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Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, pictured here in 2016, is facing a lawsuit from Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an abortion provider seeking to stop him from issuing subpoenas for her patients' records.

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Indiana doctor sues AG to block him from obtaining patient abortion records

3:12pm November 03, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

In a new lawsuit, Dr. Caitlin Bernard says Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has sought health records for her patients, including a 10-year-old rape victim she treated.

Pieper Lewis, left, speaks with Polk County District Judge David M. Porter during her sentencing hearing on Sept. 13. Donations are pouring in to help Lewis, a 17-year-old sex trafficking victim who was ordered by the court to pay $150,000 to the family of a man she stabbed to death after he raped her.

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A teen ordered to pay $150,000 to the family of her rapist is flooded with donations

2:30pm September 16, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

A GoFundMe account set up by Pieper Lewis' former math teacher has surpassed the amount of the court-ordered restitution — and people are still giving.