• Sex crimes reached a pinnacle with the dawn of a new era of appreciation for the sexual harassment and criminal activity in the MeToo movement.Think of the Olympic gymnast scandal and the Harvey Weinstein cases.
• What is the history of rape in the United States and what are some of the sad facts about how women were treated by the criminal justice system?
• What did rape reform laws do to make it more just and equitable for women to assert claims that they were assaulted sexually?
• Using Illinois law what are the differences between criminal sexual assault and criminal sexual abuse?Include discussion and elements of each
• Using independent research bring two cases from the news where charges were brought of rape and discuss the elements that would have to be proven and the process of proving up those cases at trial?If the case has been resolved, discuss the outcome and if the case is ongoing then discuss the weight of the evidence against the accused