#statute-of-limitations

#statute-of-limitations

A Georgia man was arrested and charged with raping five women in Southeast Queens during the 1990s after DNA from a discarded cup matched decades-old crime scene evidence, authorities said. Michael Benjamin, 57, of Conyers, Georgia, was arraigned Thursday on 17 charges, including five counts of first-degree rape, following his extradition from Georgia on Wednesday, according to the Queens district attorney's office. Officials described the attacks as "heinous" and said Benjamin forced his way into victims' homes.

Earlier this year, SCOTUSblog co-founder and veteran Supreme Court litigator Tom Goldstein was arrested on a 22-count indictment alleging tax crimes and making false statements to lenders. According to the government, Goldstein participated in high-stakes poker games and failed to disclose his winnings (in tax filings) and losings (in loan applications). Over the course of several years, the indictment says that Goldstein racked up big winnings and bigger losses in high-stakes underground poker matches, both domestically and abroad.

acutely aware that victims of child sex abuse are some of the most vulnerable victims who deserve all the protections and remedies available in our judicial system,