Category: Domestic Violence

Abuse of a child is a serious problem that can have lasting effects on the child’s mental and emotional health. Child abuse is defined as any behavior that detrimentally affects a child’s cognitive, social, or emotional development. This can include anything from name-calling and belittling to more subtle forms of manipulation or mind games. Common…

Recognizing Sexual and Domestic Assault Sexual assault and domestic violence may be recognized from the patterns of the behavior of the abuser and of the victims. The following examples are situations where domestic abuse can be recognized by the actions of the abuser and also it can be recognized by the reactions of the victims. …

Domestic Violence Results In Murder-Suicide Case In Jasper County The Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirmed that 41-year-old Kira Ammons of Monticello, Jasper County, is the murder victim shot by her boyfriend, who apparently later committed suicide when local law enforcement attempted to take him into custody around 9 p.m. on Sunday, April 25, 2021.   According…

New York Domestic Violence Case of Soprano’s Vincent Pastore Settles Out of Court In a story on February 10, 2009, that Vincent Pastore, 62, known as Sal Bonpensiero on the HBO television series called The Sopranos, had agreed to settle out of court for being accused of domestic violence in Manhattan. The exact details of the settlement…

Domestic Violence Charge Against Broncos Receiver Dropped Denver Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall says he is still frustrated that a dispute with his girlfriend had developed into a public spectacle. However, to Marshall’s relief, the charges of false imprisonment from a domestic dispute were dropped May 24, according to an article published in the Rocky Mountain News….

NBA Star Artest Sentenced in Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest pleaded no contest Thursday to a misdemeanor domestic violence charge stemming from a March 5 dispute with his wife, the latest in a string of off-court problems, according to an Associated Press news report posted on the ESPN website. A judge sentenced the NBA player…