Category: Sexual Assault
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Why Are There so Few Sex Crime Allegations During The Pandemic?
Many cities around the U.S., including here in Michigan, saw a significant drop in certain crimes during the lockdown for the Covid19 pandemic. Specifically, robberies, burglaries, and sexual assault numbers showed significant decreases around Michigan. (Although interestingly, not every type of criminal activity slowed down, as shootings actually increased here in the Great Lakes state…
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Why do There Seem to be More Sex Assaults Around The Holiday Times?
Several things seem to go up around the holidays, and no – we’re not talking about people’s blood pressure (although folks do seem to be more stressed out at Christmas time!). We’re talking about criminal activities. Look at the stats and you’ll notice that there’s an exponential rise in drunk and drugged driving incidents, burglaries,…
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Is U of M Biased Against Men Accused of Sex Crimes? Lawsuit Claims Yes. (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining The Kronzek Firm. We’ve been discussing the highly controversial lawsuit that the University of Michigan has been caught up in for several years now, and the allegations made that the university is actually biased against male students who’ve been accused of sexual assault. As you know, an accusation is…
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Help! I’ve Been Accused of Sexual Assault! What do I do Now? (Pt 2)
Welcome and thank you for joining The Kronzek Firm, even though we know this is a really hard subject to consider when thinking about your future. Maybe you just want to be prepared, or maybe someone has actually accused you of a sexual assault crime. Whatever the reason, we understand that this is a tough…
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How is “Date Rape” Different From Regular “Rape”?
You’ve probably heard the terms “rape” and “date rape”, and you may have wondered why they were different. So we’d like to clear up any confusion you may have about what exactly these two types of sexual assault are, what Michigan law has to say about them, and how they differ from each other. The…
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Why Someone Might Falsely Accuse You of Rape! (Pt 2)
Welcome back. We’ve been talking about why a person would lie about having consensual sex with someone, and accuse them of rape instead. It may seem inconceivable, but it really happens, and for a lot of possible reasons. As we explained in the previous article, shame is one common motivating factor, and fear of the…
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How do You Fight a Statutory Rape Charge in Michigan? (Pt 2)
Hello there and welcome back. We opened a discussion in the previous article about what it means to be charged with statutory rape here in Michigan, and how an experienced sex crime defense attorney would defend against that kind of charge. As you can imagine, it’s a very tricky charge to fight, and requires a…
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Why Someone Might Falsely Accuse You of Rape! (Pt 1)
This is not a popular subject. We have finally moved out of the era of victim blaming and shaming, and into a time when not believing the victim can be a very unpopular choice (especially when social media gets involved). In most cases, that’s exactly the way it should be. However, there are cases where…
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Larry Nassar Ordered to Stand Trial For Sexually Assaulting Young Gymnasts
Dr. Larry Nassar, the previously celebrated osteopathic physician, has been ordered to stand trial for multiple counts of criminal sexual assault. Nassar, who specialized in sports medicine, was a faculty member at Michigan State University, and the team physician for USA Gymnastics, was accused last year of assaulting both women and girls who were…
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Mateen Cleaves – Do Dismissed Charges Mean The End of This Case?
Mateen Cleaves, the former NBA player, was accused back in March of this year of sexually assaulting a 24-year-old woman. According to the alleged victim, the assault took place in at a Mundy Township motel after a charity golf outing in September of 2015. Cleeves, however, denied that the encounter was anything but consensual.…