23 h. ago 'Teacher of the year' gets shocking slap on the wrist sentence for abusing girl, 15, for years

Brandyn Hargrove, 43, was convicted Wednesday of 12 counts related to the relationship she had with a 15-year-old student nearly two decades ago.

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4 d. ago Granddaughter gets VERY light sentence after switching diabetic grandma's insulin for prayers and letting her die

A Wisconsin woman was given a light slap on the wrist after swapping her grandmother's diabetes medication for 'supplements', which led to her death. 

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6 d. ago Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement on social media

Pop star and tight end, both 35, write: ‘Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married ’ on InstagramTaylor Swift and Travis Kelce sent shockwaves through social media on Tuesday with a joint post announcing their engagement after a two-year courtship.The 35-year-old pop star and 35-year-old tight end wrote: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married ” on Instagram, alongside a series of images of themselves in a lush, floral setting. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Funeral home owner who stashed 200 decaying bodies set to be sentenced over corpse abuse

Jon Hallford and his wife ran a 'morbid racket' for four years from their Return to Nature Funeral Home

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1 week ago Funeral home owner who stashed nearly 200 decaying bodies set to be sentenced for corpse abuse

Two years after piles of decaying bodies were found in a rural Colorado building, a funeral home owner is set to be sentenced for 191 counts of corpse abuse

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2 w. ago David Graham: Disgraced Fife sex offender councillor jailed for grooming and sexually abusing vulnerable girl

A shamed Fife councillor who was convicted of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl has been sentenced to 27 months in jail.

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2 w. ago 'Machete' teen thought he'd get 'slap on the wrist' but judge had other ideas

Dressed in black and wearing a balaclava, Nathan Joyce, 18, terrified staff and customers when he brandished a large blade in a beer garden

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2 w. ago Babysitter weeps as she's given enormous sentence for delivering disabled children to pedophile boyfriend so he could rape them

Brittney Mae Lyon touted her interest in working with special needs children in online ads for her childcare services.

Society

2 w. ago Men who attacked Orthodox Jews with water pistols get 'let off with a slap on the wrist'

Two social media influencers who targeted Orthodox Jews with a water pistols have been 'let off with a slap on the wrist', antisemitism campaigners say. 

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2 w. ago Guatemalan judge finds six people guilty over deaths of 41 girls in 2017 fire

Two officers and four ex-child protection officials found guilty after fire at state shelter that had a history of abuseA Guatemalan judge has found six people guilty over the deaths of 41 girls in a raging 2017 fire at a state shelter for vulnerable youths that had a history of abuse.The sentencing is a step towards closure in one of the most horrific and deadly events in Guatemalan history. The tragedy drew international attention and highlighted pervasive abuse in the government’s shelter system. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Released violent offenders to be ‘locked’ in restriction zones in England and Wales

Women’s safety campaigners welcome plan to switch from exclusion zones that ‘have made victims feel trapped’Restriction zones aimed at “locking” violent offenders – rather than their victims – into specific areas when they are released from prison are to be introduced by the government in England and Wales.At the moment, exclusion zones are often used to keep an offender away from their victim’s home but many campaigners for women’s safety have long called for this to be flipped.Increased tagging for domestic perpetrators.Requiring judges to flag domestic abuse at sentencing so prisons, probation and police can better identify and manage abusers.Expanding specialist domestic abuse courts.Bolstering transparency for victims at sentencing – including the provision of free copies of judges’ sentencing remarks for victims of rape and other sexual offences. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Shocking moment speeding biker ploughs into trainee teacher as she got off bus

Macenna Shaw was speeding on his motorbike as he mounted the pavement in Halifax, West Yorkshire and ploughed into trainee teacher Grace Marriott in front of shocked members of the public

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3 w. ago Virgin Atlantic passenger who threatened to 'gang rape' stewardess had lavish lifestyle

Salman Iftikhar wept after he was sentenced for hurling death threats and racist abuse at Virgin Atlantic cabin crew during a flight to Lahore, Pakistan.

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3 w. ago Lavish lifestyle of Virgin Atlantic passenger who threatened to 'gang rape' stewardess

Salman Iftikhar wept in the dock after he was sentenced for hurling death threats and racist abuse at Virgin Atlantic cabin crew during a flight to Lahore, Pakistan

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3 w. ago Ruby Franke’s ex files medical malpractice suit against convicted child abuser Jodi Hildebrandt for her ‘therapy’ services

Franke and Hildebrandt were sentenced to up to 30 years in prison for aggravated child abuse

Economics

3 w. ago Traumatised primary school teacher opens up about the sickening sexual taunts her students made in the classroom

The furious Gold Coast teacher shared the shocking abuse in response to claims she had the 'easiest job on Earth'.

Society