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Sex assaults threaten trust, Obama tells Naval grads Hood, texas A rash of sexual assaults in the armed forces undermines Americans' confidence in the military, President Barack Obama told newly commissioned officers at the U.S. Naval Academy Friday.

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Mom checks dog into hotel but leaves young daughters at home alone - New York Daily News illinois - - New York Daily News - By Lee Moran / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Thursday, May 9, 2013, ... RELATED: INDIAN GIRL, 5, DIES AFTER RAPE. The girls told cops they'd recently moved from Illinois and didn't have any family in Texas, My Fox Austin reports. The pair were taken into ... - -

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Man Arrested as Wanted Child Sex Offender Atascosa, texas U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) arrested a man Wednesday who was wanted for aggravated sexual assault of a child by Atascosa County, Texas, Sherriff’s Office. Photo Credit: Getty

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Meet Martin Kenney, international fraud fighter - Toronto Star texas - - Toronto Star - And he makes no apology for his uncompromising stance on financial crime, insisting it can be as destructive as rape and or even murder. “White-collar crime can be every bit as devastating ... You destroy the soul when you do that to a person.” When ... - -

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Most military sexual assault cases go unreported - KFDA texas - - KFDA - The statistics emerged against a backdrop of scandals, including an ongoing investigation into more than 30 Air Force instructors for assaults on trainees at a Texas base. And the report comes just ... This week's sexual battery arrest of Air Force Lt ... - -

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Texas DPS honored by legislators for service - KFDA texas - - KFDA - The agency's website includes a public sex offender registry, a criminal history conviction search site and a database that helps prevent the theft of commercial and farm grade equipment. The DPS site also provides information on how to renew a driver ... - -

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Man accused in south Texas rampage denies killing woman - Amarillo.com texas - - Amarillo.com - Man accused in south Texas rampage denies killing woman. Posted: April 29, 2013 - 6:21pm ... As an accused sex offender, Granger wasn't able to legally buy a gun, so he said he bought one from a gang member. He testified that he couldn't remember how ... - -

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Possible changes to sex offender registry - KFDA texas - - KFDA - Texas - State officials in Texas are urging lawmakers to reconsider placing juvenile offenders on a public sex offender registry. This all stems from a report being released Wednesday about the lasting harms these children face. A report by the Human ... - -

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Sex offender list closer to stripping job details - KFDA texas - - KFDA - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - An online registry of convicted sex offenders in Texas would no longer include employer information under a bill inching closer to Gov. Rick Perry's desk. The House on Monday night gave tentative approval to what advocates say ... - -

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Police facing questions in Cleveland rescue - Amarillo.com Amarillo, texas - - Amarillo.com - In the wake of public outrage over the killings, a panel formed by the mayor recommended an overhaul of the city's handling of missing-person and sex crime investigations. This time, two neighbors said they called police to the Castro house on separate ... - ConnectAmarillo.com powered by KVII - -

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Women rescued in Cleveland happy to be home - KFDA Amarillo, texas - - KFDA - The former school bus driver was charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape. Prosecutors said last week they may seek aggravated murder charges - punishable by death - for allegedly impregnating one of his captives at least five ... - -

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State executes man for fatal 2002 shooting - Amarillo.com Amarillo, texas - - Amarillo.com - Richard Cobb, 29, didn't deny using a 20-gauge shotgun to kill Kenneth Vandever in an East Texas field where two women also were shot and one was raped. He was convicted of capital murder. &'Life is death, death is life. I hope that someday this ... - -

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Teenaged lesbian faces felony for underage girlfriend - ConnectAmarillo.com powered by KVII Amarillo, texas - - ConnectAmarillo.com powered by KVII - At school in February, her 17-year-old sister spent a half-hour cleaning a mirror where someone had written a slur against women and other words including &'rapist&' and &'disgusting,&' Steve Hunt said. In the meantime, Kaitlyn Hunt has been attending an ... - -

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Okla. AG seeks execution date for convicted killer - KFDA Amarillo, texas - - KFDA - Travis was kidnapped from a parking lot in Tulsa, raped and shot in the head. Pruitt asked the Court of Criminal Appeals to set an execution date within 60 days or at the earliest date it deems fit. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. - -

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Cleveland man arraigned on rape, kidnap charges - Amarillo.com Amarillo, texas - - Amarillo.com - Ariel Castro appears in Cleveland Municipal court Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Cleveland. Castro was charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape. Ariel Castro was charged while his brothers, Pedro and Onil Castro, were held but faced ... - KFDA - ConnectAmarillo.com powered by KVII - -

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DVD/Blu-ray Roundup - Amarillo.com (blog) Amarillo, texas - - Amarillo.com (blog) - The first, from Ken Burns and daughter Sarah Burns, shines a light on a true miscarriage of justice, the 1989 Central Park rape case that ensnared five teens in a racially-charged rush to judgment. The latter is a sweeping look at trailblazer feminists ... - -

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House panel moves to curb military sexual assaults - KFDA Amarillo, texas - - KFDA - The subcommittee's draft proposal also requires an individual found guilty of rape, sexual assault, forcible sodomy or an attempt to commit any of those offenses receive a punishment that includes a dismissal from military service or a dishonorable ... - -

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Legislature approves sexual assault protections - KFDA Amarillo, texas - - KFDA - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Gov. Rick Perry will consider new measures to protect victims of sexual assault. In a unanimous vote Thursday, the Senate approved a bill that would give victims the right to track physical evidence collected in a rape kit. It has ... - -

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Bill seeking review panel for wrongful convictions appears dead this session - Amarillo.com Amarillo, texas - - Amarillo.com - However, the family of Timothy Cole, the Texas Tech University student who died in prison nearly 15 years after being convicted of a rape he did not commit, will have to wait at least another two years before a commission named in his honor is created. - -

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Today in History for Friday, May 24, 2013 - Amarillo.com Amarillo, texas - - Amarillo.com - Brian Banks, a former high school football star whose dreams of a pro career were shattered by what turned out to be a false rape accusation, burst into tears as a judge in Long Beach, Calif., threw out the charge that had sent Banks to prison for more ... - -

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