PRINTABLE PAGE Battered Immigrant Women Find Sanctuary Violence: Caught between an abusive spouse and U.S. regulations they didn’t understand, many had no way out. But that’s starting to change. By Annette Kondo, Times Staff WriterOriginally published in the Los Angeles…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Stanford Doc and Mother Arraigned They’re accused of elder abuse in death of grandmother Matthew B. Stannard, Chronicle Staff WriterOriginally published in the San Francisco Chronicle, February 8, 2002 A Stanford University physician and her mother were arraigned…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Ex-Judge Pleads Guilty to Theft By Phillip PiñaOriginally published in the Pioneer Press, April 2, 2002 Saying his crimes were an act of self-destruction, a former Minnesota Court of Appeals judge pleaded guilty Monday to charges he swindled…
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PRINTABLE PAGE All Agreed the Retarded Woman Was Raped: Case Closed Victim’s ability to testify in doubt By Raja Mishra, Globe StaffOriginally published in The Boston Globe, June 10, 2001 The wisp of a woman sat silent in her wheelchair.…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Experts Say Restraining Orders Won’t Stop Killers By Franci RichardsonOriginally published in The Boston Herald, March 28, 2002 A restraining order by itself won’t save the life of victims like Dorothy Giunta-Cotter, whose high-school sweetheart husband was intent…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Hillard Moves to Fire Cops in 911 Call 2 officers ‘failed’ victim, chief says By Eric Ferkenhoff and Shia Kapos, Tribune staff reportersTribune staff reporter Matt Walberg contributed to this reportOriginally published in the Chicago Tribune July 3,…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Nursing Home Abuse Goes Unreported Originally published by Reuters Health, March 4, 2002 WASHINGTON, DC (Reuters Health) — Some cases of physical and sexual abuse in American nursing homes are going unreported to police and regulatory authorities because…
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PRINTABLE PAGE A Doctor Is Charged With Fraud in Eye Surgery on the Mentally Ill (The New York Times) By Clifford J. LevyOriginally published in The New York Times, May 24, 2002 An ophthalmologist accused of conducting unnecessary eye surgery…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Military Wife Slayings Spur Review By Estes Thompson, Associated Press WriterOriginally published by The Associated Press, July 26, 2002 FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Four Army wives at Fort Bragg have been killed over the past six weeks,…
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PRINTABLE PAGE The Growing Tragedy of Elder Abuse By Vicki Smith, Associated Press WriterOriginally published by The Associated Press, March 21, 2001 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Neighbors knew Helen was hungry. They knew she wasn’t getting her medicine. They watched…