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Editorial Roundup: Tennessee
Johnson City Press. November 24, 2023. Editorial: The season for domestic violence Thursday marked the beginning of the holiday season, which is supposed to be a time for families to gather in joy and fellowship. Unfortunately, the holidays will also bring violence to...
Editorial Roundup: Michigan
Detroit News. November 25, 2023. Editorial: Gun seizure bill casts too wide a net Most people likely would agree that someone who presents a serious physical threat to another person should not be allowed to possess firearms. That was the stated intent of the...
Man linked to Arizona teen Alicia Navarro pleads not guilty to possessing child sexual abuse images
A Montana man who had been living with a teenager who disappeared from her home in Arizona four years ago pleaded not guilty Monday to child sexual abuse charges lodged against him based on images that authorities said they found on his cellphone. Since his Oct. 23 arrest, Edmund...
Convicted sex offender found guilty of hacking jumbotron at the Jacksonville Jaguars' stadium
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A convicted child molester was found guilty Friday of hacking the jumbotron at the Jacksonville Jaguars stadium after the team learned he was a registered sex offender and fired him. A federal jury found 53-year-old Samuel Arthur Thompson, of St....
The man accused of attacking Pelosi's husband apologizes for hammer assault
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man accused of attacking former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer apologized Tuesday, echoing right-wing conspiracy theories to explain to jurors that he went to the Pelosis’ home as part of a bigger plot to end what he viewed as government...
European lawmakers try to balance protection and privacy with law on explicit images of children
BRUSSELS (AP) — Seeking to strike the right balance between protecting children and protecting privacy rights, European Union lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a series of amendments to a draft law that is intended to keep sexually explicit photos and videos of minors from circulating online. ...
Trial rescheduled for April for former N.D. lawmaker accused of traveling for sex with minor
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has rescheduled the trial for a former North Dakota lawmaker accused of traveling to Prague with the intent of paying for sex with a minor. Former Republican state senator Ray Holmberg, 79, of Grand Forks, was indicted last month and set for...
The man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi's husband was caught up in conspiracies, defense says
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man accused of bludgeoning former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer was caught up in conspiracies when he broke into her San Francisco home last year, his defense attorney said as his trial opened Thursday. The attack on then-82-year-old...
Maine court hears arguments on removing time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A lawyer for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland told supreme court justices Thursday that Maine’s elimination of time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits is unconstitutional and imposes new liabilities, a reference to costly lawsuits that have driven some dioceses into...
Court cites clergy-penitent privilege in dismissing child sex abuse lawsuit against Mormon church
An Arizona judge has dismissed a high-profile child sexual abuse lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ruling that church officials who knew that a church member was sexually abusing his daughter had no duty to report the abuse to police or social service agencies because...
