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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…
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Gymnasts testify; lawmakers won’t name abuse bill lobbyists
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former U.S. national team gymnasts backing a Texas bill that would allow victims of sexual abuse more time to sue in civil court on Monday urged the state’s lawmakers to restore…
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Judge orders life sentence for Iowa coach who abused players
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A judge sent an influential youth basketball coach to prison for the rest of his life on Thursday, saying he secretly collected sexual images of 440 boys and molested more…
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Feds seek 180 years for Iowa coach who exploited 400 boys
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former elite youth basketball coach who sexually exploited more than 400 boys over a decade in Iowa deserves to spend the rest of his life in prison, federal prosecutors…
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Ex-Penn State assistant coach Sandusky gets new sentencing
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Seven years after Jerry Sandusky was convicted of child molestation and sentenced to decades behind bars, an appeals court has ordered a resentencing hearing for the former Penn State assistant football…
7 months ago