MCASA in the News: Maryland experts seek to educate community about sexual assault forensic examinations

April 04 2023 - MCASA in the News
Following a sexual assault, survivors can receive a Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE). The objective of a SAFE is

Trial begins for former Gunpowder Falls park manager accused of raping 2 employees

March 31 2023 - MCASA in the News
The trial of former Gunpowder Falls State Park manager Michael J. Browning began this week. Browning was arrested

Maryland delegate harassed with unsolicited sexual image after her testimony against the practice

March 03 2023 - MCASA in the News
Delegate Lesley Lopez recently became a victim of the exact kind of harassment that she’s trying to

MCASA in the News: Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown Seeks to Preserve Evidence of Sexual Assault

January 17 2023 - MCASA in the News
ProPublica published an article reporting on the failure to analyze over 1,800 slides containing evidence of sexual assault. A visionary

MCASA in the News: Bill would bar public access to some body cam footage

March 21 2022 - MCASA in the News
Ask the House Judiciary Committee to support SB31 A bill that would alter how police body camera footage

MCASA in the News: The Cost of Delaying the Testing of Rape Kits in Maryland

December 17 2021 - MCASA in the News
If you had a sexual assault forensic exam and would like to receive updates about the testing of your kit,

MCASA in the News: Maryland has a Rape Problem

December 08 2021 - MCASA in the News
Where is the outrage over Maryland’s sexual assaults? Last month, a former Baltimore County police officer convicted

MCASA in the News: Baltimore County Police Officer sentenced to home detention following rape conviction

November 29 2021 - MCASA in the News
The Baltimore Sun reports that the Baltimore County Police Department has fired an officer who was convicted of

MCASA in the News: Maryland Mayor is Charged in ‘Revenge Porn’ Case

November 23 2021 - MCASA in the News
Andrew Bradshaw, the Mayor of Cambridge, Maryland, was arrested this month for posting nude photographs of a former romantic

MCASA in the News:  Why Bills to End Spousal Rape Loopholes Hit Snags

June 02 2021 - MCASA in the News
Marriage is still a defense to some sex crimes in Maryland. Last session, Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield and Senator Susan

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