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Alex Jones Sues Sandy Hook Families In Fight To Keep Control of Media Empire: Report Alex Jones Sues Sandy Hook Families In Fight To Keep Control of Media Empire: Report
Alex Jones Sues Sandy Hook Families In Fight To Keep Control of Media Empire: Report In a case that reads like dark satire itself, Alex Jones is suing the comedy website The Onion and the families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre claiming they colluded to buy his right-wing conspiracy theory show "InfoWars" in a bankruptcy auction, reports said. Lawyers for Jones, who owes a $1.5 billion judgment to Sandy Hook families after spreading false claims that the 2012 school shooting was a hoax, argued in court documents that The Onion's winning $1.75 million bid was "flagrantly non-compliant" and designed to "rig the process," according to NPR. Earlier Report: Back…
Man Sends Bomb Threats To Over 150 Schools, Synagogues, Airports In NY, Other States: Feds Man Sends Bomb Threats To Over 150 Schools, Synagogues, Airports In NY, Other States: Feds
Man Sends Bomb Threats To Over 150 Schools, Synagogues, Airports In NY, Other States: Feds A 33-year-old man faces federal charges after sending bomb threats to over 150 school districts, synagogues, airports, hospitals, and malls in several states, including New York and Connecticut, officials announced. Peru resident Eddie Manuel Nunez Santos, age 33, was arrested by Peruvian authorities on Tuesday, Sept. 26 after allegedly placing a string of bomb threats in New York, Connecticut, Arizona, and Alaska in retaliation against teenage girls for them refusing to send him sexually explicit photos, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  A…
Deer Park Man Accused Of Stalking Several Women For Years Deer Park Man Accused Of Stalking Several Women For Years
Deer Park Man Accused Of Stalking Several Women For Years A Long Island man has been accused of stalking several women online and on the phone over the last three years. Joseph Mathews, age 49, of Deer Park, was arrested just after 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, and was charged with four counts of stalking, a second-degree felony. Four women separately contacted police reporting they received sexually inappropriate phone calls and messages from an unknown man dating back to April 2020, Suffolk County Police said.  Following an investigation, Suffolk County PD Fifth Precinct Crime Section officers said they de…
Long Island ‘Deepfake’ Porn Producer Sentenced Long Island ‘Deepfake’ Porn Producer Sentenced
Long Island ‘Deepfake’ Porn Producer Sentenced A Long Island man was sentenced to time behind bars and now must register as a sex offender for creating and sharing "deepfaked" sexually explicit content of women when they were underage. Seaford resident Patrick Carey, age 22, will serve six months in jail and spend 10 years on probation for publishing this information, as well as encouraging others to harass those whose pictures he uploaded, the Nassau County District Attorney announced on Tuesday, April 18. The charges against Carey allege that from September 2019 to just a few hours before his arrest in September 2021, he took images o…
New England Teacher On Leave After 8 Middle School Boys Keep Log Of His Alleged Harassment New England Teacher On Leave After 8 Middle School Boys Keep Log Of His Alleged Harassment
New England Teacher On Leave After 8 Middle School Boys Keep Log Of His Alleged Harassment A log of alleged harassment by their teacher dubbed the “Pedo Database” that was created by eight middle school boys in New England is now part of an official investigation into the teacher, The Boston Globe reports.  The Rhode Island teacher, who works at Davisville Middle School in North Kingstown, has been placed on administrative leave amid a probe into numerous claims of inappropriate behavior, including that he made female students dance for him, the outlet reports. One of the former students, now a 15-year-old high school student, told The Boston Globe that he and several other male…
13-Year-Old Refers To Texas Massacre In Threatening NY School Shooting, Police Say 13-Year-Old Refers To Texas Massacre In Threatening NY School Shooting, Police Say
13-Year-Old Refers To Texas Massacre In Threatening NY School Shooting, Police Say A middle school student  has been charged with making a terroristic threat after threatening to shoot up his school in New York while making a reference to the recent Uvalde, Texas massacre. The incident took place in Suffolk County at Westhampton Beach Middle School on Thursday, June 2. The 13-year-old boy told other students and school officials that he was going to "shoot the school" because he was annoyed and frustrated with other students, said Chief Steven McManus of the Westhampton Police. "The teenager made reference to the recent Uvalde, Texas shooting," McManus said. McManu…
Teen Arraigned, Placed On Home Confinement After Threatening Mass Shooting At NY HS Teen Arraigned, Placed On Home Confinement After Threatening Mass Shooting At NY HS
Teen Arraigned, Placed On Home Confinement After Threatening Mass Shooting At NY HS A teenager in New York has been arraigned after being arrested for allegedly threatening to commit a mass shooting at a local school, authorities announced. On Long Island, a 16-year-old student at Bellport High School in Suffolk County was arrested by police in his home on Thursday, May 26. Original story - Teen Charged After Threatening Mass Shooting At Bellport HS, DA Says Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said that the teen - whose name is not being released due to his age - created an online post threatening a massive shooting at his hometown school. Investigators…
Northern Westchester Man Who IDs Himself As An 'Incel' Admits To Stalking, Terrorizing Women Northern Westchester Man Who IDs Himself As An 'Incel' Admits To Stalking, Terrorizing Women
Northern Westchester Man Who IDs Himself As An 'Incel' Admits To Stalking, Terrorizing Women A man who identifies himself as an “incel” or “involuntary celibate” has admitted to stalking and terrorizing at least two women, federal authorities announced. Peekskill resident David Kaufman, age 27 - also known as “David Khalifa,” “John Morray,” and “Big Man,” pleaded guilty to stalking multiple victims between October 2019 and August 2020, including terrorizing messages and inappropriate photos. According to officials, Kaufman self-identifies as a member of the “Incels,” or the “Involuntary Celibate,” which refers to a group of individuals who are “typically heterosexual, white males, …
Woman Admits To Hate Crime For Harassing Area Family Whose Child Had Rare Disorder Woman Admits To Hate Crime For Harassing Area Family Whose Child Had Rare Disorder
Woman Admits To Hate Crime For Harassing Area Family Whose Child Had Rare Disorder A Long Island woman has pleaded guilty to aggravated harassment as a hate crime in connection to threatening a Hudson Valley family whose child has a rare genetic disease. Krista Sewell of Melville, in Suffolk County, entered the guilty plea on Friday, Feb. 5, in Ulster County. In pleading guilty, Sewell admitted to sending electronic messages and a letter to a local Ulster County family harassing and threatening their infant daughter who has the rare genetic skin condition harlequin ichthyosis, said the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. Sewell was arrested for the crime in late 20…