Using Anti-Sex Trafficking Laws and Repeal of Antiquated “Anti-Heart-Balm” Laws for Intimate Partner Sex Abuse Cases

30 Jun , 2023

To register for the upcoming live webinar, please Click Here

This program will discuss limitations in existing law and examine innovative ways to bring civil claims against intimate partners in sex abuse cases. Existing law provides a remedy for victims of forced sexual abuse, but options are often limited for victims who are coerced into sexual relationships through nonphysical means. 

This program explores those situations where abusers obtain supposed consent using drugs, lies, grooming tactics, and other forms of manipulation, and seeks to offer two potential avenues for redress. First, we look at an emerging trend in the law that has successfully used the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and RICO against perpetrators who have abused multiple intimate partners. Second, we explore the potential consequence of repealing antiquated state laws known as “anti-heart-balm” statutes.

 

To register for the upcoming live webinar, please Click Here

More Webcasts

Mounting a Galloping...

The legal landscape in the United States has been significantly influenced by the rapid technologica...

Ethical Duties and E...

This Continuing Legal Education presentation covers electronic discovery and the related ethical dut...

Psilocybin Law: A Tr...

This course is an exploration of the law surrounding psilocybin in the United States. The course cov...

How To Conduct a Com...

One of the hottest workplace-related buzz words in 2023 was “RIF” (reduction in force). ...

Avoiding Consequence...

This course is designed to alert patent practitioners with the PTO rules on the “Duty of Discl...

Cellphone Forensics:...

Cellphones represent one of the fastest-changing areas of legal practice. Mobile device evidence is ...

Sharpening the Five ...

To be captivating storytellers, we need to learn to use the five senses when telling our client&rsqu...

The Duty of Technolo...

Technology empowers – but also enormously enlarges the risks facing lawyers and law firms. It&...

Generative AI or Rul...

AI is changing everything about the way we deliver legal services. But what is generative AI and how...

I’ve Memorized my ...

Part 3 - Virtually every performance coach will agree that memorized text should be spoken in a way ...