
WA city takes sexual assault survivor to court for harassment
For five years a Snoqualmie woman escalated her emails and calls to city officials to further investigate her rape case. A judge told her to stop.
Kelsey Turner is a writer for InvestigateWest.
For five years a Snoqualmie woman escalated her emails and calls to city officials to further investigate her rape case. A judge told her to stop.
Of the minority of sex crimes that result in convictions, 60% end with guilty pleas to lesser offenses, leaving survivors disillusioned with the process.
While social media and dating apps have become hotbeds of child sex trafficking, Washington legislation has done little to stop it.
Courts could have collected over $2.5 million in fees in the past decade, which would have gone to programs to alleviate trafficking. Why didn’t they?
Laws on unexcused absences are meant to keep kids safe, but a lack of resources and fear of court have kept districts from completing necessary steps.