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Anita Ellis wipes away tears. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Michael Paulsen)

Another defendent sentenced in rape 11-year-old Texas girl

Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press
LIBERTY, Texas (AP) - One of six men who have pleaded guilty in the repeated sexual assault of a young southeast Texas girl over a three-month period in late 2010 was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison, the term he agreed to in his deal with prosecutors...
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Brian Banks works out for the Seattle Seahawks, in Renton, Wash., Thursday, June 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Seattle Seahawks, Corky Trewin)

Wrongly convicted man gets chance to play in UFL

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NBC LOS ANGELES - A man who was exonerated after spending five years in prison for a rape he did not commit has another chance to pursue his dream of playing professional football...
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This undated booking photo provided by the Liberty County Sheriff's Department in Liberty, Texas, shows Eric McGowen. Opening statements were scheduled to begin Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Liberty in a trial for McGowen, who is charged with aggravated sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl in 2010 in Cleveland, Texas. (AP Photo/Courtesy the Liberty County Sheriff's Department)

Texas rape trial fugitive sentenced to 99 years

Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press
LIBERTY, Texas (AP) - A man who was a fugitive for nearly two weeks after fleeing his trial a day before being convicted in the repeated group sexual assault of an 11-year-old Southeast Texas girl was told by a judge Thursday that he would spend nearly the next century in prison...
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Man taunts woman after rape: 'I just gave you HIV'

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VIDEO - Philadelphia police are searching for a violent rapist who taunted his victim by saying 'Ha-ha, I just gave you HIV' after assaulting her...
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This undated booking photo provided by the Liberty County Sheriff's Department in Liberty, Texas, shows Eric McGowen. Opening statements were scheduled to begin Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Liberty in a trial for McGowen, who is charged with aggravated sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl in 2010 in Cleveland, Texas. (AP Photo/Courtesy the Liberty County Sheriff's Department)

US marshals capture man who fled Texas rape trial

Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) - A man who fled his trial a day before being convicted in the repeated group sexual assault of an 11-year-old Texas girl was captured Tuesday, according to the U.S. Marshals Service...
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Erotic chocolate leads death row inmate to appeal conviction

Abdul Sada
theGRIO REPORT - For convicted Cobby County killer and death row inmate Marcus Wellons an "erotically shaped chocolates" gift from one juror to the trial judge and a bailiff could spell the difference between life and death...
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This undated booking photo provided by the Liberty County Sheriff's Department in Liberty, Texas, shows Eric McGowen. Opening statements were scheduled to begin Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Liberty in a trial for McGowen, who is charged with aggravated sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl in 2010 in Cleveland, Texas. (AP Photo/Courtesy the Liberty County Sheriff's Department)

Defendant still on the lam in 11-year-old girl rape case

Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press
LIBERTY, Texas (AP) - Eric McGowen didn't show up a day after skipping out during a break in proceedings Wednesday, which was the first day of testimony...
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This undated booking photo provided by the Liberty County Sheriff's Department in Liberty, Texas, shows Eric McGowen. Opening statements were scheduled to begin Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Liberty in a trial for McGowen, who is charged with aggravated sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl in 2010 in Cleveland, Texas. (AP Photo/Courtesy the Liberty County Sheriff's Department)

Suspect escapes during Texas 11-year-old girl rape trial

Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press
LIBERTY, Texas (AP) - One of more than a dozen men and boys accused in the repeated rape of an 11-year-old Texas girl escaped from the courthouse during a break in his trial after the child tearfully testified and jurors watched a video showing one of the alleged assault...
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Civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson speaks during a news conference outside of the apartment building where accused murderer James Holmes lived July 26, 2012 in Aurora, Colorado. (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

Jesse Jackson lends support to hoops player accused of assault

Justin Juozapavicius, Associated Press
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - After Darrell Williams' brother was shot to death in 2009 in a Chicago neighborhood, his mother and aunt knew what had to be done to spare him the same fate. A promising basketball player...
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Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., talks with reporters while attending the Governor's Ham Breakfast at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, Mo. Akin was keeping a low profile, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, a day after a TV interview in which he said that women's bodies can prevent pregnancies in "a legitimate rape" and that conception is rare in such cases. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Obama: Akin 'somehow missed science class'

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NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama is mocking Senate candidate Todd Akin of Missouri for his remarks about a woman's body being able to avoid pregnancy during what Akin called a 'legitimate rape'...
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