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Newtown Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault Of Student For Second Time Newtown Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault Of Student For Second Time
Newtown Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault Of Student For Second Time A music teacher has been charged with alleged sexual assault of a minor student in Northern Fairfield County. Richard Neal, age 69, of Newtown, was charged on Thursday, Jan. 4 by the Newtown Police Department. According to Det. Lt. Liam Seabrook of the Newtown Police, Neal was arrested following an investigation into having an inappropriate relationship who was a minor at the time. Neal was arrested last year on the same charges with another student, Seabrook said. He was charged with: Sex assault with a victim between the ages of 13 and 15 Sex assault second-degree Illegal sexual conta…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'Incomprehensible': Sandy Hook Survivor Says About Witnessing Deadly Michigan State Shooting 'Incomprehensible': Sandy Hook Survivor Says About Witnessing Deadly Michigan State Shooting
'Incomprehensible': Sandy Hook Survivor Says About Witnessing Deadly Michigan State Shooting A Connecticut native who survived the deadliest mass shooting in the state's history is speaking out after witnessing another deadly shooting at a college in the Midwest this week.  Jackie Matthews is a student at Michigan State University and a Newtown native, according to her Facebook profile.  She was "directly across the street" from where three students were killed and five others were injured during a shooting on MSU's East Lansing campus, Matthews said in a TikTok video.  “I am 21 years old and this is the second mass shooting I’ve lived through," she said in the video. "The fact t…

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by David Cifarelli