Parents in New Mexico and elsewhere send their children to school with the belief they will be taken care of and will be in a safe place. Those in a position of authority at the school bear an awesome responsibility for ensuring the safety and security of students;...
Sexual Violence
Sexual assault of university staff member involved known offender
The idea of being attacked in an area typically considered safe and by a person who is known to police as an offender may seem unfathomable. Unfortunately, this type of scenario happens all too often. An unsuspecting victim may be going about his or her day as usual...
New Mexico nexus cited in notorious Epstein sex abuse case
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....
