MCASA in the News: DNA Evidence Connects Parkville Man to 1980s Cockeysville Rapes

September 18 2026 - MCASA in the News
A Baltimore County jury has convicted 73-year-old James Shipe Sr. of rape, sex offenses and burglary tied to two 1980s

MCASA in the News: 90% of Maryland hotels flout state law on human trafficking training, leaving survivors unprotected

September 11 2026 - MCASA in the News
In 2022, Maryland passed a law that amended Maryland Business Regulation Code §15-210 to require that lodging establishments

Housing Children with Registered Sex Offenders

October 28 2025 - MCASA in the News
A recent audit of the Social Services Administration found that the agency may have let children in

Disney Pays $10M in FTC Child Privacy Settlement

September 11 2025 - MCASA in the News
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to pay $10 million to settle allegations from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Changes to the Child Victims Act

April 23 2025 - MCASA in the News
In 2023, Maryland passed the Child Victims Act (House Bill 1/Senate Bill 686) to eliminate the statute of limitations in civil

Maryland Leads the Way in Funding Services for Crime Victims

October 18 2024 - MCASA in the News
Maryland is helping lead the way on the VOCA crisis. Crime victims' services face an uncertain future in Washington state.

Maryland’s new tracking system for sexual assault evidence will help prevent future backlogs

June 21 2024 - MCASA in the News
Years in the making, Maryland has unveiled a new system to track sexual assault evidence kits (SAEKs) 

AI Powered Programs Creating A New Type Of Revenge Pornography

June 18 2024 - MCASA in the News
Artificial intelligence (A.I.) is becoming more common in our daily lives, but not every use is positive. A.I.

Maryland sex trafficking case shows typical red flags for exploitation, experts say

June 14 2024 - MCASA in the News
Earlier this month, a Baltimore woman was charged with running a sex-trafficking organization that allegedly recruited women in Hagerstown and

Lifting the Voices of Survivors

May 31 2024 - MCASA in the News
MCASA is grateful to all the courageous survivors who helped advocate for improvements to Maryland's law on consent and

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