MD Choir Director Resigns in Sex Abuse Scandal
The director of the Catholic Church-affiliated Maryland State Boychoir, a redacted name from the sweeping Attorney General sex abuse report, has resigned. His name has since been revealed by The Baltimore Sun. Frank T. Cimino, Jr. was the minister of music at St. Thomas More Catholic Church when he allegedly sexually abused a choirboy in...
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Appeals Court Expands Definition of Sexual Abuse
The Maryland Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s decision that a father’s religious-based homosexuality and transgender comments constituted sexual abuse. This ruling buries the age-old “sticks and stones” proverb. It also opens the door for further sex abuse claims, especially since the legislature abolished the statute of limitations in these claims. Facts About three...
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The Major Kinds of Sexual Abuse Torts
Negligence or a lack of care is the most common personal injury claim (tort). Examples include car crashes and slip-and-falls. Sexual abuse claims are intentional torts. There is a difference between intentional and negligence. In one famous case, a court ruled that a boy who pulled a chair from underneath an elderly woman, causing her...
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Jury: Donald Trump Sexually Abused Woman in Department Store
A jury ordered the former president to pay $5 million to E. Jean Carroll who, according to the court ruling, was sexually abused by Trump some 30 years ago. During the trial, Ms. Carroll, a former advice columnist for Elle magazine and who was well-known in Manhattan media circles, testified that the attack followed a...
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The Five Most Common Birth Injuries
Serious birth injuries, like the ones outlined below, are much more common in the United States than in other developed countries. In fact, many pediatricians now recommend that mothers under 35 with no pregnancy complications and no history of pregnancy complications, give birth at home. Newborns are so fragile that even a slight irregularity during...
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Learn About the Link Between Chemical Hair Relaxers and Uterine Cancer
It was a beautiful day in June, and Grace was getting ready for work. She had been using chemical hair relaxers and straighteners for years. It was part of her beauty routine to keep her hair looking great. Little did she know that the chemicals in these products may have been putting her at risk...
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Help for Survivors of Clergy Sexual Abuse in Baltimore
Sexual abuse is a terrible crime. It not only violates a person in a physical sense but also robs them of their innocence and dignity. There is help available for Survivors of Clergy Sexual Abuse in Baltimore. This is especially heartbreaking when those in positions of morality, such as members of the Catholic Church, are...
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Like Churches, Maryland Schools Found to Harbor Sexual Abusers
A recent investigation shed light on the tendency of schools to quietly allow teachers accused of sexual abuse to transfer to other schools. Unsurprisingly, those teachers accused of sexual misconduct often repeat the same bad behavior at their new schools. This practice is repeated in schools across the United States, risking harm to millions of...
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Local Catholic High School Renames Auditorium
When Sister Francis Marie Yocum was a music teacher at The Catholic High School of Baltimore in the 1950s, she wrote the school song. But after her name appeared in the Attorney General’s sex abuse report, her name will no longer be on the school’s auditorium. In 2012, a 75-year-old woman reported that Yocum sexually...
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Electronic Evidence in Drowsy Truck Driver Cases
Recently, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) watered down some key hours of service (HOS) safety rules. For example, if truckers are caught in traffic or bad weather, they may now stay behind the wheel longer in order to make up time. Fatigue is a serious problem among truckers. Driving after 18 consecutive awake...
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