What Is It? How Does It Protect Communities across the U.S.? What Criticisms Can Be Made of the Law? In July 1994, Megan Kanka, a 7-year-old girl in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, was lured into the home of a neighbor, where she was sexually ... [Read more...]
What Are Sex Crimes?
Broadly speaking, a sex crime is any criminal act involving a sexual motive. As a general rule, criminal acts are prohibited by statutes, which are written laws enacted by legislative bodies. While some types of sexual conduct are prohibited under ... [Read more...]
New York Jury Awards Record Verdict in Sexual Harassment Case
Employers that don't try to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace take heed. A jury in Queens, N.Y., this week awarded $15 million to a nurse who endured several years of unwanted sex talk, propositions and groping by a doctor that escalated ... [Read more...]