Female accuser of former priest wants his counterclaim thrown out

At least one of the 160 clergy sexual abuse lawsuits is seeing a lot of action. Filed in the District Court this week, the alleged victim - only identified as B.T. to protect her privacy - has filed a motion to dismiss the counterclaim filed by named defendant Joe R. San Agustin, a former Catholic priest.

Craig McLachlan accused of ‘victim blaming’

Christie Whelan Brown has accused Craig McLachlan of inappropriate behaviour.Source:Supplied. Craig McLachlan's statement of claim asserts his harm was aggravated by the “dishonesty” of his accuser, Christie Whelan Browne. Picture: Tim Hunter.Source:News Corp Australia. In early January, the ...

Judge in Bill Cosby retrial rules 5 past accusers can testify

Before the trial last year, O'Neill had rejected Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele's request to present a parade of 13 accusers to the jury in a bid to show that what happened to Constand followed a pattern of predatory behavior by Cosby. Instead, the judge allowed testimony from just ...

Judge allows five more Cosby accusers to testify at retrial

The accusers were not named in court documents, but the descriptions of their accounts match those of several women who have come forward publicly, including model and television personality Janice Dickinson. The judge allowed one other accuser to testify at Cosby's first trial. A defendant's history ...

Jury acquits Williston Fight Club owner of aggravated assault

During his testimony Wednesday, the accuser said he and a friend were there to watch the accuser's brother train with Lebsock. ... “The only reason we're here today is that (the accuser) has accused you of placing your hand around his neck,” Nehring said, before going on to ask Lebsock again whether ...