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Prosecutor quits after relationship with woman in case
Prosecutor quits after relationship with woman in case

DETROIT (AP) — A state prosecutor resigned after authorities learned “incredibly disturbing” news that he had an intimate relationship with a woman while handling her allegations of sexual assault, Michigan’s attorney general said Tuesday. Brian Kolodziej, an assistant attorney general, was the prosecutor in a case involving students at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant. […] More

September 11, 2019

Leaders of California ministry charged with forced labor
Leaders of California ministry charged with forced labor

EL CENTRO, Calif. (AP) — A dozen leaders of a California-based ministry were arrested Tuesday on charges that they used homeless people as forced labor, holding them in locked group homes and forcing them to panhandle up to nine hours a day, six days a week, U.S. prosecutors said. The former pastor of Imperial Valley […] More

September 11, 2019

Antonio Brown faces rape accusations by former trainer
Antonio Brown faces rape accusations by former trainer

New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown has been accused of rape by a former trainer. Britney Taylor says Brown sexually assaulted her on three occasions, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Southern District of Florida. Brown has denied the allegations. Darren Heitner, a lawyer representing Brown, told The Associated Press his client […] More

September 11, 2019

John Hinkley, the guy who tried to kill Ronald Reagan, wants a music gig
John Hinkley, the guy who tried to kill Ronald Reagan, wants a music gig

WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan is interested in getting a job in the music industry, possibly in California, his lawyer said at a court hearing in Washington on Tuesday. John Hinckley Jr., 64, lives in Virginia and was not present at the hearing. A prosecutor said allowing Hinckley […] More

September 10, 2019

Ex-soldier serving life for teen’s ’82 murder seeks DNA test
Ex-soldier serving life for teen’s ’82 murder seeks DNA test

HONOLULU (AP) — Advocates for a former U.S. soldier convicted of the attempted rape and murder of an Army officer’s son 37 years ago are asking a federal judge to order DNA testing to discredit what they say is weak evidence presented at a court-martial that sent him to prison for life. The Hawaii Innocence […] More

September 10, 2019

Trial to begin in 9-year-old’s killing that shocked Chicago
Trial to begin in 9-year-old’s killing that shocked Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — It stands as one of Chicago’s most horrific crimes, in large part because of small details that are impossible to shake: The promise of a juice box that lured the 9-year-old boy off a playground and into an alley, and the basketball he dropped when he was shot and killed there. Jury […] More

September 9, 2019

Authorities: Socks help solve 28-year-old cold case murder
Authorities: Socks help solve 28-year-old cold case murder

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A pair of socks helped lead to an arrest in the killing of a Pennsylvania woman nearly 30 years ago, authorities said. Philadelphia prosecutors and state police announced the arrest of Theodore Dill Donahue, now 52, on charges of murder and other counts in the 1991 death of his 27-year-old girlfriend, Denise […] More

September 5, 2019

Judge to discuss unsealing new trove of Epstein court papers
Judge to discuss unsealing new trove of Epstein court papers

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge will discuss plans Wednesday for unsealing a new trove of court records involving sexual abuse allegations against Jeffrey Epstein, the financier who took his own life last month while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska scheduled the hearing after an appeals court in […] More

September 4, 2019

April trial date set in R. Kelly’s federal case in Chicago
April trial date set in R. Kelly’s federal case in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — A judge Wednesday set an April 27 trial date in R. Kelly’s federal case in Chicago that accuses the R&B star of child pornography and obstruction of justice. But Judge Harry Leinenweber left open the possibility of changing the date later after Kelly attorney Steve Greenberg said having to prepare for trials […] More

September 4, 2019

Sheriff: 14-year-old Killed his Family, Later Confesses
Sheriff: 14-year-old Killed his Family, Later Confesses

ELKMONT, Ala. (AP) — A 14-year-old boy admitted to killing five members of his family including his three younger siblings, Alabama authorities said Tuesday. CTSY: WAFF Limestone County sheriff’s spokesman Stephen Young said the teen called 911 at about 11 p.m. Monday. He told arriving deputies that he heard gunshots upstairs while he was in […] More

September 3, 2019

Cuba Gooding Jr.’s Trial on Groping Charges is Postponed
Cuba Gooding Jr.’s Trial on Groping Charges is Postponed

NEW YORK (AP) — Cuba Gooding Jr.’s trial on groping charges has been postponed until Oct. 10. Prosecutors said Tuesday they’re still waiting for evidence in the Oscar-winning “Jerry Maguire” star’s case. Jury selection had been set to start this week. Gooding’s lawyers argued against the delay. The actor is accused of placing his hand […] More

September 3, 2019

THE HARVEY WEINSTEIN SCANDAL: A NEW INDICTMENT
THE HARVEY WEINSTEIN SCANDAL: A NEW INDICTMENT

New Indictment. Same defendant. Same accusers. Say what? This is confusing for the sharpest of legal minds, but I’ll do my best to explain. Harvey Weinstein now has a new indictment minus any new charges. On Monday prosecutors paraded into a New York City courtroom armed with a new indictment and an additional accuser. This […] More

August 30, 2019

Family of Minor League Baseball Pitcher Slain in Virginia
Family of Minor League Baseball Pitcher Slain in Virginia

CHATHAM, Va. (AP) — The brother-in-law of a minor league baseball pitcher killed the athlete’s wife, toddler son and mother-in-law before he was captured naked during a manhunt in a tiny southern Virginia community, authorities said Wednesday. Matthew Thomas Bernard, 18, was arrested after police warned of a dangerous gunman on the loose upon finding […] More

August 29, 2019

Judge Ends Case against Epstein, with a Nod to the Accusers
Judge Ends Case against Epstein, with a Nod to the Accusers

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge formally ended the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday, but not without a final tribute to the women who spoke out against the financier. U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman took the procedural step of adding his initials to an order dismissing the indictment that charged the 66-year-old Epstein with […] More

August 29, 2019

Judge says Loughlin, Husband Can Stick with Their Law Firm
Judge says Loughlin, Husband Can Stick with Their Law Firm

BOSTON (AP) — Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, will be able to continue using a law firm that recently represented the University of Southern California, which is an alleged victim in the sweeping college admissions bribery case, a federal judge allowed Tuesday. But Magistrate Judge M. Page Kelley declined to […] More

August 29, 2019

Teen told Uncle ‘please don’t hurt us’ Before Texas Family Shooting
Teen told Uncle ‘please don’t hurt us’ Before Texas Family Shooting

HOUSTON (AP) — A young woman told jurors Tuesday that she begged her uncle “please don’t hurt us” and then began to pray before he fatally shot her parents and four siblings and shot her in the head in their suburban Houston home. Cassidy Stay testified at the trial of Ronald Lee Haskell, who is charged with […] More

August 28, 2019

Dragon Con Co-Founder’s Legal Saga Marked by Strange Twists
Dragon Con Co-Founder’s Legal Saga Marked by Strange Twists

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — In the nearly two decades since a co-founder of Dragon Con was accused of molesting teenage boys, a strange legal odyssey has unfolded, including a proposed move to Israel, a trial delay because of a presidential election and an extradition by air ambulance. Now, Ed Kramer faces new charges that could […] More

August 28, 2019

Epstein Accuser says Prince Andrew should ‘Come Clean’
Epstein Accuser says Prince Andrew should ‘Come Clean’

LONDON (AP) — An alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein who claims she was also delivered to Britain’s Prince Andrew for paid sex as a teenager has challenged the British royal to speak up, saying: “He knows exactly what he’s done and I hope he comes clean about it.” The jet-setting middle son of Queen Elizabeth […] More

August 28, 2019

‘Coward’: Epstein Accusers Pour Out Their Anger in Court
‘Coward’: Epstein Accusers Pour Out Their Anger in Court

BY TOM HAYS AND LARRY NEUMEISTER | ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — One by one, 16 women who say they were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein poured out their anger, lashing out at him as a coward and a manipulator, after a judge gave them the day in court they were denied when he […] More

August 28, 2019