Judge Denies Mistrial in Priest Child Rape Case
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.  - A Massachusetts judge refused  to declare a mistrial on Friday in the child rape trial of  defrocked priest Paul Shanley, saying he would instruct jurors  to disregard an accuser's emotional outburst.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Oct. 18, 2004 - A judge on Monday denied a defense motion to dismiss the charges against Scott Peterson, saying the evidence presented so far in his murder trial was enough to justify a conviction if the jury so decides.
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LOS ANGELES -- A 25-year-old Mexican man who says he was raped by a priest filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday against a Mexican cardinal, alleging he hid evidence to protect a priest accused of molesting boys. The plaintiff, Joaquin Aguilar Mendez, alleges that Cardinal Norberto Rivera, now Mexico's top-ranking cardinal, helped cover up abuse by the ...
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FORT LEWIS, Wash., Feb. 7 -- A military judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the court-martial of an Army lieutenant who refused to deploy to Iraq, saying the soldier did not fully understand a document he signed admitting to elements of the charges.
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Prosecutors told a judge Thursday that an alleged victim of defrocked priest Paul Shanley might refuse to testify if he is publicly identified during the upcoming sexual abuse trial. That would mean the end of the criminal case against one of the most notorious figures in the Boston Archdiocese's sex scandal, Assistant District Attorney Lynn Rooney said.
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SANTA MARIA -- The judge in the molestation case against Michael Jackson on Monday rejected a defense request to conduct psychological examinations of the alleged victim and the boyâs family.
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Judge Rodney Melville denied a request by Michael Jackson&#39;s attorneys to have the alleged victim and his family undergo psychological testing at a pre-trial hearing the singer&#39;s ongoing child molestation case.
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The judge in the Michael Jackson molestation case on Friday rejected a prosecution request to close the courtroom when the teenage accuser takes the stand at the pop star's trial.
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Complaints are upheld against police over the handling of the rape of a man wrongly accused of paedophilia.
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A Colorado judge on Wednesday dismissed  a rape charge against basketball star Kobe Bryant after the  young woman who made the accusations told prosecutors she could  not go on with the case.
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FORT LEWIS, Washington  - A military judge declared a mistrial on Wednesday for the court-martial of a U.S. Army officer who publicly refused to fight in Iraq and criticized the war.
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A district attorney in Massachusetts says he will not prosecute Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Dupre for child rape. He says the statute of limitations has expired.
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The defense in the child rape trial of a former priest is focusing on the validity of repressed memory theories, hoping to debunk a key claim of the 27-year-old accuser in the case.
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A federal judge on Tuesday denied a request by third-party presidential candidates who wanted to force a recount of Ohio ballots even before the official count was finished.
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A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a request from the woman accusing Kobe Bryant of rape to remain anonymous in her civil lawsuit against the NBA star, saying the public's interest in open court proceedings outweighs her desire to shield her identity.
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Hours after an indictment against former Springfield Bishop Thomas Dupre was unsealed Monday accusing him of raping two boys in the &#39;70s, the county prosecutor refused
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A judge has refused to order the teenager who accuses Michael Jackson of molesting him to be examined by a psychiatrist. Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville flatly denied the request by Jackson&#39;s