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Decades-Long Sexual Abuse Case Finally Settled: Rochester School District to Pay $1.6 Million

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Rochester, N.Y. – The Rochester City School District has agreed to pay $1.6 million to a woman who alleges she was raped more than 100 times by a music teacher during her time as a student at East High School in the 1970s. In order to protect her identity, the woman has been referred to as Betty Doe in court documents. Attorney John Bansbach, who represents the woman and eight other women who claim they were sexually abused by the same music teacher, Edwin Fleming, explained the details of the case. According to Bansbach, the … Read more

Brave Testimony Breaks Silence: Step-grandfather Convicted of Horrific Decades-Long Child Molesting Crimes

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RUSHVILLE, Indiana – A Rush County jury delivered a guilty verdict last week against 77-year-old Kenneth Barrow. Barrow was charged with multiple sex offenses, including child molesting, child solicitation, and fondling in the presence of a minor. These crimes were committed between 1997 and 2005. The charges were filed in 2021, when the victim was 28 years old. During the trial, the victim, who is Barrow’s step-granddaughter, provided testimony about the abuse she endured from the ages of four to twelve. While the victim had reported the incidents to the police in 2005, no charges … Read more