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Abcarian: How Santa Monica's Rape Treatment Center revolutionized the way we treat victims of sexual assault
It’s impossible to know how many lives Gail Abarbanel has saved. For decades, she has been singularly devoted to changing the way the world perceives and speaks about rape, and to helping victims of all ages heal from the trauma of sexual assault. After 50 years as director of the Rape Treatment Center at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, she recently stepped down. She’s not retiring, she insisted to me recently when we met for lunch in Santa Monica, she’s just forging a new path. I met...
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Hollywood Stars, Sexual Assault Accusers React As Harvey Weinstein's NY Rape Conviction Is Overturned
Women in Hollywood -- some of whom accused Harvey Weinstein of rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment -- are speaking out, after the movie mogul's New York rape conviction was overturned Thursday in appeals court. The judges ruled Weinstein's rights were violated when the court "erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes because that testimony served no material non-propensity purpose" --...
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Woman Sues Uber Alleging Sexual Assault by Driver
A woman is suing Uber Technologies Inc., alleging a driver for the ride-hailing company sexually harassed and battered her during a ride home from a friend’s residence in 2022. The plaintiff is identified only as Jane Doe in the Santa Monica Superior Court lawsuit that alleges intentional infliction of emotional distress, strict liability, common-carrier negligence, […]