by PERL | Nov 9, 2017 | News
By Marc Perrusquia Source: Commercial Appeal November 8, 2017 A retired police lieutenant pulled no punches Wednesday while testifying that Memphis Police Department supervisors condoned widespread neglect and incompetence in sex crimes investigations. Among...
by PERL | Oct 6, 2017 | News
By Marc Perrusquia Source: The Commercial Appeal October 6, 2017 When Marcus Deshun Gibson was booked last March on an aggravated rape charge, his situation looked as foreboding as the razor wire topping the Shelby County Jail that held him. But Gibson had an inside...
by PERL | May 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
As an organization comprised of people who have been impacted by sexual violence, PERL is very concerned by revelations that Lt. Ouita Knowlton, the award-winning supervisor of the MPD’s DNA Unit, was relieved of duty April 3 and now faces a criminal...
by PERL | May 4, 2017 | News
By Kendall Downing Source: WMC May 1, 2017 Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich confirmed Monday her office is involved in the investigation of MPD Lt. Ouita Knowlton, which could include criminal charges. Knowlton is a 23-year veteran of the force and last...