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Police Suggest Possible Charges for Those Who Filmed Rape on Train

JonathanTurley

Generally there is no duty to rescue or to call police under the common law. For example, Washington state allows for the charging of a misdemeanor. The law covers violent crimes, sexual assault, and assault of a child. In torts, there is no duty to rescue rule. Cf: Restatement, Torts, § 322. French, 104 Pa.

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Susanna Gibson Alleges that Critics Committed a “Sex Crime” In Exposing Her Alleged Streaming of Sex Acts

JonathanTurley

There are a couple torts that could be raises but neither would be compelling in this circumstance. The second tort is the inclusion upon seclusion. Watkins, a lawyer for Gibson, supported her claim of a criminal violation, citing the state’s revenge porn law. However, this was not a private fact.

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