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| Baylor Ordered to Turn Over Records From Sexual Assault Investigation |
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A federal judge has ordered Baylor University to hand over documents, data and interview lists from its infamous Pepper Hamilton investigation, which found that Baylor repeatedly mishandled allegations of sexual assault that were made against football players and other students.
MATTHEW WATKINS, Texas Tribune 08/14/2017   
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| Harris County Woman Suing Sheriff's Office |
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The lawyer for a 23-year-old woman suing the Harris County Sheriff's Office over a 2015 roadside body cavity search she says violated her constitutional rights will release video of the incident Monday, days after a Harris County grand jury cleared two deputies who had been charged with official oppression.
Brian Rogers and St. John Barned-Smith, Houston Chronicle 08/14/2017
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| Male Employee Fired After Reporting Harassment, Says Lawsuit |
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Lending startup Social Finance, better known as SoFi, is facing a sexual harassment lawsuit by a former employee. The lawsuit alleges that the employee was fired after reporting the sexual harassment of his female coworkers. The lawsuit was filed in California by the male employee who says he was fired from his job after reporting the abuse. SoFi is also accused in the lawsuit of impropriety in the handling of loans and loan applications. According to the plaintiff's attorney, a separate class action lawsuit will be filed on behalf of the alleged sexual harassment victims at the company.
David Z. Morris, Fortune 08/13/2017
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| Lawsuit Filed After 12-Year-Old Boy Raped at Tennessee Christian Academy |
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A new lawsuit alleges that a 12-year-old boy was repeatedly raped while attending a prestigious private school in Tennessee. The $30 million lawsuit alleges that officials at the school failed to act to stop the young boy from being sexually abused by other students. The lawsuit was filed Friday in Williamson County Circuit Court by the boy and his parent. According to the lawsuit, the sixth-grade student was raped and sexually abused on multiple occasions by four eighth-grade students. The headmaster at the school has been accused in the lawsuit of telling the boy to "turn the other cheek" and "everything in God's kingdom happens for a reason."
Elaina Sauber, Dave Boucher, Anita Wadhwani, USA Today 08/11/2017
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| University of North Alabama Takes Down 'Victim Shaming' Press Release |
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The University of North Alabama has removed a press release from their website accusing an alleged sexual assault victim of trying to extort money from the school. The press release was posted in response to an unnamed student's lawsuit alleging that she was assaulted by a marketing and sales professor. According to the woman's lawsuit, she was sexually assaulted multiple times by her professor on a school trip and the university failed to notify police or take a written statement about the incident. Following backlash after the initial statement by the school, a new press release was issued on the school's website.
Ashley Remkus, AL.com 08/13/2017
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| Spirit Airlines Facing Lawsuit Over Death of 90-Year-Old Employee |
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Spirit Airlines is facing a lawsuit over the death of one of its elderly baggage handlers. The lawsuit was filed by the widow of the 90-year-old former employee of the airline, who suffered a hernia while on the job in 2015. The wrongful death lawsuit alleges that the then-88-year-old man suffered the injury after lifting 500 pieces of luggage while at work. Following a hernia, the man underwent surgery to repair the injury, which caused him to have a fatal heart attack two years later, says the lawsuit. His widow is seeking medical expenses incurred during her husband's treatment for the hernia, colitis and congestive heart failure.
Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press 08/10/2017
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