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Speed Read! NY Woman Who Lied About Rape Sentenced to Jail
- Woman whose false rape claims sent man to prison for four years sentenced to one to three years— Gothamist
- Two top generals not down with fast repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell — Daily Intel
- The EU plans to extend maternity leave to 20 weeks — Guardian
- Utah passes bill that would criminalize miscarriage — Feministing
- National Museum of Women in the Arts is installing new public art — Flavorwire
- Best and funkiest looks from London Fashion Week — FabSugar
Online Stalking Could Get You Locked Up
The Internet might let you check up on your former college classmates without having to actually speak to them ever again, but please don't get carried away. It could get you put behind bars.
A 34-year-old TV producer in the UK was sentenced to 16 weeks in jail today because he harassed his former classmate for seven years.
Balloon Boy's Parents Sentenced to Jail — Fair?
Richard Heene's dream for a lucrative reality show career has been deflated. The father behind the balloon boy hoax was sentenced today to 30 days in jail and 60 days in a work-release program thanks to the elaborate hoax. His wife, who avoided deportation to Japan thanks to a plea bargain, will serve 20 days in jail.
Amanda Knox Found Guilty of Murder in Italy
Amanda Knox, the 22-year-old American on trial in Italy for the last 11 months, has been found guilty of murdering her roommate. The jury also convicted Amanda's 25-year-old former Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito.
Amanda has been sentenced to 26 years in prison, following a trial that many considered less than fair.
Nightmare in Cambridge: Condoms Pierced With Pins
"Condom saboteurs" are on the loose across the pond at Cambridge University. After a third-year student reported that a condom she got on campus had a hole in it, campus officials discovered that about half of the condoms in the same box had been pierced with a needle. Now some students are pinning religious student groups as the culprits, but those organizations are denying any involvement.
Speed Read! Verdict Coming Soon in Amanda Knox Case
- A verdict in the murder trial of Amanda Knox, the 22-year-old American on trial in Italy, could come today. — London Times
- Meanwhile, here are some highlights from the closing arguments, during which the prosecution called her a "dirty-minded she-devil."— Jezebel
- White House party crashers once crashed an NFL cheerleading squad. — Lemondrop
- Why aren't the bullies the one punished in sexting cases?
War on Drugs Makes Women the Enemy
If you've been following the story of Cleveland's alleged serial killer Anthony Sowell, you know it's horrific. Eleven female bodies have been found in and around the man's home, leaving the public wondering how could these crimes go on undetected for years. Writing in the Daily Beast, Cleveland journalist Mansfield Frazier says he knows why: Sowell was able to kill drug-addicted women without anyone noticing because the war on drugs targets women.
Stranger Than Fiction: To Catch a Husband
Sitting in her living room in South Wales, Cheryl Roberts entered a chat room posing as a 14-year-old girl. Why, you ask? After finding suspicious messages on her husband's computer, Cheryl wanted to catch him in the act of trying to seduce young schoolgirls.
Have You Ever Been Caught in a Love Triangle?
Remember Lisa Nowak, the astronaut accused of stalking her lover's new lover? She's avoiding prison after pleading guilty to lesser charges, having already served a couple days in the klink after she was arrested for her notorious crime.
Let me refresh your memory: in 2007, the temporarily love-crazed astronaut drove all the way from Houston to Orlando in a NASA diaper (the better to avoid bathroom breaks), sprayed her astronaut lover's new girlfriend Colleen Shipman with pepper spray in the parking lot of the Orlando International Airport, and was subsequently arrested and charged with attempted kidnapping with intent to do bodily harm and burglary of a vehicle using a weapon.
Someone Cared! Woman Called 911 in Richmond Rape Case
Margarita Vargas, an 18-year-old woman from Richmond, CA (and a graduate of Richmond High) was the lone person who called 911 on the night a teenager was gang raped outside her high school while a homecoming party was still going on. It's alleged that at least 20 people watched and did nothing. Vargas says that her brother-in-law came home and told her he'd seen a woman being raped; it was Vargas who insisted they call the police.
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