The scandal that ravaged the UCLA Willed Body Program this March is now at a calm, and the tarnished program’s future seems to hinge on an unfinished report from former Gov. George Deukmejian. Deukmejian’s report is supposed to give suggestions regarding the future of willed body programs throughout the UC system. “Really, there’s not much […]
Author Archives: Ari Bloomekatz
Rape trial jury hung
Jurors deadlocked Thursday in the trial of three men accused of raping a UCLA student in 2002 ““ they could not declare a verdict on some charges and acquitted the defendants on others. Defendants Chuwan Anthony, Jamar Dawson and DeShawn Stringer were found not guilty on charges of collectively contributing to forced rape, oral sex […]
Defense says sex was consensual, not rape
Attorneys for defendants accused of raping a UCLA student in 2002 urged the jury to acquit their clients during closing arguments Friday, saying the sexual encounters had been consensual. Eugene Matthews, attorney for Chuwan Anthony, one of the defendants, said his case is built around the idea of implied consent. Matthews says even if the […]
Professor gets 6 months in jail for attempt to seduce minor
Classics Professor Andrew Dyck was sentenced to six months in Ventura County Jail on Thursday, concluding an incident dating back nearly a year and half ago. After originally pleading not guilty in December, Dyck pleaded guilty on March 24 to one felony count of sending harmful matter over the Internet with the intent to seduce […]
Rape trial hinges on consent issue
The attorney for a UCLA student allegedly raped on campus in 2002 told jurors during her closing arguments Thursday to think about the sexual encounters simply. Prosecuting attorney Alyson Messenger asked the jury to imagine a young woman sitting alone in her dorm room. Three young men come to her room, she has unprotected sex […]
Frazier’s mental state questioned
The man shot during an altercation with a university police officer in Kerckhoff Hall in October 2003 may not be competent to stand trial. Questions about the defendant’s mental state arose soon after he opted to defend himself early this March. Judge Katherine Mader ordered three doctors to file reports on 52-year-old Willie Davis Frazier’s […]
Rape trial defense refutes allegations
Attorneys for defendants accused of raping a UCLA student in 2002 called two UCLA students as witnesses Wednesday, and continued building their case by asserting that the sex was consensual. For most of the day, Jamar Dawson, one of the three accused of sexual assault, answered questions from both the defense and prosecution about his […]