Innocence claim in 1976 rape may continue in appeals court

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Attorneys for a North Carolina man who says he’s innocent of a 1976 rape are planning to request a hearing before the full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after a three-judge panel refused to reopen the case. The Charlotte Observer reported that the 4th U.S. Court of Appeals voted 2-1... Read More

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Ronnie Long

January 14, 2020

Mueller probe witness pleads guilty on child sex charges

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A key witness in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation will be sentenced to at least 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of child sex trafficking and possessing child pornography. Lebanese-American businessman George Nader, 60, entered a plea deal Monday in federal court in Alexandria. Nader admitted transporting... Read More

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George Nader, Robert Mueller

January 13, 2020

Dozens allege abuse at youth detention center

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — More than two dozen men and women say they were physically, sexually and emotionally abused as children at New Hampshire’s state-run youth detention center over the course of three decades, according to attorneys who have filed a class action lawsuit on their behalf. The lawsuit filed Saturday in Merrimack County Superior... Read More

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January 10, 2020

R. Kelly girlfriend pleads not guilty to battery charge

CHICAGO (AP) — A fight between two of R. Kelly’s girlfriends inside the embattled singer’s Trump Tower condominium led to a domestic battery charge against one of them and sent the other to the hospital, Chicago police said Thursday. Joycelyn Savage, 24, was taken into custody after allegedly punching a 22-year-old woman in the face... Read More

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Joycelyn Savage, R. Kelly

January 10, 2020

Mueller probe witness considers child sex trafficking plea

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A key witness in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation is expected to plead guilty to charges of child sex trafficking and possessing child pornography. A criminal information was filed Thursday in federal count in Alexandria against George Nader , a Lebanese-American businessman who worked to advance Saudi Arabia’s agenda to the... Read More

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George Nader

January 10, 2020

Video in apparent Epstein suicide attempt is lost, US says

NEW YORK (AP) — Video footage of the area around Jeffrey Epstein’s jail cell on a day he survived an apparent suicide attempt “no longer exists,” federal prosecutors told a judge Thursday. Officials at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York believed they had preserved footage of guards finding Epstein after he appeared to have... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

January 9, 2020

Weinstein lawyers want judge off rape case over texting jabs

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers asked the judge in his New York City rape case to step aside Wednesday after he threatened to jail the disgraced movie mogul for texting in the courtroom. Weinstein’s lawyers sent a letter to Judge James Burke saying his comments Tuesday were “prejudicial and inflammatory” and raised questions... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 9, 2020

Court reverses $35M verdict against Jehovah’s Witnesses

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed a $35 million judgment against the Jehovah’s Witnesses for not reporting a girl’s sexual abuse to authorities. Montana law requires officials, including clergy, to report child abuse to state authorities when there is reasonable cause for suspicion. However, the state’s high court said in... Read More

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Jehovah's Witnesses

January 8, 2020

Jury selection in Weinstein case could prove to be drawn-out

NEW YORK (AP) — On Sunday, Harvey Weinstein was a punchline at the Golden Globes. On Monday, he was hit with new sex-crimes charges in Los Angeles. And on Tuesday, he and his lawyers walked into court in New York to begin picking the jury that will decide the fate of the man widely seen... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 7, 2020

Lyft’s good-guy image tainted by sexual assault lawsuits

NEW YORK (AP) — For years, Lyft has been the good guy of ride-hailing. In early days, its cars were adorned with whimsical pink mustaches. Its founders talked about improving peoples’ lives by reducing individual car ownership. And while Uber drivers grabbed headlines for assaulting passengers, somehow — despite many drivers working for both companies... Read More

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Lyft

January 7, 2020

Weinstein charged with sex crimes in LA on eve of NY trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors charged Harvey Weinstein on Monday with sexually assaulting two women on successive nights during Oscars week in 2013, bringing the new case against the disgraced Hollywood mogul on the eve of jury selection for his New York trial. The case, brought by a task force set up by... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 7, 2020

Unique sex-abuse suit filed against Boy Scouts in US capital

A team of lawyers filed a lawsuit Monday in federal court in Washington, D.C., seeking to establish the nation’s capital as a venue for men across the U.S. to sue the Boy Scouts of America for allegedly failing to protect them from long-ago sexual abuse at the hands of scoutmasters and other leaders. The eight... Read More

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Boy Scouts of America

January 7, 2020

Weinstein jury selection to start in NY; new charges in LA

NEW YORK (AP) — Potential jurors in Harvey Weinstein’s New York sexual assault trial are expected to fill a courtroom Tuesday as the former movie titan’s legal problems deepen with new charges in Los Angeles. In New York, jury selection is set to start Tuesday and could take weeks as prosecutors, Weinstein’s lawyers and the... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 6, 2020

Alison Triessl’s take on the Harvey Weinstein criminal trial

The consequences for Harvey Weinstein could be life in prison, depending on if he’s convicted and on what charges. The consequences for Harvey Weinstein could be life in prison, depending on if he's convicted and on what charges, says legal expert @AlisonTriessl pic.twitter.com/Im73e6jgjH — AM2DM by BuzzFeed News (@AM2DM) January 6, 2020

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Harvey Weinstein

Innocence claim in 1976 rape may continue in appeals court

Mueller probe witness pleads guilty on child sex charges

Dozens allege abuse at youth detention center

R. Kelly girlfriend pleads not guilty to battery charge

Mueller probe witness considers child sex trafficking plea

Video in apparent Epstein suicide attempt is lost, US says

Weinstein lawyers want judge off rape case over texting jabs

Court reverses $35M verdict against Jehovah’s Witnesses

Jury selection in Weinstein case could prove to be drawn-out

Lyft’s good-guy image tainted by sexual assault lawsuits

Weinstein charged with sex crimes in LA on eve of NY trial

Unique sex-abuse suit filed against Boy Scouts in US capital

Weinstein jury selection to start in NY; new charges in LA

Alison Triessl’s take on the Harvey Weinstein criminal trial

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