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Son of former Liberian president gets 97 years in prison for torture
The Associated PressThe son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor was sentenced Friday to 97 years in prison for torture overseas in the first U.S. case of its kind. U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga imposed the sentence on Charles McArthur Emmanuel, 31, who...Tags: Court Preliminary, Prisons, Justice System, Defendants, Prosecution
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Son of ex-Liberian president Taylor gets 97 years in US prison for Liberian torture campaign
AP Legal Affairs WriterMIAMI (AP) — Charles McArthur Emmanuel, the son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor and head of a savage paramilitary unit known as the "Demon Forces," was sentenced Friday to 97 years in prison for torture overseas in the first U.S. case of...Tags: Court Preliminary, War Crimes, Abusive Behavior, Prosecution, Government
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Brother jailed for performing backyard abortion on 14-year-old Afghan rape victim
Associated Press WriterKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The 14-year-old Afghan rape victim told the doctor that her brother took her to a cowshed, where he and her mother held her down as he cut out her 5-month fetus with a razor blade, then stitched up the wound with string....Tags: Prisons, Reproduction, Abortion, Islam, Medical Specialization
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Chicago teen charged in 3 Oak Park robberies
Oak Park police have charged a Chicago teenager with three counts of armed robbery in connection with recent holdups in the village. Police said they arrested Jermaine Hall, 17, on Tuesday night at his home in the 1000 block of North Mayfield Avenue....Tags: Police, Police Arrests, Crimes, Theft
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2 teens charged in pellet-gun shootings
Tribune reportersEmma Arnold was walking to her Wicker Park home after dinner with a friend Tuesday night when she suddenly found herself the victim of a prank-turned-crime. "I heard a loud pop, and my back hurt," said Arnold, 31, who was hit by a sharpened lead pellet...Tags: Vehicles, Park Ridge, Firearms, Assault, Prosecution
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Des Plaines man accused of trying to lure girls to his car
Tribune reportersA Des Plaines man was charged Thursday with attempted aggravated kidnapping and sexual exploitation of a child after he was accused of trying to lure two girls to his car in separate incidents in Chicago. Jeffrey Jewitt, 27, who was convicted of public...Tags: Jefferson Park, Vehicles, Des Plaines, Sexual Assault, Police
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Police investigate after arresting 6th grader for pot
Sentinel Staff WriterPalm Bay officers today announced an investigation after arresting a 12-year-old for marijuana possession while he was walking home from Discovery Elementary School. Officers got a tip about the 6th-grader Thursday while conducting a routine visit at the...Tags: Police Investigations, Police, Police Arrests
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Accused Dillard High School shooter won't be moved to psychiatric hospital
South Florida Sun-SentinelShe's suicidal, mutilates herself and writes poems about how she longs for death, a defense attorney and psychologist said Thursday in a bid to have accused Dillard High School shooter Teah Wimberly, 15, transferred from jail to a psychiatric hospital....Tags: Schools, Fort Lauderdale, John Murphy, Prisons, Justice System
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'Gran Torino' an amiable sociology lession
Special to The Morning CallThe racist, homophobic ''Dirty Harry'' Callahan has retired in Detroit. And William Munny, the haunted, aged gunfighter of ''Unforgiven,'' has one last shot at redemption. It took Clint Eastwood's entire career to build Walt Kowalski, the tough and...Tags: Racism, Clint Eastwood, Gang Activity, Crimes, Roger Moore
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Skakel Lawyers Say They've Uncovered Secret Evidence
The Hartford CourantConvicted celebrity murderer Michael C. Skakel says he has uncovered secret evidence suggesting his innocence and is using it to support an unusual effort in federal court to obtain release from prison while his appeals proceed through a variety of...Tags: Local Authority, Court Administration, Prisons, Clubs and Associations, Justice System
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Market has been the center of a Hawaiian Gardens neighborhood
Secundino "John" Cabrera has heard it all.
A heavyset man with a shaved head and large glasses, not given to chatter, Cabrera has been the one person in town that folks could talk to when no one else would listen.
Tough finances, lost jobs, births,...Tags: Minority Groups, Gang Activity, Prisons, Candy, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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4 French teenagers investigated over attack on Jewish girl amid Gaza tensions
PARIS (AP) — A juvenile court judge filed preliminary charges against four French teenagers accused of attacking a Jewish girl, a judicial official said Friday, amid tensions around Europe over the fighting in Gaza. Three of the four teenagers...Tags: Islam, Prosecution, Injuries, Trials, Gaza Crisis
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