Category: Assault & Battery

Rape is a very complicated criminal charge that relies heavily on one party’s claim of consent. In the state of California, rape falls under the broader category of sexual assault, which can include groping or other unwanted sexual contact. In some cases, physical evidence can be used to prove or disprove rape charges. Commonly, however, prosecution relies heavily on witness testimony. Due to the significant impact a rape charge can have on someone’s life, it… Read More

Earlier this month, two California state lawmakers proposed a bill that would mandate California hotels statewide to provide hotel panic buttons to their housekeeping staff. Lawmakers hope that the bill could lower the number of violent assaults or sexual assaults that have occurred in California hotels. If the bill is passed, California will be the first state in the US to have a statewide mandate providing housekeepers with panic buttons. The button would work like… Read More

Earlier this fall, John Nolan Henry III, an Oakland rapper, was acquitted of cutting off a homeless man’s four fingers in a 2015 confrontation at a Jack in the Box. The altercation began when Henry hit James McCormick with his vehicle in the drive-thru lane at the fast food chain. McCormick proceeded to repeatedly pound the windows of the car, when Henry reportedly grabbed a machete to attempt to scare off the homeless man. McCormick… Read More

Fox Sports recently reported that .U.S. soccer goalkeeper, Hope Solo was taken into custody on Saturday, June 21, on multiple charges of domestic violence after allegedly hitting her nephew and her sister. In a statement released by the Kirkland police, authorities have received a call about a female “hitting people” at around 1:00 a.m. on Saturday morning. Police responded to the scene and found evident injuries on Solo’s sister and nephew. After the initial investigation, the… Read More

American model Brittny Gastineau was spotted in public with a black eye and a swollen face on June 10 while on her way to a dinner with friends in Beverly Hills, the Daily Mail reported. The injuries were said to be the result of a brutal confrontation between her and her boyfriend Marquis Lewis that occurred in a West Hollywood hotel room earlier this month. Gastineau went to the hospital after the fight to be treated. Believing it was a domestic… Read More

A 34-year-old Marine from Southern California has been sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment over charges of domestic violence, torture, and witness intimidation after beating her girlfriend in December 2012. An online report published Monday, February 24 stated that Anthony Rollins brutally hit his girlfriend in their home in Murrieta, causing her to suffer from loss of hearing, skull fractures, brain hemorrhage, and amnesia. The girl barely remembered the assault, but had later reported the… Read More