Three motions were filed by Bill Rausch’s defense attorney on April 7. It gives insight on how she intends to defend Bill against the allegation of sex assault and it’s… well… a mess. First, Bill’s lawyer intends to broadcast details of the victim’s sexual history – a tactic she used at Bill’s recent civil hearing…
The lawyer representing Bill Rausch in his ongoing sexual assault cases in D.C. filed several motions this week. Among them was a response to the prosecutor’s request for a hearing to determine how much, if anything, she’s allowed to bring up about this journalist’s reporting on the case. Rausch’s lawyer claims that none of these…
On Friday the 13th, prosecutors in D.C. filed four documents with the judge in Bill Rausch’s ongoing sexual assault case. The first was a motion to exclude evidence of the victim’s sexual history. Why? Because they monitored closely the absurd actions of Rausch’s lawyer during the protection order hearing last year. Rausch’s strategy in that…
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Note: This hearing for a civil protection order against Bill Rausch occurred in DC Superior Court on Wed., Nov 20 – Fri., Nov 22. 2019. In American civil cases, the trial portion is simply referred to as a “hearing” or “proceeding,” though they feature witnesses, attorney’s questioning and cross-examinations, a judge, and witnesses can be…
Yesterday, Bill Rausch’s former girlfriend was granted a civil protection order against him after three days of trial. She claims years of abuse, including incidents where he choked her and called her “Maura,” hit her so hard she chipped a tooth, and an assault that took place at a military base in Germany. He is…
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The morning of Bill Rausch’s latest hearing in DC Superior Court on a charge of felony sex abuse, another woman filed a report with Metro police detectives, claiming she was sexually and physically abused by Rausch for years and that she was being stalked by him as recently as this summer. Police are investigating and…
Following new allegations of sexual assault in D.C., I’ve learned that Bill Rausch created several social media accounts which he used to steer the Maura Murray investigation online and to harass and dox journalists who write about his abuse allegations. A source close to Rausch was copied on emails in which Bill discussed the creation…
This last year, I’ve been working hard to put together a new non-profit that can provide financial help and media attention to the families of the missing and murdered, focusing on cold cases in Ohio. I’m excited to announce that The Porchlight Project is here and our first case is the 1987 unsolved murder of…