Since 1989, October has been designated as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. But misperceptions about domestic violence continue to permeate our culture. To learn more, Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke with Tracey Salsibury, assistant professor of interdisciplinary and ethnic studies at California State University, Bakersfield. https://www.kvpr.org/sites/kvpr/files/styles/big_story/public/202110/tracey_salisbury__2_.jpg
Read More »Reporter Alexandra Hall On Her Documentary About A Fresno Priest Accused of Sexual Abuse
KQED’s Central Valley reporter Alexandra Hall spent more than a year investigating an Anglican priest in Fresno who some say is a miracle worker and others say is a sexual predator. The audio documentary that came from her reporting was produced for The California Report Magazine . Valley Edition Host …
Read More »Survivor Speaks Out About Alleged Sexual Abuse By Priest Who Still Works In The Valley
Another priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno has been accused of sexual abuse and currently works at a church in Reedley. At a press conference Monday, 52-year-old Sylvia Gomez Ray spoke about the alleged abuse she experienced as a teenager while working at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in …
Read More »Report: 43 Diocese Of Fresno Priests Accused Of Sexual Abuse. At Least One Still Works For Church
There are at least 43 Catholic priests within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno who have been accused of sexual abuse or misconduct, according to a report released this week by a national law firm. The data collected by Jeff Anderson & Associates exposes the intentional cover-up of allegations of …
Read More »Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula’s Child Abuse Trial Wraps Up. Now Jury Will Decide If He’s Guilty
Closing arguments ended Wednesday afternoon in the child abuse trial against Fresno Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula. Now it’s up to the six men and six women on the jury to decide if the evidence proves the democrat slapped his daughter, causing a bruise on the side of her face. Arambula is …
Read More »Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula Found Not Guilty of Misdemeanor Child Abuse Charge
After deliberating for only a few hours, a jury Thursday found Fresno Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula not guilty of a misdemeanor child abuse charge. The Democrat’s family cheered and clapped as the jury made up of six men and six women handed down the verdict. Outside the courthouse Prosecutor Steve Wright …
Read More »Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula’s Daughter Testifies In Child Abuse Trial
Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula’s criminal trial continued Friday in Fresno County Superior Court with opening statements and testimony from one of his children. With her grandfather next to her, Arambula’s seven-year-old daughter answered the prosecutor’s questions before a packed courtroom. She is the alleged victim in a misdemeanor child abuse charge …
Read More »She Escaped Domestic Abuse And Is Seeking Asylum. Now A Policy Change Makes Her Future Uncertain
The soft chatter in the waiting room at the Yarra Law Group offices in Fresno are muffled by a Food Network show playing on TV. Receptionist tap their keyboards and answer phone calls. A 23-year-old woman from El Salvador, who we’ll call Ana, is among the dozen people in the …
Read More »With An Aging Population, Elder Abuse Is A Growing Concern
California’s population is projected to age rapidly in the coming decades. By the year 2030, adults over 65 will outnumber children under 18, according to data from the state’s department of finance. Today, seniors over 65 make up 14 percent of the population, but that number will increase to 23 …
Read More »Merced County authorities speak out against elder abuse
Merced County authorities are working to combat elder abuse, an under-reported crime affecting thousands of people each locally and around the world. Reports of possible elder abuse in Merced County … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos attorney arrested for alleged spousal abuse, facing client sex abuse civil suit
A Merced County defense attorney who is a former Los Banos school board trustee was arrested Wednesdayon suspicion of spouse abuse, according to officials and jail records. Dominic Falasco, a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two arrested as child killed in Chowchilla believed to be victim of abuse, police say
Two suspects have been arrested in Chowchilla in connection with the killing of a child, the Chowchilla Police Department reported Tuesday. The incident Monday evening was reported originally as a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dozens march in Merced because ‘there is no excuse for domestic abuse’
Dozens of people showed up to Courthouse Park in Merced and marched down M Street to Applegate Park to support survivors of domestic abuse on Wednesday Oct. 4, 2017. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Valley Crisis Center is working with community members to support and shed awareness …
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