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CSU System Works to Rebuild Trust in Shadow of Sex Discrimination and Assault Cases

Barry Holtzclaw — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 22:45:25 +0000

Changes are underway one year after scathing audits showed how the California State University system failed to handle reports of sexual discrimination, harassment and assault in its Title IX offices.

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Palo Alto Doc Gets Prison Term for Sex Abuse at VA Med Center

Bay City News — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:54:01 +0000

John Giacomini, 73, of Atherton, pleaded guilty to the charge on March 2. He practiced medicine and cardiology from 1985 to 2018 and was chief of the cardiology section at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Palo Alto.

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California’s Law Change Prompts Hundreds of New Lawsuits by Adults Abused as Children

CalMatters — Mon, 23 May 2022 17:48:17 +0000

California has twice extended the statute of limitations on child sex abuse claims, prompting nine state Catholic bishops to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to declare the law unconstitutional.

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Former City Inspector Sentenced to 35 Years for Bribery, Extortion and Child Molesting

San Jose Inside — Fri, 20 May 2022 22:36:14 +0000

William Gerry, a former San Jose city inspector, was convicted of extorting bribes and molesting children.

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California’s Progressive Laws Take a Tumble in The Courts

CalMatters — Tue, 17 May 2022 17:16:58 +0000

A controversial law requiring all publicly held companies headquartered in the Golden State to have at least one woman on their board of directors has been ruled unconstitutional by a Superior Court judge..

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New Lawsuit against San Jose State Raises Spectre of Millions More in Damages for Abuse

Barry Holtzclaw — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 22:01:24 +0000

Lawyers filed a federal class action civil rights lawsuit this month on behalf of “Jane Doe et. al.” against Scott Shaw, San Jose State and CSU trustees citing “approximately 1,000 students” who may have been victims of Shaw's sexual abuse.

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Students Amplify Voices After Schools Fail to Address Growing Sexual Assault Reckoning

Katie Lauer — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 15:11:16 +0000

One student was told she looked like an “Italian model" from Title IX staff, while another says student journalists were censored.

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