Five guilty charges, three settlements and years later, the 312 clients for a former UCLA OB-GYN sexual assault case will be able to find closure, according to two prosecutors on the case. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps is pictured in court. A jury found him guilty on five counts of sexual misconduct in October. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCPD is investigating reports of an attempted strong-arm robbery on a Los Angeles Metro bus Monday morning. The incident happened around 10:15 a.m., according to a UCPD crime alert sent Monday evening. Read more...
A jury found former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps guilty of sexual misconduct Thursday. The trial began Aug. 9 after a grand jury indicted Heaps, a former faculty member at the David Geffen School of Medicine, on 21 counts of felony sexual assault in May 2021. Heaps was found guilty on three counts of sexual battery and two counts of sexual penetration, according to NBC. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps (pictured) was found guilty of sexual misconduct Thursday. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Editor’s note: The article contains details of sexual assault that may be disturbing to some readers. Two UCLA students are suing the University of California Board of Regents in response to alleged sexual assault and hazing they experienced as Bruin Woods camp counselors. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Title IX Office is located in Murphy Hall (pictured). Two UCLA students filed a lawsuit with claims of sexual assault and hazing as camp counselors at an alumni summer getaway. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCPD is searching for a suspect reportedly involved in an on-campus sexual battery Monday morning. The incident took place at the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus stop at the 400 block of Westwood Plaza around 10:40 a.m., according to a UCPD crime alert sent Wednesday morning. Read more...
Photo: A UCPD car is pictured. UCPD is currently investigating an allegation of on-campus sexual battery at a Westwood bus stop Monday morning. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCPD recorded 284 unique entries in its Aug. 16 to Aug. 31 daily crime log. Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Benjamin Apsley, city and crime editor. Read more...
This post was updated Aug. 21 at 8:34 p.m. The sexual assault trial against former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps began Aug. 9 and remains underway. Heaps, who was previously a faculty member at the David Geffen School of Medicine and an OB-GYN at UCLA Health from 2014 to 2018, has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 100 former patients. Read more...
Photo: The sexual assault trial against former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps (pictured) began Aug. 9 and remains underway. The trial began with opening statements and continues now with testimony from female witnesses. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
