We have seen recent news reports about alleged sexual assaults on female students at NC State. The reports said that three women who attended the same party in July in on-campus housing reported that they were assaulted by “three male students they knew.” The reports make it seem like it’s unusual to be assaulted by a
Cases in the News
Why the Sexual Harassment Scandal at Fox News Should Frighten Employees in North Carolina
If you need a North Carolina employment attorney, you probably aren’t thinking about the story of Gretchen Carlson’s firing by Fox News and her lawsuit against the CEO. The story is well known by now: a news anchor in New York City says she was dismissed because she was sexually harassed by her boss, Roger
Do You Know Children Who Were Sold For Sex Through Backpage?
Kids are being pimped out over the internet on a daily basis. One of the biggest markets for child prostitution is through Texas-based Backpage. That’s an online classified ad company that looks legit at first glance but sells a lot more than motorcycles and antiques. A very large percentage of its business is sex –
The Whys and Whats We Ask When NC Construction Workers Are Killed
With a construction worker in Beaufort, NC getting killed on May 23, it’s starting to feel like there are too many people dying on the job these days. A lot of recent worker deaths and injuries have occurred on the highway. For just two recent examples, a woman driving on I-95 near Lumberton two weeks
Where Is the Typical Child Sexual Predator Lurking? (Hint: Not Usually in the Public Restroom)
Although there is a lot of talk in North Carolina these days about little girls falling victim to men who dress up as women and lurk in rest-stop bathrooms, the truth is that is not where most of the child sexual predators are hanging out. They are far more likely to be people you know