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A new Pennsylvania law, 42 Pa.C.S. § 5920, took effect this past August. This new statute allows the prosecution (or defense) in a sexual abuse case to call an expert witness to testify about typical victim behavior. The prosecution might want to call an expert to explain why the complainant in a case waited months […]

An Assistant District Attorney has gotten himself into some trouble after allegedly deciding it would be a good idea to bring some of his marijuana stash into court with him. 43 year-old Jason Cantrell was chatting with New Orleans police officers at the Orleans Parish magistrate court when a joint fell out of his pocket. […]

In August, Governor Tom Corbett signed Pennsylvania’s first death warrant in 13 years. Terrence Williams was sentenced to death for the 1984 killing of Amos Norwood during what the prosecution claimed was a botched robbery. You can read about the death warrant and the case in detail at our blog post here. This morning, The […]

Between September 18-20, over 800 crime victim advocates from across the country attended the 2012 National Conference on Crime Victim Advocacy. Nearly 80 different workshops were offered by distinguished speakers from across the nation on topics ranging from child and youth victimization, elder abuse, violence against women, trauma and resilience, victims with disabilities, victims of […]

A Montgomery County Conshohocken weight loss doctor has been convicted of sexually assaulting 5 of his female patients.  Dr. Arie Oren, 66, of Lower Merion was found guilty by a jury of his peers on 4 counts of aggravated sexual assault and 5 counts of indecent assault. Oren faces a maximum sentence of 23 1/2 to 47 […]