Child sexual abuse imagery spreads on Twitter even after the company is notified: One video drew 120,000 views. “Sewer rats,” as one regulator described bad actors, remain.
Category: Child Abuse and Neglect
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Gary Glitter Is Released From Prison After Serving Half of His Sentence
The New York Times – Business:The disgraced former glam rock singer was found guilty in 2015 of sexually abusing three young girls in the 1970s. He had been given a 16-year sentence.
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Prosecutors in Chicago Will Drop Abuse Charges Against R. Kelly
The New York Times – Music:The musician is already facing decades in prison after being convicted of federal charges, prompting the Cook County state’s attorney to halt her case.
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Who’s Afraid of a Lovely Fern?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:It’s just a plant — but one that takes me back to the traumatic adolescence I tried so hard to escape.
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Warren Beatty Is Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Minor in 1973
The New York Times – Movies:In a lawsuit filed this week, the plaintiff says Mr. Beatty groomed and coerced her into sex when she was 14 and 15. The actor, who had starred in “Bonnie and Clyde,” was about 35 at the time.
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Charlotte Hornets’ Miles Bridges Pleads No Contest in Domestic Violence Case
The New York Times – Sports:Bridges, who played for the Charlotte Hornets last season, was accused of assaulting his girlfriend in front of their two children in June.
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Kevin Spacey Is Cleared of Anthony Rapp’s Battery Claim
The New York Times – Movies:A jury found Mr. Spacey not liable in a civil trial. Mr. Rapp, an original cast member in “Rent,” had filed a lawsuit accusing Mr. Spacey of making a sexual advance when Mr. Rapp was 14.