rushing to judgment» by paying out compensation of almost # 17,000 to his alleged victim.

Over the past year, I've been corresponding more regularly with victims of abuse who have patiently and graciously exposed me to the ways in which the Church routinely mishandles abuse allegations by shaming the alleged victims and protecting church leaders.

As you may know, Sovereign Grace Ministries, an association of Reformed church plants, is facing a significant lawsuit that alleges church leaders covered up the abuse of children by discouraging parents from reporting abuse to authorities and requiring victims to forgive their abusers in person.

The grand jury found that Lynn, 60, endangered children, including the alleged victims of those charged last week, by knowingly allowing dangerous priests to continue in the ministry in roles in which they had access to kids.

Under previous law, as interpreted by the Supreme Court in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., the statute of limitations on such suits ran out 180 days after the alleged discrimination occurred, even if the victims never knew about it.

The alleged victim though, was continually haunted by the case.

Pastor Tim Challies has argued that «thinking biblically» about the SGM lawsuit — which alleges that the leadership of SGM covered up the abuse of children by discouraging parents from reporting abuse to authorities and requiring victims to forgive their abusers in person — means keeping quiet about it in order to avoid «gossip.»

The 66 - year - old cardinal and others have been accused by Preynat's alleged victims of not reporting the crimes to the authorities, after a former scout in 2014 accused the cleric of abusing him in the 1980s.

So what you're saying is that by pointing out that you have no compassion whatsoever for the alleged victims and have declared yourselves Long's Lynch Mob, I'm the one with no compassion...

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) says documents obtained from an alleged victim in a Florida civil case show that authorities in Pennsylvania and New York should investigate retired Roman Catholic Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua.

Ms Humphryes asked if Soper had become a teacher so that he could start «monstrously» abusing boys, as was claimed by one of the alleged victims - who can not be identified for legal reasons.

The Tribune investigation, for which Gibney's alleged victims signed sworn affidavits, came after a probe of Gibney by the national police.

Gonos stepped towards Manziel and was promptly punched in the face, the alleged victim's account to police says, followed by a beat down by Manziel's crew, giving the man a «swollen lip, right eye swollen, red face.»

Victims will likely now fear vilification by the ignorant masses should their prosecution team fail to convict their alleged attackers, which can be incredibly difficult.

Ferdinand, 26, was the victim of an alleged racist comment made by Terry during a Premier League match two weeks ago.

The impressive McCleary - later the alleged victim of racist abuse by a supporter - doubled the lead three minutes later with Phil Parkinson's side still attempting to regroup.

Waco police also told the alleged victim they had contacted Baylor, but according to documents and interviews conducted by Outside the Lines, Baylor didn't begin looking into the allegations until Sept. 11, 2015.

«Governor Ahmed described the alleged killings as the outcome of clashes between rival cults in the state as most victims have been identified by security agencies as members of cult groups.

Secondly, they are the victims of alleged repression in the form of arbitrary detention and violence, as evidenced by recent UN and NGO reports.

A seventh alleged victim, whose case is being handled by a different law firm from the other six defendants, planned to sue in U.S. District court, claiming civil rights violations, according to people familiar with that case.

The seventh alleged victim is Caitrin Kennedy, who is represented by Prathima Reddy, a civil rights lawyer who will be pursuing a claim in the federal court in Buffalo.

Furthermore, the prime minister is able to use honours for leverage: many of the victims of Harold MacMillan's «night of the long knives» were mollified with peerages; more recently it was alleged in some quarters that Tony Blair convinced a number of ageing Labour MPs to retire in 2001 to make way for young New Labour high - fliers, by promising them peerages.

The teen soldier was the alleged victim of racial taunts, including being called «gook,» «chink,» and «dragon lady,» and subjected to daily physical abuse by fellow soldiers, who pelted him with rocks and ordered him to give instructions in Chinese, advocates said at last week's hearing.

Among the provisions, the law would empower Child or Adult Protective Services to seek a court order to enter premises to investigate claims of abuse if access is denied by the homeowner; allow Child Protective Services to share information about prior abuse with Adult Protective Services; and make it a Class A misdemeanor to deny Child or Adult Protective Services access to an alleged victim for an interview.

Obviously a terrible price was paid by the alleged victims and we can all relate to their pain and suffering.

Silver said legal claims against Gabryszak that were filed by his alleged victims will «keep the matter alive» in the Assembly, despite his resignation.

Over the past few years, cuts to legal aid and changes to lawyers» fees have made it harder for alleged victims of human rights abuses by UK - linked companies to have their cases heard in UK courts.

Pretty much where it all was on day one, with an internal inquiry finding that under party rules, Lord Rennard did not bring the party into disrepute — however, that same report tainted it's own legitimacy by saying the accounts of alleged victims were credible but could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

Legendary Metropolitan Opera conductor James Levine molested an Illinois teenager from the time he was 15 years old, sexual abuse that lasted for years and led the alleged victim to the brink of suicide, according to a police report obtained by The NY Post.

Critics are accusing Klein of victim shaming by releasing a memo on the alleged incident prepared by his attorneys.

Nine current and former University of Rochester professors and students have filed a lawsuit against the school's President Joel Seligman and Provost Robert Clark, alleging sexual misconduct by Professor T. Florian Jaeger and U of R's refusal to take action on behalf of the victims.

ALBANY — The 2005 party at which Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is alleged by a political opponent to have snorted cocaine was a benefit for victims of Hurricane Katrina headlined by Al Franken, its organizer said.

The filmmaker was caught on tape apologizing for the alleged sexual assault — described by the victim, Ambra Battilana Gutierrez, as a groping of her breast — but he was able to avoid arrest after Vance declined to prosecute the case.

It revealed that the inquiry, conducted by the law firm Clifford Chance, had identified 13 alleged victims of Clarke, the so - called Tatler Tory, over a 20 - month period, including six accusations of «sexually inappropriate behaviour».

The complaint submitted to Collins had not followed Assembly guidelines; it had been submitted by another staffer on behalf of an alleged victim, rather than by the victim herself.

Yasmin Seweid, 18, joined a growing list of local and national alleged hate - crime victims when she told cops she was taunted Dec. 1 on the No. 6 train by three men who called her a terrorist and tried to snatch her hijab off her head while straphangers did nothing.

A New York Times article revealed alleged interference by Mr. Paterson, a Democrat like the mayor, in a domestic violence case against one of his top aides — with the paper reporting Mr. Paterson had called the victim the night before she failed to appear in court.

Ahmed described the alleged killings as the outcome of clashes between rival cults in the state as most victims have been identified by security agencies as members of cult groups.

The case has proved especially embarrassing for the deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, who has been asked repeatedly by the alleged victim to take action against Hancock, who rejects the allegations.

«As alleged, Hamlet Peralta violated the trust that investors placed in his fictitious wholesale liquor business venture by spending millions of his victim's investments on clothes, food, and to continue the scheme,» he said.

Hundreds more alleged victims were still being identified by police.

One of Lord Rennard's accusers, Alison Smith, phoned the Scotland Yard hotline set up by police so alleged victims can come forward, she has encouraged other women to do the same.