DC police have arrested a local Catholic priest on charges of child sexual abuse. According to authorities, 46-year-old Urbano Vazquez was taken into custody Wednesday, November 8 in connection to allegations that he had sexual contact with a teenage girl in May of 2015. Vazquez had served at Shrine of
Attorney Generals from the District of Columbia and the state of Virginia have announced the opening of an official investigation into sexual abuse allegations against clergy from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington and the Diocese of Richmond and Arlington. The Washington archdiocese is comprised of churches and schools in
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn has agreed to pay $27.5 million to end a lawsuit filed by four adult victims who claim they were abused by a religious teacher from the church as children. The settlement, reached on Tuesday September 19th, is one of the largest settlement awards for
Pope Francis wrote: “We showed no care for the little ones; we abandoned them,” in a 2,000 word letter to the world’s Catholics. How very true that is. The letter was publicized amidst numerous scandals involving allegations of sexual abuse by leaders of the Catholic Church. As the Washington Post
In June, a Texas jury awarded $41.55 million in damages to the family of a woman who was fatally stabbed at a hotel. According to the facts of the case, the victim, Kari Hunt Dunn, was fatally stabbed by her husband at the Baymont Inn & Suites in Marshall Texas
Five (5) Students, Jane Does, are suing George Washington University alleging their complaints of sexual assault and harassment were ignored by the institution. The suit was filed in D.C. Superior Court this month. The attorney for the anonymous women said in an e-mail to the Washington Post: “At GW, it seems
Uber and Lyft have become immensely successful rideshare services, providing customers with convenient access to local drivers nearby. Unfortunately, the nature of these services pose some risks to passengers, including risks of sexual assault and misconduct. Now, the companies will no longer require victims who bring forth allegations of sexual
A Tennessee jury has awarded sports reporter Erin Andrews $55 million in an invasion of privacy lawsuit. Andrews sued after peeping tom video footage of her in a Nashville hotel surfaced online in 2009. Andrews’ stalker videotaped her nude through a peephole from the hotel room next to Andrews’ room.
Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. Partner Joseph Cammarata recently appeared on HLN’s two-hour daily news program Michaela to share his insight on a story regarding former President Bill Clinton’s infamous sexual harassment scandal, in which he played a role as an attorney for Paula Jones. HLN aired a special report on the topic
The Office of Police Complaints is an oversight board that presides over the Metropolitan Police Department. Recently, the OPD reviewed 773 cases this past year in which there was a complaint of misconduct by an officer. According to a report issued in late October, the OPD found that in more
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