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A bartender on a cruise ship sued for sexual assault of two women leading to impregnation

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WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A bartender aboard the Margaritaville at Sea Paradise cruise ship is facing a civil lawsuit following a criminal conviction for sexually assaulting a passenger. The plaintiff, known as “Jane Doe” or “SE” in court documents, alleges that Hoobesh Kumar Dookhy, 24, also assaulted her, resulting in an unwanted pregnancy. Dookhy had previously pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact, a reduction from initial charges, in a case brought forward by a …

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Mom gets life in prison for slamming her 2-month-old baby on the concrete

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JACKSON, MS – Makaylia Shaylynn Jolley, a 21-year-old Mississippi mother has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after committing a brutal crime that led to the death of her 2-month-old daughter. On May 12, 2022, in a horrific scene witnessed by multiple bystanders, Jolley was seen assaulting her baby daughter Khalysie Lashay Jolley. She repeatedly slammed the infant on the concrete, which caused the child serious injuries that ultimately cost …

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Former police officer facing decades in prison

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PHILADELPHIA, PA – A former Philadelphia police officer, once facing the possibility of over 1,300 years in prison for more than 200 counts of sexual abuse against minors and women, has reached a plea deal. 54-year-old Patrick Heron, instead of the lengthy sentence, will serve 15 to 40 years following his admission of guilt. The plea deal came after the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office charged Heron with multiple crimes. …

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Event planner sentenced to prison for fatally shoving an old woman

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NEW YORK, NY – Lauren Pazienza, a 27-year-old event planner from Long Island, has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison for the fatal assault of Broadway vocal coach Barbara Maier Gustern. The incident occurred in March of last year when Pazienza, under the influence of alcohol and drugs, forcefully pushed the 87-year-old Gustern on a Chelsea sidewalk. The attack was unprovoked and occurred while Pazienza was celebrating the 100-day countdown to her wedding. Pazienza, …

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Woman who faked car trouble and killed college student will spend thirty years in prison

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MIAMI, FL – A 21-year-old woman, Yasmine Hider, accepted a plea deal on Monday, agreeing to a 30-year prison sentence for the murder of a Florida college student. The victim, Adam Simjee, was shot dead in Alabama after he and his girlfriend, Mikayla Paulus, stopped to assist Hider, who had feigned a car breakdown. The tragic incident occurred on August 14, 2022, when Simjee and Paulus, both students at the University of Central Florida, were …

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Murderer texted his family to tell them he was going to kill his mom

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O’BRIEN COUNTY, IA- In a shocking turn of events, a 42-year-old man from Iowa has decided to plead guilty to the charge of first-degree murder for the killing of his 62-year-old mother. Nathaniel Byron Kassel, who had previously texted family members about his intention to murder his mother, has reached an agreement with the prosecutors. The incident took place in their shared home earlier this year. According to Iowa state law, a conviction for first-degree …

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