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Under current Missouri law, 16- and 17-year-olds are allowed to get married with parental permission to anyone under the age of 21. A new bill co-sponsored by Kansas City state Sen. Lauren Arthur would prohibit issuing marriage licenses to anyone under the age of 18 under any circumstances.
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Ward Worley, executive director of Plaza Academy, was charged in September with a misdemeanor. Because it's a private school, the state has no oversight on personnel issues. The mother of the victim has since enrolled her child at a different school.
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Missouri's abortion ban does not include any exceptions for survivors of rape. A proposed constitutional amendment would change that, but it would also require women seeking an abortion to report the assault to a crisis hotline. Some survivor advocacy groups worry it could cause further harm.
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Golubski’s victims have long worried that Golubski will not have to face a federal trial on assault and other charges because of his poor health. A trial date has still not been set.
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Executive Director Ward Worley was charged with one misdemeanor count of a mandated reporter failing to report child abuse.
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The separate attacks allegedly occurred after Dairon Lee Riley, 23, met the women online. Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said authorities believe there are more victims.
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Law enforcement had been searching for Jaynie Crosdale, 36, in connection with the case against Timothy Hazlett, Jr., who is accused of nine felonies for the alleged beating and sexual assault of a woman who said she was held in his basement.
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Advocates for survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse say that events revolving around alcohol consumption, like the Super Bowl or NFL Draft, can escalate violence against women.
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The report, commissioned by the theater, said there were no allegations of attacks on children.
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Timothy M. Haslett, Jr. faces nine felony charges for allegedly keeping a woman captive in his basement for more than a month until she escaped.
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Authorities say Timothy Haslett Jr. kept a 22-year-old woman captive in his basement.
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The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests also wants Kansas to change its laws on old cases so that more abusers could potentially face justice.