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Polanski Judge Wise to Resist Whitewashing

Director's bias skews media narrative

(Newser) - The judge who refused to throw out Roman Polanski's rape conviction Tuesday—unless he agreed to come back to the country to challenge it in person—was right to resist the whitewashing of Polanski's crime, writes Bill Wyman in Salon. The movement to rehabilitate the acclaimed director was based on... More »

Portland Mayor Will Stick With Job Despite Intern Affair

'I can still contribute,' says Adams

(Newser) - Portland Mayor Sam Adams has decided not to step down, pending state criminal investigations, after admitting he lied about an affair with a teenage legislative intern. "I know I've screwed up and let people down," the city's first openly gay mayor told the Oregonian. "But I still... More »

UK Begins Massive HPV Vaccine Campaign

12- and 13-year-old girls first targeted by program that could reach 2M by 2011

(Newser) - The UK kicked off a campaign to give 12- and 13-year-old girls the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, the Times of London reports. Schools will begin offering the shot, which is not mandatory, this week. The government estimates that it will vaccinate over 2 million girls by 2011. Beside official programs,... More »

NY Billionaire Guilty on Hooker Charges

Epstein starts jail term for hiring teen, who serves him with suit

(Newser) - Manhattan banker and billionaire Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty in Florida today to hiring an underage prostitute, and began serving an 18-month sentence. A year of house arrest and a life on the national sex offender list will follow. "They will be tracking you for the rest of your life,... More »

R. Kelly Witness Was Threatened

Kelly staff told Allen she should die for testifying

(Newser) - The star witness in R. Kelly's child pornography trial said she was threatened for coming forward, AP reports. According to documents unsealed yesterday—a week after Kelly was acquitted—Lisa Van Allen claimed an employee told her she should have been killed for damaging the R&B star. Allen had... More »

Deliberations Begin in R. Kelly Sex Tape Trial

Jurors get another look at the video during closing arguments

(Newser) - Both sides in the R. Kelly child porn case have presented their closing arguments, and the jury will resume deliberating the fate of the R&B singer tomorrow morning, the New York Post reports. Jurors today watched parts of the infamous tape that prosecutors say shows Kelly having sex with... More »

R. Kelly Case Obsesses Over Mole

Witnesses battle over mark seen in video

(Newser) - The R. Kelly jury was treated to a short course in video doctoring yesterday, as the rapper's defense team worked to discredit the tape prosecutors say shows him having sex with a very underage girl. The issue is the now-infamous R. Kelly mole the defense says isn't there in the... More »

Witness: I Had Threesomes With Kelly, Girl

Defense accuses her of extortion, theft, lying; prosecution rests

(Newser) - A key witness in R. Kelly's child porn trial told the court yesterday how the singer on three occasions videotaped himself having threesomes with her and a girl then believed to be 13, reports the Chicago Tribune. Lisa Van Allen, now 27, believes the sex tape at the heart of... More »

Polygamist Sect Men Break Silence

Members 'have been made very aware' of state marriage laws

(Newser) - Male members of the Texas polygamist sect say they weren’t aware that state law prohibits people under 18 from marrying until after the raid on their compound, CBS News reports. Three men from the Yearning for Zion ranch said on the Early Show that they'll cooperate with court-ordered DNA... More »

Pervy Billionaire or 21st-Century Hugh Hefner?

Oops: Epstein 'playmates' turned out to be underaged

(Newser) - He owns the largest residence in Manhattan, several planes, and a private island. A superstar financial adviser to seriously wealthy clients, Jeffrey Epstein is also a patron of cutting-edge scientists and an FOB. But, New York magazine writes, he inhabits a sexual dream world populated by young girls giving "... More »

Teacher Nabbed After Fleeing With Student

Caught in Mexico, she was having affair with 13-year-old, police say

(Newser) - A 25-year-old female math teacher who allegedly ran off to Mexico with a 13-year-old former student was arrested today, the AP reports. The boy has been turned over to his relatives. The two, who met when she taught him sixth-grade math at a Nebraska middle school, headed for the border... More »

Online Romeo Flunks Math

Judge throws out suit of man, charged with having sex with 14-year-old, against SexSearch.com

(Newser) - Cautioning that the Internet isn't 100% trustworthy, a federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed by a man who blamed a website for his arrest on charges of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. The man set up a rendezvous with another SexSearch.com user whose profile listed her as... More »

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