Attorneys in the case of a man accused of raping a UCLA student in 2002 outlined their arguments during opening statements Tuesday ““ focusing on issues of consent, the plaintiff’s actions after the alleged rape, and the attitude and actions of the defendant towards women. A jury deadlocked over four months ago when DeShawn Stringer, […]
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Court to revisit rape trial this week
More than four months after a jury deadlocked over charges that three men raped a UCLA student, the Los Angeles County District Attorney is scheduled to retry one of the accused this week. DeShawn Stringer, Chuwan Anthony and Jamar Dawson were accused of raping a student while she was in her De Neve Plaza dorm […]
Student faces court hearing today
The student suspected of committing perceived hate crimes over two weeks ago at the LGBT Resource Center over was released on $50,000 bond Wednesday evening and is scheduled for a court hearing today. Robert G. Grosfield, 22, was arrested at his home in Ventura County at about 1 p.m. Wednesday and was charged with the […]
Suspect arrested for LGBT attack
University police arrested a student Wednesday suspected of committing a string of perceived hate crimes that began over two weeks ago at the LGBT Resource Center. Robert Grosfield, 22, was arrested at his home in Ventura County at about 1 p.m. Wednesday following an investigation that began Sept. 13, the morning after a grapefruit-sized piece […]
[Online exclusive] Suspected attacker arrested
University police arrested a student Wednesday suspected of committing a string of perceived hate crimes that began over two weeks ago at the LGBT Resource Center. Robert Grosfield, 22, was arrested at his home in Ventura County at about 1 p.m. Wednesday following an investigation that began Sept. 13, the morning after a grapefruit-sized piece […]
Rape trial’s Jane Doe has widespread support
Nearly two weeks after jurors deadlocked in the trial of three men accused of raping a UCLA student a year and a half ago, some campus groups have organized efforts in support of the alleged victim. The jury acquitted defendants Chuwan Anthony, DeShawn Stringer and Jamar Dawson on some charges on May 27, and could […]
Cyclist goes the distance for the disabled
Haggie Mazler is helping the disabled by doing something most able-bodied people don’t ““ biking across the nation. The second-year economics student is spending over two months on two wheels this summer, biking 3,900 miles from San Francisco to Charleston, S.C., in an effort to raise money and help educate people about the disabled. “You […]