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Known for. 1997 police brutality victim. Abner Louima (born November 24, 1966 [ 1]) is a Haitian American man who, in 1997, was physically attacked, brutalized, and raped by officers of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) after he was arrested outside a Brooklyn nightclub. His injuries were so severe that he required three major surgeries.
Prince Andrew was a lawsuit filed in U.S. federal court in which Virginia Giuffre (née Roberts) sued Prince Andrew, Duke of York, second son of Queen Elizabeth II, for sexual assault. Giuffre's lawsuit, filed under New York's Child Victims Act, alleged that she was forced to have several sexual encounters with Andrew in the early 2000s at the ...
Kobe Bryant sexual assault case. The Kobe Bryant sexual assault case began on July 18, 2003, when the news media reported that the sheriff's office in Eagle, Colorado, had arrested then professional basketball player Kobe Bryant in connection with an investigation of a sexual assault complaint, [ 1][ 2] filed by a 19-year-old hotel employee. [ 3]
Adam Savage denied claims that he sexually assaulted his sister, Miranda Pacchiana, after she filed a lawsuit against him. Hollywood's Sexual Misconduct Scandals Read article The former ...
Bill Cosby sexual assault cases. Bill Cosby in 1969. In late 2014, multiple allegations emerged that Bill Cosby, an American media personality, had sexually assaulted dozens of women throughout his career. [ 1][ 2] Cosby was well known in the United States for his eccentric image, and gained a reputation as "America's Dad" for his portrayal of ...
The Adult Survivors Act ( ASA) is New York State legislation enacted in May 2022 which amends state law to allow alleged victims of sexual offenses for which the statute of limitations has lapsed to file civil suits for a one-year period, from November 24, 2022, to November 24, 2023. The act thus expands the ability of plaintiffs to sue for ...
Columbia University. Ben Feibleman v. Columbia University (2020), formally known as John Doe v. Columbia University, is a Title IX case that was brought to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on the basis of anti-male bias which discriminates against male students accused of sexual assault. [1] Columbia ...
Daisy Coleman. Co-founding SafeBAE (Before Anyone Else). Catherine Daisy Coleman (March 30, 1997 – August 4, 2020) was an American sexual assault victim advocate who was the subject of the 2016 documentary film Audrie & Daisy, for which she received a Cinema Eye Honor. Coleman co-founded the non-profit organization SafeBAE, which was aimed at ...