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Massillamany Jeter & Carson LLP Partner Tom Blessing Represents Survivors in Jeff High School Sex Abuse Case October 31, 2025

The recent decision in the case of former Jeff High School choir director Ja’Shon Burks highlights the serious issue of school sex abuse and the importance of justice for survivors. Burks, convicted of multiple counts of sexual battery and child seduction, has lost his ...

Massillamany Jeter & Carson LLP Partner Tom Blessing Represents Survivors in Jeff High School Sex Abuse Case October 31, 2025
The recent decision in the case of former Jeff High School choir director Ja’Shon Burks highlights the serious issue of school sex abuse and the importance of justice for survivors. Burks, convicted ...
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TEACHER AND CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER LOSES APPEAL October 28, 2025
Court Rejects High School Teacher’s Challenge to Jury Verdict LAFAYETTE, IN: In November 2024, an Indiana jury found Ja’Shon Burks guilty of felony child seduction committed against eight victims ...
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MASSILLAMANY JETER & CARSON LLP PARTNER CHRIS JETER SELECTED AS INDIANA SUPER LAWYERS FOR 2025 September 26, 2025
(Fishers, Indiana) – Massillamany Jeter & Carson LLP announced today that partner Chris Jeter and has been selected to the 2026 Indiana Super Lawyers® list, an honor reserved for outstanding lawyers ...
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Prosecutor Dismisses Murder Charge Against Brother as Self-Defense September 26, 2025
The Marion County Prosecutor has dismissed murder charges against an Indianapolis man after reviewing the case and concluding his actions were legally justified under self-defense. The defendant ...
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SCHOOL FIRES AIDE ACCUSED OF HAVING SEX WITH STUDENT September 24, 2025
Ocean Valentine has been terminated amid allegations that she had sex with a 17-year old male student. When she was 22 years old, Valentine was employed as a classroom aide in a New York City school ...
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INDIANA CHANGES HOW TO ACCESS IEPs August 13, 2025
The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) is switching the platform for viewing the Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for children in special education. It is unclear how this change will ...
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