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CT Man Guilty Of Raping Woman Going For Walk Gets 12 Years In Prison CT Man Guilty Of Raping Woman Going For Walk Gets 12 Years In Prison
CT Man Guilty Of Raping Woman Going For Walk Gets 12 Years In Prison A Connecticut man will serve 12 years in prison for a violent attack on a woman walking along a sidewalk in Fairfield County last year, authorities announced. Demetrius Hunter, 41, was sentenced to 17 years in prison, suspended after serving 12, for sexually assaulting a 34-year-old woman in Bridgeport on Aug. 9, 2023, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice said Thursday, Dec. 5. Hunter will also be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, according to Judge Robin Pavia's ruling. During a two-day trial, the victim testified that she was walking along Iranistan…

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by Josh Lanier
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Jury Deliberating Fate Of Ex-Marine Accused In Street Artist's Death On Subway Jury Deliberating Fate Of Ex-Marine Accused In Street Artist's Death On Subway
Jury Deliberating Fate Of Ex-Marine Accused In Street Artist's Death On Subway Jury deliberations are underway in the case of a New York Marine Corps veteran accused of choking a street artist to death aboard a Manhattan subway. The anonymous jury began weighing manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges against Daniel Penny just after 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, in the death of Jordan Neely. Jurors concluded their deliberations Tuesday evening, and will be back in court to resume on Wednesday morning, Dec. 4. Bystander video allegedly showed the 26-year-old Penny, a Long Island resident from West Islip, placing the 30-year-old Neely in a chokehold aboard a t…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' Film Sets Premiere Date 3 Years After Fatal On-Set Shooting Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' Film Sets Premiere Date 3 Years After Fatal On-Set Shooting
Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' Film Sets Premiere Date 3 Years After Fatal On-Set Shooting Three years after a cinematographer was shot and killed during the making of Alec Baldwin’s next movie, the film has finally set a release date. “Rust,” a Western drama that Baldwin wrote, directed, and stars in, will premiere at the Camerimage International Film Festival in Poland on Saturday, Nov. 16, according to its IMDB page. It comes just months after a New Mexico judge dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against the 66-year-old Baldwin stemming from the death of Halyna Hutchins. Earlier Report - Courtroom Stunner: Judge Tosses Manslaughter Case Against Alec Baldwin In On-Se…

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by Michael Mashburn
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'Horrific' Sex Assault: Couple Convicted Of Abusing 2 Minors, Adult Related To Them For Years 'Horrific' Sex Assault: Couple Convicted Of Abusing 2 Minors, Adult Related To Them For Years
'Horrific' Sex Assault: Couple Convicted Of Abusing 2 Minors, Adult Related To Them For Years A Connecticut couple convicted of sexually abusing a trio of relatives — two of them kids — will spend years behind bars, authorities announced.  Former Tolland County residents Carlos Rivera and Taina Rivera, both age 43, of Vernon, were sentenced to 20 years a piece in prison in what prosecutors called a series of "horrific" assaults, the Connecticut Department of Justice said.  The abuse lasted for years for the two underage victims, authorities, the prosecutor said.  The two minor victims were 13 when the abuse began, authorities said. A boy told police he was first assa…

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by Josh Lanier