When Monongalia County Prosecutor Perri Jo DeChristopher addressed legislators Monday and asked them to repeal language in West Virginia’s criminal code that allowed a marital exemption to sexual abuse charges, she brought up her concerns about how such an exemption impacts married minors. ...
It’s the year 2022, and somehow we are still equivocating over when sexual assault and/or abuse is acceptable. Monongalia County Prosecutor Perri Jo DeChristopher addressed legislators Monday and asked them to repeal the exemption that allows spouses to get away with sexually abusing ...
BY MIKE NOLTING A county prosecutor is urging state lawmakers to take a look at removing marital exemption language when it comes to sexual assault allegations. Monongalia County Prosecutor Perri Jo DeChristopher addressed the Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary during Monday’s ...
MORGANTOWN — A civil suit filed Thursday in Monongalia County Circuit Court claims an 20-year-old WVU student was sexually assaulted after getting intoxicated at a "restricted" event hosted by Pi Lambda Phi fraternity at Blaze Nightclub. According to the suit, the events in question took ...
by Anita Chabria Jennifer Siebel Newsom did not have to testify against Harvey Weinstein. But Monday, she did — reminding us that sexual assault carries its own kind of life sentence for victims. Siebel Newsom took the stand in the downtown Los Angeles courtroom where Weinstein ...
A Maidsville man is being held on a $1 million bond and facing two counts of first-degree sexual assault after he allegedly assaulted two young girls on multiple occasions. According to a criminal complaint filed by West Virginia State Trooper Sgt. M.J. Wilson, the state police ...