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Multiple Women Recall Sexual Misconduct and Retaliation by Gordon Sondland

November 29, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Gordon Sondland after his testimony at an impeachment hearing on Nov. 20. (Victoria Pickering)

Three women recall Sondland made unwanted sexual contact in business settings. One says he exposed himself. All recall professional retaliation after they rejected him. Sondland denies the allegations.

Jury Deadlocks, Mistrial Declared In Case of 47-Year-Old Accused of Molesting Girl at Sleepover

December 21, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Michael Bowling, in court this afternoon, will not soon be freed of wardens despite today's mistrial. (c FlaglerLive)

Michael Bowling, 47, will remain in jail on numerous charges even as numerous inconsistencies led a jury today to deadlock over charges he molested a 15-year-old girl.

Why Women Don’t Report Sexual Assault

September 23, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

That urge to discredit accusers of sexual assault like Christine Blasey Ford is exactly why it takes so long for some to come forward in the first place.

Palm Coast Physician Florence Fruehan Accused Of Groping Female Patient; State Orders Him Restricted

August 8, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 173 Comments

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Long-time physician Florence R. Fruehan of Palm Coast Urgent Care, who is also an elected official, is under an Emergency Restriction Order from the State Department of Health.

For Some Victims, Reporting a Rape Can Bring Doubt, Abuse — and Even Prosecution

November 24, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Detail from a painting by Clyfford Stills, 1948-49.

There are many reasons for women to think twice about reporting sexual assault. But one potential consequence looms especially large: They may also be prosecuted.

Palm Coast Girl, 12, Uses New Law to Secretly Record Alleged Assailant, 42, Over Sex Assault

April 28, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Aaron Anthony Whitley. sex assault charge

The 12-year-old Palm Coast girl put to use a 2015 law to record Aaron Whitley, 42, apologizing and pleading with her not to reveal an alleged sexual assault he’d committed on her.

Plea Lessens Palm Coast Child Rapist’s Sentence to 10 Years in Prison, 20 on Probation

February 4, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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Andrew S. Wilson, 55, of 82 Brushwood Lane in Palm Coast, had been arrested on a count of raping a child younger than 12, based on incidents that took place two decades ago.

Flagler’s Family Life Center Now a Certified Rape Crisis Center, Ensuring Critical Services

January 31, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Until Family Life took over the service in an arrangement with the sheriff’s office in March 2014, Flagler County had been without a reliable crisis center because the Children’s Advocacy Center had quit providing that service.

Family Life Center Appoints Jodi Lodolce and Laura Perkins to Board; Seeking 2 More Members

September 29, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The two new members join an 11-member board. The Family Life Center is seeking two additional board members. Those interested should contact Trish Giaccone at 386/437-7747.

Facebook “Relationship” Status Between Man, 21, and 15-Year-Old Palm Coast Girl, Leads to Statutory Rape Charge

September 23, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Tavarez Calloway met the girl at the Flagler County Fair then was allowed to move in when he had no other place to go, as long as the cpouple did not date, according to what a parent told police.

Domestic Violence: Challenges Go Beyond A Brute’s Fists or White, Middle-Class Women

September 22, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The sheriff's office has made its domestic violence initiative a priority since 2017.

Because the movement to help battered women largely has been driven by white, middle-class women, the attention has generally been on generic domestic violence, with absent attention to the nuances of race and class.

Thomas Underwood of Palm Coast Sentenced to Life in Prison for Raping Children He Babysat

July 9, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 37 Comments

Thomas Underwood was sentenced to two consecutive life terms on seven counts of raping children and one count of lewd and lascivious molestation. Flagler County Circuit Judge J. David Walsh imposed the sentence today on cases dating back to the 1990s.

Flagler Beach Woman and St. Johns Man Face Capital Charges of Raping 2 Girls Younger Than 12

February 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Rhonda Lynn Wilkerson, 49, of Flagler Beach, faces one rape charge and William C. Dillow, 27, of St. Augustine, faces two rape charges, after girls in a Flagler County school revealed the alleged incidents to staff. The incidents took place in St. Johns County.

5 Years After 7-year-old Gabriel Myers’s Suicide, Psychotropic Drugs Still Overprescribed in Foster Care

February 11, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Gabriel Myers was on psychotropic medications when he hung himself.

At the time, about 5 percent of all U.S. children were treated with psychotropic medications, but in Florida’s foster care system, 15.2 percent of children received at least one such medication. Of these, more than 16 percent were being medicated without the consent of a parent, guardian or judge. Not much has changed.

Rarely Punished, Guards May Be Responsible for Half of Sexual Assaults in Prisons and Jails

January 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The federal report is based on data from all of the nation’s federal and state prisons as well as many county jails. It shows more than 8,000 reports of abuse each year between 2009 and 2011, up 11 percent from the previous report, and extremely rare prosecutions.

Rape Crisis Failure:
How the Children’s Advocacy Center Betrayed a Victim at Her Most Vulnerable

July 1, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

After a Flagler Beach woman was allegedly raped on June 14, the Children’s Advocacy Center in Daytona Beach was responsible for providing a certified nurse to conduct an exam and gather evidence in a private setting. It failed on all counts. A FlaglerLive investigation reveals the extent of a failure that local police have been contending with since the center opted to cut its ties with the provider who’d ensured a functioning system for many years.

For Abuse Victims, Navigating Government Help Can Be Another Defeating Challenge

April 8, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Using stories drawn from real-life cases, participants a Domestic Violence Summit for police agencies in Flagler, Volusia, St. Johns and Putrnam counties tried to understand what it would be like to walk in the shoes of victims coping with the criminal justice system–and discovered the numerous obstacles victims face.

Justin Rushing of Bunnell Accused of Sexually Abusing a Younger Sister Over Several Years

October 17, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Justin rushing, a 22-year-old resident of North Old Dixie Highway in Bunnell, is being held at the Flagler County jail, without bond, on a half dozen charges of lewd and lascivious conduct and child molesting in a case involving a younger sister. The alleged incidents took place over several years, according to Rushing’s arrest report, and involved the girl when she was between 12 and 16, and in other instances, younger than 12.

Chronic, Scandalous Abuse and Worse at a Florida Brain-Injury Center Demands Attention

August 10, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

It is impossible to look at the pages-long list of abuse allegations at the Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation and not wonder how it is allowed to remain open: Sexual abuse. Mental abuse. Burns. Broken bones. Bruises. Cuts and punctures. Bizarre punishment. And much worse.

Palm Coast Man Accused of Abusing Girls for Almost a Decade

May 7, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Two sisters, now young adults, claim Phillip Maida abused them from the time they were 12 until as recently as this year.

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