sexual abuse

The second is a screenplay of a documentary about a conflict between the “nameless” and a conservative Christian Texas town that turned into a legal conflagration over sexual abuse and defamation.

Hochman asked the court to deny the habeas corpus petition, saying that the act of murder was the issue in the conviction, not the sexual abuse allegations.

But defense attorneys countered that years of violent sexual abuse by their father preceded the shootings, justifying the slayings as a form of self-defense.

Mr Sutherland said he suffered sexual abuse during this time and said it led to his resorting to work as a male escort.

She called for "more societal support for young boys" who have been victims of sexual abuse.