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2 days ago

Appeals court overturns former UCLA gynecologist's sex abuse conviction

A California appeals court overturned and ordered a retrial of Dr. James Heaps' sex abuse conviction due to undisclosed juror-language concerns.
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1 week ago

Federal judge rejects habeas bid from Brooklyn spiritual counselor convicted of abusing teen

A federal judge denied Nechemya Weberman's habeas petition, upholding his state conviction for serial sexual abuse of a teenage counseling client.
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2 months ago

How a Spanish teacher convicted of abusing a 12-year-old student reinvented himself in Havana

A Spanish fugitive convicted of sexually abusing a 12-year-old lived undercover in Havana’s art scene and was arrested by Cuban police after his crimes became public.
fromESPN.com
4 months ago

Family has Franco admitted to mental health clinic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who was found guilty earlier this year of sexually abusing a minor, was detained by police on Tuesday and admitted into a clinic in the Dominican Republic for mental health issues, according to authorities. The request to have him detained and admitted came from his family, police spokesman Col. Diego Pesqueira told The Associated Press. He noted that Franco's admittance into a private clinic in his hometown of Baní
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