It hardly seems surprising that a sex abuse case involving a planet-roaming billionaire perpetrator and a lengthy list of progressively growing victims would span multiple jurisdictions.But unfortunately, New Mexico is where this investigation is putting its focus....
IT’S TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN NEW MEXICO
From intimate partner violence to sexual slavery, women are being brutally beaten, raped, and sold as chattel in our communities. The market for sex trafficking is thriving on the internet as women and girls can be bought and sold on a smartphone. New Mexico ranks...
Jail Closet Rape Claim Costs Metropolitan Detention Center $680,000
"Bernalillo County has settled for a reported $680,000 in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a woman inmate who was allegedly raped by then-Metropolitan Detention Center guard Andres Verdugo in June 2014, the Journal has learned."Read the full article here.Photo...
HUNDREDS OF POLICE OFFICERS CONVICTED OF SEX CRIMES OR SEX- RELATED MISCONDUCT
The Legal Team at Kennedy, Kennedy & Ives remains humbled by the bravery of our client, Dianna Guerrero, who stepped forward to share her story of sexual assault by a police officer when she was an high school intern with the Las Cruces Police Department. Dianna's...
APS To Pay $750K To Settle Abuse Lawsuit
"The family of a special education student who says she was inappropriately touched by her teacher has received a $750,000 settlement in a lawsuit that claims Albuquerque Public Schools administrators ignored repeated complaints about the man spanning a decade....
