Copyright © 2010 - San Jose Mercury News Entire Article Taken From: http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15184374 A Martinez man is facing 13 counts in a case linked to the Contra Costa DA's office. By Malaika Fraley Contra Costa Times Posted: 05/28/2010 03:56:46 PM PDT Updated: 05/29/2010 06:56:22 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO — A state appeals court has rejected a bid by a former Contra Costa County prosecutor charged with raping a colleague in May 2008 to have taxpayer money pay for a defense attorney of his choice. Michael Gressett's current court-appointed attorney, Michael Kotin, said he will appeal...


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(C) 2010 retrieved from CNN: Here VBS: Original video and story Brooklyn, New York (VBS.TV) -- The first time I heard anything about people living in the sewers in Colombia was back at the beginning of the '90s. The sewage system running under Bogota's streets was filled with packs of kids living waist-deep in human waste and taking in copious amounts of glue and crack in order to cope. This was at the height of Colombia's Dirty War, and the whole reason street kids had moved into the sewers in the first place was to get away from the violence above ground. But then the paramilitary death...


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(C) 2010 CNN.com.  By the CNN Wire Staff STORY HIGHLIGHTS 15-year-old girl allegedly took money from men for sex with her and her stepsister, 7 Two men and three boys have been charged with aggravated sexual assault The older girl has been charged with multiple crimes, including promoting prostitution Case has outraged the Trenton, New Jersey, community (CNN) -- Police in Trenton, New Jersey, on Saturday announced more arrests in the case of a 15-year-old girl who allegedly allowed men to have sex with her and her 7-year-old stepsister for money. Two men and three boys, ranging in age from...


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Catholic Church abuse allegations ripple across the globe (C) 2010 Yahoo!  Entire article found on yahoo.com April may be the cruelest month, but March has been pretty merciless for Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic Church. The Vatican hierarchy has been swamped with accusations concerning sexual abuse of children perpetrated by priests in Wisconsin, Germany, and Ireland. The emerging stories all suggest that church leaders had been, at best, grossly negligent in handling the abuse charges brought to their attention. And at worst, they suggest that the Vatican had a hand in covering up crucial...


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