This past month, the Minnesota Supreme Court held that Minnesota statute prevents people accused of criminal sexual conduct (or any crime) from accessing communications between sexual assault counselors and those Read More
Clients often ask: Should we keep our head down, or get out in front of the crisis? This question applies to both corporate, organizational and individual clients who are looking Read More
Falsely Accused of Sexual Misconduct? Being falsely accused of sexual misconduct or a sex crime is a life-changing event. Minneapolis crisis communications and litigation communications firm BETTISON helps such people. Read More
Bettison was recently awarded the “Elmer H. Wiblishauser Author’s Award” presented by the Minnesota State Board Association for her article published article in Minnesota Bench and Bar titled, “The New Read More
Stacy Bettison’s recently featured Minnesota Bench & Bar article “Momentum builds for changes to Predatory Offender Registry,” (April 2021) examines the current efforts under way to reform the registry. As Read More
The kidnapping of Jacob Wetterling in 1989 was what led to the creation of Minnesota’s first sex offender registry. Initially, the state’s sex offender registry was a private list to Read More
“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right . . . to be confronted with the witness against him.” Sixth Amendment, United States Constitution. The right of an Read More
In the wake of George Floyd’s tragic untimely death, the overwhelming message was crystal clear: what happened to George Floyd was reprehensible and the result of a system gone terribly Read More