How the Catholic Church’s hierarchy makes it difficult to punish sexual abusers

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mathew Schmalz, College of the Holy Cross (THE CONVERSATION) Cardinal Bernard Law died on Wednesday, Dec. 20, in Rome. Law was Archbishop of Boston, a position of prestige in the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. He had wide political connections, including... Read More

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Catholic Church

December 21, 2017

The Latest: Victim in Jewish threats case talks about terror

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of a former journalist who admitted cyber stalking an ex-girlfriend and terrorizing Jewish groups with bomb threats (all times local): 5:35 p.m. The stalking victim of a former St. Louis journalist sentenced in New York to five years in prison for bomb threats to Jewish centers... Read More

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Juan Thompson

December 21, 2017

New York City landlord to pay $8M in tenant-harassment suit

NEW YORK (AP) — A major New York City landlord who was accused of bullying tenants out of rent-regulated apartments has agreed to pay them $8 million to settle a lawsuit — while he’s in jail for mortgage fraud. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Wednesday he had reached an agreement with landlord Steven Croman.... Read More

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Steven Croman

December 21, 2017

Former Washington auditor guilty of tax fraud, other charges

SEATTLE (AP) — Former Washington state Auditor Troy Kelley was found guilty Wednesday of several charges related to when he ran a real-estate escrow services business during the height of last decade’s housing boom. Emily Langlie, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Seattle, said Kelley was convicted of possession of stolen property, two... Read More

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Fraud, Troy Kelley

December 21, 2017

Ex-wife of slain NBA player Wright is fighting extradition

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright is fighting authorities’ attempt to extradite her from California to Tennessee, where she is charged with killing him in 2010. Sherra Wright made a very brief appearance Wednesday in Riverside County Superior Court. A judge explained that the only issue in her extradition... Read More

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Lorenzen Wright, Sherra Wright

December 21, 2017

Marijuana activist since 1960s facing California pot charges

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A marijuana activist whose advocacy dates to the 1960s counterculture has been arrested in California toting 22 pounds of illegal marijuana, prosecutors said Wednesday. Irvin Dana Beal, 70, of New York, was arrested Saturday in far Northern California after prosecutors said his rental car was spotted weaving across the road and... Read More

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Irvin Dan Beal, Marijuana

December 21, 2017

Judge: Plastic surgery was wrongly denied for 3 HIV patients

NEW YORK (AP) — A cosmetic-surgery firm that denied breast reduction surgery to three men with HIV violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to consider the medical facts regarding each patient before deciding whether surgery could be safely performed, a judge said Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres issued the written opinion against... Read More

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Advanced Cosmetic Surgery

December 21, 2017

Woman sues rapper Nelly claiming sexual assault, defamation

SEATTLE (AP) — A woman has sued the rapper Nelly, claiming he sexually assaulted her on his tour bus and later damaged her reputation by refuting her account. The Seattle Times reported Wednesday that Monique Greene’s lawsuit against Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Haynes Jr., seeks unspecified damages. The rapper was arrested on his tour bus... Read More

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Nelly, Sexual Abuse

December 21, 2017

Woman whose 84 Great Danes were seized faces sentencing

OSSIPEE, N.H. (AP) — A woman who had dozens of filthy and sick Great Danes living in her New Hampshire mansion is scheduled to be sentenced on 10 animal cruelty charges. Eighty-four dogs were seized from Christina Fay’s Wolfeboro home in June. Authorities said the animals were living in filth and suffering from health problems.... Read More

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Christina Fey, Dogs

December 21, 2017

1 of 2 girls accused in Slender Man stabbing to be sentenced

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — One of the two Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing a classmate to gain the favor of a horror character named Slender Man will soon learn how long she will spend in a mental health facility. WATCH THE LIVE STREAM HERE A judge in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Thursday is expected... Read More

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Anissa Weier, Slender Man

December 21, 2017

Hotel charges guest $350 after she posts negative review

NASHVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The former owner of an Indiana hotel is being sued for charging a woman $350 for posting a negative online review that said there was hair and dirt on the sheets in her room and other cleanliness issues. Indiana’s attorney general’s office contends that Andrew Szakaly violated the state’s deceptive consumer... Read More

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Abbey Inn

December 21, 2017

Gymnast McKayla Maroney says settlement covered up sex abuse

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney was forced to sign a confidential settlement with the group that trains U.S. Olympic gymnasts to keep allegations that she was sexually abused by team doctor Larry Nassar a secret, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. Maroney, who won a team gold and an individual silver... Read More

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Larry Nassar, Sexual Abuse

December 20, 2017

Former ‘Property Wars’ star gets prison in Arizona for fraud

PHOENIX (AP) — A former star on the “Property Wars” reality TV show has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison in Arizona for bank fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft. Scott Menaged also was ordered Tuesday to pay more than $33 million in restitution to banks and more than 200 investors. The... Read More

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Fraud, Scott Menaged

December 20, 2017

Insane Clown Posse fans can’t rid gang tag in FBI report

DETROIT (AP) — Fans of rap-metal music group Insane Clown Posse have lost an appeal to have an FBI report scrubbed of language referring to them as a gang. The group’s fans are known as Juggalos. They’re upset that a 2011 report given to Congress describes Juggalos as a “loosely organized hybrid gang.” The fans... Read More

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How the Catholic Church’s hierarchy makes it difficult to punish sexual abusers

The Latest: Victim in Jewish threats case talks about terror

New York City landlord to pay $8M in tenant-harassment suit

Former Washington auditor guilty of tax fraud, other charges

Ex-wife of slain NBA player Wright is fighting extradition

Marijuana activist since 1960s facing California pot charges

Judge: Plastic surgery was wrongly denied for 3 HIV patients

Woman sues rapper Nelly claiming sexual assault, defamation

Woman whose 84 Great Danes were seized faces sentencing

1 of 2 girls accused in Slender Man stabbing to be sentenced

Hotel charges guest $350 after she posts negative review

Gymnast McKayla Maroney says settlement covered up sex abuse

Former ‘Property Wars’ star gets prison in Arizona for fraud

Insane Clown Posse fans can’t rid gang tag in FBI report

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