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Chrystul Kizer killed a man she says sexually abused her. Now she’s been sentenced to 11 years behind bars

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Wisconsin woman who …

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8 months ago

Wisconsin woman who argued she legally killed sex trafficker pleads guilty to homicide

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A Milwaukee woman who argued she was legally allowed to a kill a man because he was sexually trafficking her pleaded guilty Thursday to a reduced count of reckless homicide. It also leaves open the question of whether a state law that grants sex trafficking victims immunity for any offense committed while they were being trafficked extends …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Court rules teenager who killed her sexual abuser could be acquitted under landmark defence

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a 4-3 decision, the state’s Supreme Court …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Wisconsin court: Sex trafficking can be defense for homicide

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — A woman accused of killing a man can argue at trial that she was justified because he was sexually trafficking her, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that could help define the limits of legal immunity for trafficking victims nationwide. “While the legal process on this matter is far from over, we, along with Chrystul …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Justices weigh if trafficking defense applies to homicide

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with whether to allow a woman accused of killing a man to argue at trial that the homicide was justified because she was a sex trafficking victim in a case that could help define how far immunity extends for trafficking victims across the country. Kizer’s attorneys want to argue that she’s …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Should a sex trafficking defense apply in a homicide case?

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — On a June night in 2018, 17-year-old Chrystul Kizer put a.38-caliber pistol in her book bag and took an Uber from Milwaukee to Kenosha. What looks like a clear-cut case of criminal homicide could actually be legal under a Wisconsin law that absolves sex trafficking victims of crimes related to being trafficked. The state Supreme Court is …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Panel urges changes to make US organ transplants more fair

Associated Press

The U.S. transplant system needs an overhaul to stop wasting organs and give more patients a fair chance at the life-saving surgery, says an influential scientific advisory panel that set a five-year deadline to turn things around. “While the transplant system does a lot of good things and saves a lot of lives, it is demonstrably inequitable and doesn’t work …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Panel urges changes to make U.S. organ transplants fairer

LA Times

Surgical instruments lie on a table during a kidney transplant surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. The U.S. transplant system needs an overhaul to stop wasting organs and give more patients a fair chance at the life-saving surgery, says an influential scientific advisory panel that set a five-year deadline to turn things around. “While the transplant system does a lot …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Chrystul Kizer: US trafficking victim leaves jail after two years as activists raise $400,000 bail

The Independent

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4 years, 6 months ago

Woman accused of killing abuser freed on bond after 2 years

Associated Press

KENOSHA, Wis. — A Milwaukee woman who was in custody for two years accused of killing a man who sexually assaulted her and other underage girls has been released from jail, according to one of the community groups that raised her $400,000 bail. Kizer, who is Black, was able to post bond due to an influx of donations, most of …

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Chrystul Kizer killed a man she says sexually abused her. Now she’s been sentenced to 11 years behind bars

Wisconsin woman who argued she legally killed sex trafficker pleads guilty to homicide

Court rules teenager who killed her sexual abuser could be acquitted under landmark defence

Wisconsin court: Sex trafficking can be defense for homicide

Justices weigh if trafficking defense applies to homicide

Should a sex trafficking defense apply in a homicide case?

Panel urges changes to make US organ transplants more fair

Panel urges changes to make U.S. organ transplants fairer

Chrystul Kizer: US trafficking victim leaves jail after two years as activists raise $400,000 bail

Woman accused of killing abuser freed on bond after 2 years