‘Enjoy hell:’ Doctor’s sentence next for assaulting gymnasts

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — After listening to the riveting pleas of more than 150 victims, a judge is set to sentence a Michigan doctor who parlayed his reputation and personal charm into years of sexual abuse by molesting Olympic gymnasts and other young female athletes instead of solving their sports injuries. Judge Rosemarie Aquilina will... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Doctors, News, Sexual Abuse, Sports

Larry Nassar, USAG

January 23, 2018

China faces protests after investment scheme collapses

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities are struggling to quell protests following the collapse of an investment scheme police say took as much as $4.7 billion from millions of depositors. The implosion of Qianbao.com adds to a string of failures of Chinese financial ventures blamed on fraud or mismanagement that have prompted protests and complaints of... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Finance, International Justice Watch, News

China, Qianbao.com

January 23, 2018

Oregon college safety officer pleads guilty to killing woman

BEND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of killing a woman during his shift as a campus safety officer at an Oregon community college pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated murder. Edwin Lara accepted a plea deal that spared him a possible death sentence but will keep him in prison for life. Authorities said Lara kidnapped,... Read More

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Edwin Lara

January 23, 2018

Uber driver in US illegally charged with 4 California rapes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Mexican man living in the U.S. illegally used his job as an Uber driver to target intoxicated young women and was charged Monday with raping, assaulting and robbing four victims, California prosecutors said. Alfonso Alarcon-Nunez drove women to their homes, assaulted them, and stole property including cellphones, computers and jewelry,... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse, Technology

Alfonso Alarcon-Nunez, Uber

January 23, 2018

New York man pleads guilty to trying to support terrorism

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man who traveled to Turkey in an attempt to join the Islamic State group has pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization. Arafat Nagi (NAH’-gee) entered the plea in federal court in Buffalo on Monday. The 47-year-old Lackawanna (lak-ah-WAH’-nah) man faces up to... Read More

Criminal Justice News, National Security, News

Arafat Nagi, Terorrism

January 23, 2018

Court to hear appeal from man on death row in police slaying

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court is set to hear the case of a Virginia man who was sentenced to death for killing a police officer in 2005. Thomas Porter was convicted of capital murder for shooting Norfolk police Officer Stanley Reaves three times in the head. Porter testified he shot Reaves in... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Execution, News

Death Row, Thomas Porter

January 23, 2018

Pope apologizes to abuse victims, but defends Chilean bishop

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis apologized for insisting that victims of pedophile priests show “proof” to be believed, saying he realized it was a “slap in the face” to victims that he never intended. But he doubled down on defending a Chilean bishop accused by victims of covering up for the country’s... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion, Sexual Abuse

Catholic Church, Pope Francis, Sexual Abuse

January 23, 2018

Family of man killed after ‘swatting’ call sues Wichita

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The family of a Kansas man fatally shot by police at the door of his home after a hoax emergency call has sued the city of Wichita and the unidentified officers involved. The federal lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court of Kansas seeks unspecified damages related to the Dec. 28 death... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Andrew Finch, Tyler Barris

January 23, 2018

Judge: Victims of sports doc are ‘sister survivor warriors’

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The judge overseeing the sentencing of disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar said Monday that more than 120 girls and women who had given statements so far at the five-day hearing were “sister survivor warriors.” “I want you to know that your face and the face of all of the sister... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse, Sports

Larry Nassar, USAG

January 23, 2018

Top gymnastics board members resign in wake of abuse case

Three top board members of USA Gymnastics resigned and the man who coached the 2012 Olympic team was suspended Monday, after calls from angry gymnasts who say the organization did nothing to protect them after they were abused by former team doctor Larry Nassar. Chairman Paul Parilla, vice chair Jay Binder and treasurer Bitsy Kelley... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse, Sports

Larry Nassar, USAG

January 23, 2018

Jury: Ex-Sheriff Clarke did not violate man’s free speech

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke did not violate a man’s free speech with taunting Facebook posts after detaining him at an airport last year for shaking his head at Clarke while boarding a flight, a federal jury has concluded. In a civil lawsuit against Clarke, Daniel Black argued he received hateful... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

David Clarke, Racism

January 23, 2018

Cosby jokes in 1st show since 2015 he ‘used to be’ comedian

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby performed in public for the first time since a sex abuse scandal embroiled him in 2015, joking that he “used to be a comedian” and playing with a jazz band in his hometown as a retrial looms in his criminal sexual assault case. The 80-year-old entertainer took the stage for... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News

Bill Cosby

January 22, 2018

Vietnam jails former oil execs in high-profile graft case

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A former oil executive was sentenced to life in prison and a former high-ranking Vietnamese government official received a lengthy prison term Monday at the end of a major corruption trial. The 22 defendants in the case were mostly current or former executives at PetroVietnam and were convicted of mismanagement, embezzlement... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

PetroVietnam

January 22, 2018

The Latest: Timeline offers look at Vegas shooter’s moves

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the shooting in Las Vegas last October that left 58 people dead and hundreds injured on the Las Vegas strip (all times local): 3:35 p.m. An 81-page police report made public Friday offers a glimpse at Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock’s internet searches and a timeline of his... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Stephen Paddock, Vegas

‘Enjoy hell:’ Doctor’s sentence next for assaulting gymnasts

China faces protests after investment scheme collapses

Oregon college safety officer pleads guilty to killing woman

Uber driver in US illegally charged with 4 California rapes

New York man pleads guilty to trying to support terrorism

Court to hear appeal from man on death row in police slaying

Pope apologizes to abuse victims, but defends Chilean bishop

Family of man killed after ‘swatting’ call sues Wichita

Judge: Victims of sports doc are ‘sister survivor warriors’

Top gymnastics board members resign in wake of abuse case

Jury: Ex-Sheriff Clarke did not violate man’s free speech

Cosby jokes in 1st show since 2015 he ‘used to be’ comedian

Vietnam jails former oil execs in high-profile graft case

The Latest: Timeline offers look at Vegas shooter’s moves

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