Statements and Media

Please see below for recent news articles related to this lawsuit:

October 24, 2019

• Police accused of misusing “exceptional clearance” to close rape cases

August 20, 2019

• The Provability Gap: Why Sexual Assault Cases Are So Hard To Prosecute In Austin

July 22, 2019

• An Epidemic of Disbelief
• New state laws could guide judge’s ruling in local suit over sex assault investigations

May 23, 2019

• These Rape Victims Had to Sue to Get the Police to Investigate

February 3, 2019

• Austin City Council unanimously approves independent evaluation of APD’s handling of rape cases

January 16, 2019

• Texas DPS audit finds APD mishandled sexual assault cases
• Third party to review Austin police handling of sex assault cases
• APD Releases Full Audit of Sexual Assault Cases

December 18, 2018

• Austin Closes A High Number Of Its Rape Cases Without Arrests. The State’s Investigating Why.

December 17, 2018

• Federal Judge Hears Oral Arguments in Sexual Assault Class Action
• Federal Judge to Decide If Local Law Enforcement Agencies Mishandled Sex Assault Cases
• Federal Judge Hears Sexual Assault Lawsuit
• Hearing Held on Class Action Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against City of Austin, Travis County, Local Law Enforcement
• Austin Area Agencies Push to Drop Lawsuit Over Sex Assault Handling

December 15, 2018

• In slew of rebukes, sexual assault victims ask: Are authorities doing enough?

November 28, 2018

• Rape Cases Are Being Closed – Not Solved

November 16, 2018

• Rape Backlog Cleared: Now What?

November 15, 2018

• Case Cleared: Rape Suspects Walk Free. Police Count It As A Success

November 1, 2018

• Best #MeToo Warriors for Social Change: Sexual Assault Survivors’ Class Action