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In 1991, Fair was arrested and injured by Philadelphia police at an ACT-UP demonstration against President George H.W. Bush for his inaction on the AIDS crisis. [36] As a result of a lawsuit filed against the Philadelphia Police Department, Fair received a settlement of $3,000 which he used to purchase the first computer for We The People.
Nationwide, there was a 2348% increase in hotline calls from 150,000 in 1963 to 3.3 million in 2009. [7] In 2011, there were 3.4 million calls. [8] From 1992 to 2009 in the US, substantiated cases of sexual abuse declined 62%, physical abuse decreased 56% and neglect 10%.
The criteria for reporting vary significantly based on jurisdiction. [11] Typically, mandatory reporting applies to people who have reason to suspect the abuse or neglect of a child, but it can also apply to people who suspect abuse or neglect of a dependent adult or the elderly, [12] or to any members of society (sometimes called Universal Mandatory Reporting [UMR]).
A 66-year-old doctor affiliated with several Cincinnati-area hospitals is “the prime suspect” in a 1989 sexual assault, court records say. FBI: Doctor tied to attack by suspected serial rapist ...
A Penn Township man was charged with having a multiple-year sexual relationship with a minor, according to court records. ... Police first became aware of the alleged abuse on March 13, 2024 ...
A Detroit-area doctor has been charged with using hidden cameras to secretly film women and children in the hospital where he worked over the course of six years, in a case that police said showed ...
The new law abolishes Pennsylvania's criminal statute of limitations on childhood sexual abuse and extends the timeline victims have to file civil action against their abusers from 12 to 37 years. [3] [79] It also clarifies penalties for failure to report child abuse by making such an offense a third degree felony rather than a misdemeanor.
Erin Strotman, 26, was arrested on Jan. 3, 2025, and charged with with malicious wounding and child abuse in connection to an ongoing local and state investigation at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital ...