This is a disturbing statistic discussed in this article. From the article: “A lawsuit filed in California in 2019 brought by at least 14 plaintiffs, accused Lyft of failing to conduct adequate background checks for its drivers, allowing for a pattern that “induces” young, unaccompanied or intoxicated female passengers to use its service and subjects them to harassment and sexual assault.” …
Texas Reports Highest Number of Sexual Assaults on Army Bases
The RAND Arroyo Center, a federally funded research group, recently published a report on sexual assault. It showed that female service members at Fort Hood and Fort Bliss in Texas faced a higher risk of sexual assault than at other Army bases across the country. Women in field artillery and engineers faced the overall highest risk of sexual harassment and …
Fast Food Restaurants, Teenage-Worker Rape by Managers
We receive yet another report of a manager at a fast-food restaurant sexually abusing young, minor-age teenage workers. This time, it allegedly was a 27-year-old Sonic manager in the San Antonio, Texas area. Fortunately, there is no report that an outright sexual assault or rape was involved. But alleged “groping” of young girls younger than age 17 is bad enough …
New Research Identifies Gaps in Support Services for Sexual Assault Survivors in Texas
Despite an array of state and local resources for sexual assault victims in Texas, these service providers have often struggled to identify the precise network of help available throughout the state. Thanks to recent research conducted by the University of Texas, these providers could soon have the tools necessary to identify localized support and service gaps throughout the state. While …
Texas Now Has a 30-year Statute of Limitations Benefiting Child Sex Abuse Victims and Certain Claims
Effective September 1, 2019, Texas made progress and increased its statute of limitations from 15 to 30 years concerning certain claims against individuals “arising from” sexual assault or abuse of children. This is an article from WFAA in Dallas concerning this increase, authored back in May 2019. The newly enacted, larger limitations period is now codified at Tex. Civ. Pract. …
Sexual Assault of Teenage Employees by Management at Fast Food Restaurants Occurs Far More Often You Might Think
This is an article out of Michigan illustrating an ongoing problem: Adult male managers of fast food restaurants preying on minor or teenage girl employees and sexually assaulting them during or after work hours. This is just one example of this happening in the fast-food industry. A Google search yields many more reports of similar occurrences. These are truly dreadful …
