DC Rabbi Bernard Freundel, whose October arrest shocked communities across the globe, is scheduled to appear in a criminal status hearing this Friday, January 16, 2015. The hearing will be held in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia at 10:00 a.m. in courtroom 314 and will concern the voyeurism charges
On Wednesday November 12, DC Rabbi Barry Freundel appeared in court for a hearing regarding allegations that he spied on female congregants at his Georgetown synagogue, Kesher Israel. The prominent religious leader – who has been charged with six counts of voyeurism for allegedly using hidden cameras to secretly record women who
When someone you care about is injured or killed because of someone else’s actions, it’s natural to want answers to questions like “Why did this happen?” or “Who did this?” Unfortunately, often times we are not able to get answers to these questions. Such is the case of a woman
Drunk driving and driving under the influence are serious matters, whether someone is injured as a result of it or not. In Arlington on Thursday August, 14th, a 24-year-old man pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and driving while intoxicated after he ran a red light and collided with another vehicle,
Two types of damages are recoverable in a personal injury action in Virginia: compensatory and punitive. Compensatory damages are designed to compensate the injured person for their injuries—medical bills, pain and suffering and the like. Differently, punitive damages are intended to punish the wrongdoer and to discourage others from the same type of behavior.
Approximately three weeks ago, a patron at the Rendezvous Lounge in Washington, D.C. was critically injured when he attempted to subdue another patron who had assaulted a bartender and swung a stool at others in the lounge. The patron recently died from his injuries. Too often violent incidents occur at
In the aftermath of the tragic Navy Yard mass shooting in Washington, news sources have begun to speculate: How did multiple government and third-party agencies miss the red flags that pointed to Aaron Alexis’ mental illness and violent tendencies? According to The Washington Post, the gunman’s mass shooting was preceded by a
As of the end of September, breathalyzers returned to Washington, D.C. in full force. Their return comes after technical calibration issues called into question over 400 DUI convictions two years. The use of breathalyzers was immediately discontinued and the police force, as well as the court system, had to revamp
Summertime, swimming and children can be a recipe for tragedy. Those three components demand never-ending vigilance when children are swimming in water whether it is a pool, a lake, or the ocean. One can never be too careful to assure that children are always in view and can be immediately retrieved from
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