A Kentucky family court maintained an emergency protective order that was issued in a neighboring state on the basis that the victim fled to Kentucky to escape domestic violence. On appeal, the perpetrator argued that the EPO should be reversed for lack of personal jurisdiction. Affirmed.
On appeal of the entry of a domestic violence order, the Appellant argued that the findings of an abuse of power in a relationship and allegations of sex videos being sold online without Appellee’s consent, are not sufficient to support the statutory definition of domestic violence and abuse. Affirmed.
Cross domestic violence petitions were filed amongst a wife and her husband. The family court granted the wife’s petition and denied the husband’s petition. On appeal, the husband argued that the family court erred when it prohibited him from introducing evidence regarding the wife’s mental illness and that the court failed to make sufficient findings of fact. Affirmed.
A mother appealed on behalf of her minor child from an order of the family court which dismissed domestic violence petitions the mother filed to protect her child from the child’s father and a minor child, who is her child’s half-sibling. The Court of Appeals agreed that Kentucky was an inappropriate forum and lacked personal jurisdiction over the father and the sibling. Affirmed.
The sole question presented is whether the provisions of KRS 532.045 apply to render a juvenile convicted as a youthful offender of sexual offenses ineligible for probation. Affirmed.
After being tried and convicted of second-degree assault and attempted murder of his girlfriend, the Appellant appealed his conviction arguing that the trial court erred by denying his motion for directed verdict and erred by admitting evidence of other bad acts under KRE 404(b). The Opinion was Affirmed.
Most sexual assaults are never prosecuted, as less than 10% of cases reported to the police end in a conviction or guilty plea (see Lonsway & Archambault, 2012; Shaw & Lee, 2019 for reviews). The most precipitous drop-off in case progression occurs quite early in the process, as law enforcement personnel clear most cases without a referral to prosecutors for consideration of charges (Bouffard, 2000; Campbell, 2008; Pattavina et al., 2016; Spohn et al., 2014). Kerstetter (1990) argued that these actions by the police “form the gateway to the criminal justice system” (p.
Sexual assault is common in sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals. While rates of assault are believed to be high, few studies have examined SGM victims’ disclosure experiences. While less studied, there is an increasing body of literature documenting that trans and other gender diverse (TGD) individuals have especially high rates of sexual assault victimization. For example, research suggests that 43–50% of TGD individuals report experiencing a sexual assault (Clements-Nolle et al., 2006; Risser et al., 2005 Stotzer, 2009).
Risks of intimate partner violence (IPV) often are higher among immigrant women, due to dependency, language barriers, deportation fears, cultural beliefs, and limited access to services.
The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between crime scene behaviors and background characteristics of offenders who commit sexual offenses against female victims aged 60 years or more. Research and understanding of offense behaviors in this area is extremely limited; therefore, the study sought to provide a preliminary understanding and multivariate model of offense behaviors in cases where older female adults were sexually abused.
