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Justice Department gave Ghislaine Maxwell ‘a platform to rewrite history,’ family of Epstein abuse survivor says

Justice Department gave Ghislaine Maxwell ‘a platform to rewrite history,’ family of Epstein abuse survivor says

The family members of a prominent survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse said they were “outraged” by the Justice Department’s decision to release transcripts from Ghislaine Maxwell’s testimony last month to a federal prosecutor, arguing it provided Maxwell a “platform to rewrite history.” “The content of these transcripts is in direct contradiction with felon Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction for child sex …

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Sex abuse lawsuit against elite Delbarton school poised to be the first civil trial involving the Catholic Church in N.J.

Sex abuse lawsuit against elite Delbarton school poised to be the first civil trial involving the Catholic Church in N.J.

Delbarton, an elite all-boys Catholic prep school in northern New Jersey where several former students have come forward to allege abuse at the hands of the Benedictine order’s monks, could soon find itself under a harsh spotlight. A trial resulting from a lawsuit by a former Delbarton student who says he was 15 when he was sexually abused by a …

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Colorado Judge Rejects Plea Deal in Corpse Abuse Case – The New York Times

Colorado Judge Rejects Plea Deal in Corpse Abuse Case  The New York Times Colorado judge rejects plea deal for funeral director who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses  AP News Funeral home owner who stashed nearly 200 decaying bodies set to be sentenced for corpse abuse  ABC News UPDATE: Judge rejects plea agreement for Jon Hallford’s state charges  FOX21 News Colorado Colorado judge rejects guilty plea …

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Gymnast who sparked FBI sex abuse inquiry says she ‘needed to speak out’

Gymnast who sparked FBI sex abuse inquiry says she ‘needed to speak out’

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Recalling the damage her now-arrested coach inflicted on her and many of her gymnast friends, Finley Weldon said she feels a sense of pride. Free from the grip that Sean Gardner had during her years of training at an Iowa academy known for producing Olympians, Weldon told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview that …

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49ers WR Demarcus Robinson suspended 3 games for violating NFL’s substance abuse policy

49ers WR Demarcus Robinson suspended 3 games for violating NFL’s substance abuse policy

The NFL has suspended San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Demarcus Robinson for three games for violating the league’s substance abuse policy, coach Kyle Shanahan said on KNBR radio Wednesday. The suspension comes a month after Robinson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor DUI charge stemming from an arrest last November. Shanahan said Robinson could appeal the suspension but that the …

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Michael Franti cancels tour as more sexual abuse allegations surface – San Francisco Chronicle

Michael Franti cancels tour as more sexual abuse allegations surface  San Francisco Chronicle Management Company Splits With Michael Franti Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations  billboard.com Michael Franti tour appears to be canceled amid ‘grooming’ allegations  KRON4 Michael Franti dropped by management amid ‘troubling’ allegations  USA Today Bay Area rock star known for positive music embroiled in grooming allegations  The Press Democrat Source link

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Ex-coach at renowned gymnastics academy arrested by FBI years after abuse reports

Ex-coach at renowned gymnastics academy arrested by FBI years after abuse reports

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. gymnastics world was only just recovering from a devastating sexual abuse scandal when a promising young coach moved from Mississippi to Iowa to take a job in 2018 at an elite academy known for training Olympic champions. Liang “Chow” Qiao, the owner of Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute in West Des Moines, thought …

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Years after abuse reports, ex-coach at top US gymnastics academy is arrested

Years after abuse reports, ex-coach at top US gymnastics academy is arrested

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. gymnastics world was only just recovering from a devastating sexual abuse scandal when a promising young coach moved from Mississippi to Iowa to take a job in 2018 at an elite academy known for training Olympic champions. Liang “Chow” Qiao, the owner of Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute in West Des Moines, thought …

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