U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the Justice Department declined to prosecute former VECO owner Bill Allen due to the weakness of admissible evidence.
Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence
Criminal justice bill amended to reduce benefits to sex offenders
Senate Bill 91 is aimed at reducing recidivism, as well as the state’s prison costs.
UAF’s Title IX efforts difficult to translate in Nome
University officials recently visited UAF’s Northwest Campus in Nome to discuss the issue, but campus dynamics and the communitywide struggle with sexual assault and domestic violence made it hard to draw connections between efforts in Fairbanks and actions in Nome.
White Mountain students examine healthy relationships for ‘NativeLove Project’
The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center in Montana launched the NativeLove Project to get young, indigenous people talking about healthy relationships.
Gene Tagaban leads Dillingham training on stopping cycle of violence
“It’s about teaching men to be mentors, and getting men involved to stop the violence, domestic abuse, the suicides, the hurts, the pain,” Tagaban said.
Franciscan Leaders Charged With Protecting Friar They Knew Had Molested Children
Three retired leaders of the Franciscan religious order have been charged with with conspiracy and child endangerment for allowing a friar who was a known sexual predator to work in schools.