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Ohio officials: Ariel Castro fathered baby born in captivity
Ariel Castro, accused of kidnapping and raping three women held captive for years in his Cleveland house, is the father of the child born in captivity to one of the victims, officials said Friday morning. State officials received a DNA sample from...
Tags: Trials, Criminals, Abusive Behavior, Justice System, Punishment
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Pentagon reports sharp rise in military sexual assaults
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon estimated that 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted in unreported incidents last year — 35% more than in 2010 — a severe trend that senior officials warned could threaten recruiting and...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Criminals, Politics, Justice System, Kirsten Gillibrand
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Gun crime has plunged, but Americans think it's up, says study
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.Gun crime has plunged in the United States since its peak in the middle of the 1990s, including gun killings, assaults, robberies and other crimes, two new studies of government data show. Yet few Americans are aware of the dramatic drop, and more...Tags: Criminals, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Crime, Law and Justice, Cocaine, Murder
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Dodgers-Padres brawl: Thin-skinned men, needless violence
Carlos Quentin of the San Diego Padres offered this excuse when asked why he’d started a fight on the field Thursday before a crowd that doubtless included hundreds of children. “It's a man's game on the field,” the 30-year-old,...
Tags: Criminals, Zack Greinke, Gang Activity, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres
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Mexican forces involved in kidnappings, disappearances, report charges
MEXICO CITY -- State security forces in Mexico have participated in the kidnappings and disappearances of a large number of missing citizens, and the government's failure to investigate most cases only compounds the atrocity, a new human rights report...
Tags: Criminals, Politics, Human Rights Watch, Felipe Calderon, Crime, Law and Justice
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Scouts employ aggressive tactics in abuse defense
When a lawsuit alleged that two young brothers in Michigan had been molested “hundreds of times” by a troop leader, the Boy Scouts denied responsibility and pointed the finger at someone else — the boys' recently widowed mother. The...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Criminals, Clubs and Associations, Justice System, Lawyers
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At least 45 Times subscribers claim property stolen by burglary ring
L.A. NOWInvestigators with the L.A. County Sheriff's Department's Major Crimes Bureau said the four men arrested are believed to have burglarized the homes of more than 100 Times subscribers over the last three years and stolen $1 million in property.... -
Jail time for journalist and Somali woman who alleged rape
A woman who accused Somali security forces of raping her must spend a year behind bars for making a “false accusation” and insulting the government, a Mogadishu court ruled Tuesday. Court official Ahmed Aden Farah said medical evidence showed...
Tags: Criminals, Freedom of the Press, National Government, Politics, Human Rights Watch
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Feds charge 5 with hate crimes for allegedly imprisoning disabled
The federal government for the first time has used its hate crime laws to bring charges against five people who allegedly imprisoned mentally disabled people in subhuman conditions as part of a scheme to steal their Social Security benefits. In the...
Tags: Criminal Laws, Criminals, Physical Disabilities, Matthew Shepard, Career and Workplace
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Aaron Swartz was 'killed by the government,' father tells mourners
Aaron Swartz, the 26-year-old Internet genius, was eulogized on Tuesday as a person who wanted to make the world better but was hounded into killing himself by harsh government policies. Swartz was “killed by the government,” his father,...
Tags: Criminals, Justice System, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Sun-Times
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Death of Indian rape victim spurs reflection, calls for reform
The gang rape that took the life of a 23-year-old Indian medical student has catapulted the young woman into martyrdom and galvanized an outraged nation to demand better protection of its women. In place of New Year’s Eve revelry, Indians gathered...
Tags: Criminals, Politics, Human Rights Watch, Career and Workplace, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Treating them as victims, not criminals
Two years ago, Los Angeles County probation officer Michelle Guymon was asked to help child abuse experts study human trafficking. She imagined a globe-trotting break from 23 years in the trenches managing law-breaking teens. "I figured I'd be traveling...
Tags: Criminals, Abusive Behavior, Laws, Prostitution, Crime, Law and Justice
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