Gov. Bill Lee’s substitute budget includes a new line item: $20 million dollars for victim services.
A budget crisis worried Tennessee domestic violence and sexual assault centers. Then came the federal funding chaos.
A coalition of more than 100 nonprofits across Tennessee signed a letter asking the state legislature to dedicate $25 million annually to victim services.
Tennessee city accused of botching rape investigations agrees to $28M settlement
A Tennessee city has approved a $28 million settlement in a lawsuit that said police deliberately botched investigations into a suspect accused in multiple lawsuits of drugging and sexually assaulting dozens of women. Johnson City commissioners voted Thursday to settle the case.
Tennessee officers accused of shielding a man committing sex crimes. Police deny extortion.
A federal lawsuit claims police officers in a Tennessee city were paid off to obstruct any efforts to investigate sexual assault allegations against a man that included multiple victims over several years. The Johnson City Police Department has denied the accusation.
Tennessee governor OKs bill allowing death penalty for child rape convictions
Gov. Bill Lee has approved legislation allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions, a change the Republican-controlled Statehouse championed amid concerns that the U.S. Supreme Court has banned capital punishment in such cases.
Extension of Tennessee’s statute of limitations for sexual assault civil court cases goes to governor’s desk
Victims of sexual assault in Tennessee will soon get more time to receive financial compensation. Current state law allows a victim of sexual assault one year to pursue civil action. A bill heading to the desk of Gov. Bill Lee would extend that time frame to three years.
Nashville exhibit challenges myths that ‘provocative’ clothing can provoke sexual assault
“What were you wearing?” That’s a question sexual assault survivors often hear — from friends, family, law enforcement. It’s also the name of a traveling exhibit of outfits that men, women and children were wearing when they were assaulted that’s designed to combat victim-blaming.
‘Silent epidemic’ of sibling sexual abuse is challenging Tennessee families and counselors
Sibling sexual abuse has become so frequent that experts call it a “silent epidemic,” with incidents rising in Tennessee.
How Tennessee’s rape kit backlog impacts survivors seeking justice
On this episode, we’ll examine the process of getting a rape kit and reporting an assault, talk about the toll of waiting for answers, and explore the reasons why justice is hard to come by.
Nashville Prosecutor Won’t Press Charges Against Police Captain Accused Of Groping. Here’s Why.
A former captain at the Metro Nashville Police Department will not face criminal charges for an alleged assault against a subordinate in 2016.
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