Rebecca Moss / The Seattle Times
Stories
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Raz Simone to stand trial, with some claims dismissed, judge rules
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You have 3 years to sue over sex abuse in WA. This case could change that
In Washington state, trafficking victims have just three years to seek civil compensation for the crimes and damage suffered. And then the door closes.
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Judge: Suit can go forward against SPD, others in sex trafficking case involving Raz Simone
The Seattle Police Department’s handling of a sex trafficking investigation into a local hip-hop artist may have further emboldened the man to harm more people, a judge ruled Tuesday, allowing a lawsuit against the musician, the police department, and the city to move forward.
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Judge to decide if Seattle Police can be held liable in sex trafficking case
A King County Superior Court judge will decide whether the city and the Seattle Police Department can be put on trial for allegedly mishandling a sex crimes investigation.
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Crime
Investigation: 6 women accused a Seattle hip-hop artist of sex trafficking, allege police ‘did virtually nothing’
Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of sexual assault and sex trafficking.
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6 women accused a Seattle hip-hop artist of sex trafficking, allege police ‘did virtually nothing’
The tape recorder clicked on. It was a cold night in early December 2020 when William Guyer, a veteran Seattle Police detective, asked a young woman to recount months of alleged abuse and sexual assault.
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Government
Family of 16-year-old killed in CHOP zone alleges Seattle’s failings enabled a 'state-created danger'
The family of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr., who was shot and killed amid Seattle's racial justice protests in 2020, filed a tort claim on Monday alleging that city leadership should have recognized its failures to provide legally obligated medical, police, and emergency services to protestors demonstrating in the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone.