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The Latest: Sandusky resentenced to same prison term
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on the resentencing of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has been given the…
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Anti-sex trafficking effort launched for Miami Super Bowl
MIAMI (AP) — Major events that draw tens of thousands of people such as the Super Bowl have become hubs for sex trafficking, which Miami officials said Wednesday that they are determined to snuff out…
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Mariners blank Pittsburgh after Pirates’ Vázquez arrested
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates’ season has been going downhill since the All-Star break and it got even worse Tuesday night. Marco Gonzales allowed six hits in seven innings, Austin Nola and Omar Narvaez…
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Pirates closer Vázquez arrested on child sex charges
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vázquez was arrested Tuesday on multiple felony charges, including statutory sexual assault, soliciting a child and pornography, and was placed on administrative leave by Major League Baseball. Vázquez…
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Former Secretariat trainer faces child porn charges
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A racehorse expert who helped train Triple Crown winner Secretariat and had ties to Saudi royals is accused of abusing a teenager while producing child pornography. Daniel Mullan, 80, entered…
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Sandusky to be resentenced next month in molestation case
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state judge has ordered Jerry Sandusky be taken to a central Pennsylvania courtroom next month for resentencing on his 45-count child sexual abuse conviction, six months after an appeals court…
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Chelsea apology over ‘prolific child abuser’ coach at club
LONDON (AP) — English Premier League club Chelsea has apologized for the “terrible past experiences” of some former youth players after an investigation into child sexual abuse. Barrister Charles Geekie found that Eddie Heath, who…
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Michigan bills add mandatory reporters after Nassar scandal
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to add athletic trainers and physical therapists to the state’s list of mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect, trying again to push through legislation…
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USA Gymnastics revamps Safe Sport policy amid abuse scandal
USA Gymnastics is overhauling its Safe Sport policy in hopes of providing better protection for athletes and clearer guidelines for coaches, parents, trainers and club owners on what constitutes abuse. The organization released the new…
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Ex-Harvard track coach pleads guilty to child porn charge
BOSTON (AP) — A former Harvard University assistant track coach who also coached at a suburban Boston high school has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. The U.S. attorney’s office in Boston says 71-year-old…
6 months ago