The Nassar case was a wildfire. It tore through the media like an unstoppable tidal wave, made an overnight celebrity out of Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, and set records for how many victims were allowed to give impact statements during the trial. The whole world tuned in to watch. And MSU, the…
Category: Sexual Abuse
Welcome back to this conversation about how parents should talk to their children about sexual abuse. In a nutshell, we’re looking at the difficulties that come up when a parent questions their child about a possible sexual abuse situation. Obviously, as parents, we want to know that our kids are safe, and find out the…
An ongoing case in the Battle Creek area has brought up a very difficult subject – the issue of child sexual assault, and how to know when it’s happening. As parents, we want to protect our children from harm, and make sure that nothing frightening or damaging is happening to them. But what if it’s…
Larry Nassar has become the symbol of everything that’s wrong with medical professionals, universities, and sex offender laws. His case has received wider media attention than the Jerry Sandusky/Penn State sex scandal, and has given birth to a nationwide fan club devoted to the Judge, Rosemarie Aquilina, who presided over his trial. But these new…
Life has been very, very unpleasant for Larry Nassar in the last year or so. In addition to what felt like an endless stream of horrifying allegations, the loss of his prestigious positions at MSU and USA gymnastics, and then a highly publicized trial where hundreds of his victims addressed him in open court, it’s…
Larry Nassar’s sentencing hearing is now in it’s sixth day, and by the end of yesterday over 100 victims had stepped up to provide victim impact statements. The Michigan Attorney General’s Office says that it expects 120 women and girls to give victim impact statements at the weeks-long hearing, before Nassar is officially sentenced. Judge…
Michigan’s FGM case has center stage in the national human rights spotlight. The story of multiple Michigan doctors, from the little known Dawoodi Bohra sect, performing genital mutilation on young girls for religious purposes has caused an uproar. In response, legislation has changed both in Michigan and on a federal level, and several other states…
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for the wrap up of this difficult subject. We understand that molestation is a hard subject to talk about, and many people aren’t comfortable having this conversation. However, the reality is that allegations of molestation happen daily in Michigan, and the best way to be prepared,…
In this series we’re talking about a really difficult subject – child molestation. Don’t worry, we’re not discussing graphic details or anything of that nature. Put simply, we’re discussing how Michigan law defines child molestation, and the difficulties sometimes faced by defense attorneys in challenging these types of accusations in court. As we discussed in…
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for our discussion on child molestation and how Michigan law deals with this subject. Previously we discussed the fact that child molestation isn’t a legal term in Michigan, and doesn’t refer to a specific type of sexual crime involving a child. If you need a refresher…