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Former Sesame Place Mascot Convinced Preteen To Send Nudes: Prosecutor Former Sesame Place Mascot Convinced Preteen To Send Nudes: Prosecutor
Former Sesame Place Mascot Convinced Preteen To Send Nudes: Prosecutor A New Jersey man who had been employed as a mascot for amusement parks and sports teams including Sesame Place is arrested on accusations he convinced a preteen girl to send him child pornography, authorities said. Don-Diego Parkman, 19, was arrested in mid-September, Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa Hilton said in a news release on Tuesday, Sept. 17. New Jersey investigators said they received a tip from police in Missouri in early September that the preteen was chatting with Parkman and he sent her sexual pictures. Parkman also told the girl to send him photos a…

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by Chris Spiker
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Family of Worker, 19, Killed In Great Adventure Accident Receives $1.7M Settlement Family of Worker, 19, Killed In Great Adventure Accident Receives $1.7M Settlement
Family of Worker, 19, Killed In Great Adventure Accident Receives $1.7M Settlement The family of a 19-year-old worker who died in an accident while stringing holiday lights at Six Flags Great Adventure received a $1.7 million settlement in a wrongful death suit, according to a published report. Justin Dill, who’d recently graduated Middletown North High School and from the electrical program at Monmouth County Vocational School, worked at Six Flags as an apprentice with the electrician's union. He was working as a spotter for fellow employees hanging the lights on trees and poles when he was struck by the front tire of their lift truck, which then rolled on top of him, as…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Six Flags' Jersey Devil Coaster: 'World's Tallest, Fastest, Longest' Finally Rolls Six Flags' Jersey Devil Coaster: 'World's Tallest, Fastest, Longest' Finally Rolls
Six Flags' Jersey Devil Coaster: 'World's Tallest, Fastest, Longest' Finally Rolls Six Flags Great Adventure's Jersey Devil Coaster starts rolling and coasting for park visitors, for the first time, this Sunday, park officials said. But strap yourself in tight. The brand spanking new ride spans 10 football fields -- or 1,000 yards -- overlooking the Jersey Shore in Jackson. The risky ride reaches speeds of up to 58 mph, mounts a 130-foot hill and plummets 87-degrees on its initial descent, park officials said. If that's not enough for Jersey daredevils, the coaster makes three inversions, park officials said: A 180-degree stall, a raven dive and a zero-gravity roll.…

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by Jon Craig