Charges of assault and battery are some of the most common violent crime charges in California. Many people think that “assault” and “battery” are the same thing, but under California law, they are separate charges that fall under the criminal category of Crimes Against the Person. One ...
Ventura Sexual Assault / Battery Defense Attorney In California, the terms sexual assault and sexual battery are used interchangeably to refer to the crime of touching an intimate part of another person for your own arousal or gratification. Depending on the facts of the case, sexual battery can...
Garth Brooks isbeing accused of sexual assault and batteryin a lawsuit filed by an anonymous Jane Roe in California on Oct. 3. Two alleged incidents are described in Roe's lawsuit, which was obtained byCNNand described in graphic detail byTMZ. Both incidents are alleged to have happened in ...
A man suspected of attacking a woman while she was walking with her newborn baby in Brentwood is now facing sexual battery and assault charges, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said Friday. Abraham Shily allegedly approached the woman as she was pushing h...
Sexual battery refers to contact with an intimate body part of another person that is unwanted by the victim and is done in order for the perpetrator to achieve sexual arousal, gratification, or abuse. It may occur whether or not the victim is wearing clothes or not. Any sexual assault that...
On Dec. 21, a former assistant of Fast and Furious star Vin Diesel filed a lawsuit accusing the star of sexual battery, per Associated Press. According to the lawsuit, his former employee Asta Jonasson alleges that Diesel forced himself into her hotel suite in 2010 before taking her to the...
Police are investigating a sexual battery that occurred Thursday night inside the University of California, Berkeley. Nov 1 Sunnyvale Marine Corps recruiter arrested in alleged sexual assault of teen girl Authorities in Sunnyvale on Wednesday confirmed the recent arrest of an active-duty Marine Cor...
Not all sex crimes include traditional physical contact like with sexual battery or rape. For example, stalking (in-person as well as online), indecent exposure, child pornography possession, solicitation, and more are considered sex crimes under California law. ...
The statutes of limitations for assault or battery in California run from one to three years, depending on whether they're charged as misdemeanors or felonies. The attorney’s office added that they found the images "extremely disturbing and difficult to watch." Combs also broke his silence...
Country music star Garth Brooks has been accused of sexual assault and battery in a lawsuit from a “Jane Roe” who says she worked as a hairstylist and makeup artist for the award-winning singer. The complaint, filed in a state court in California on Thursday and obtained by CNN, stat...