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‘Child of joy’ who hanged herself after schoolyard fight video circulated on social media is a victim of ‘Bullycide,’ say her heartbroken parents

 ‘Child of joy’ who hanged herself after schoolyard fight video circulated on social media is a victim of ‘Bullycide,’ say her heartbroken parents
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A 10-year-old girl who hanged herself after being bullied has died after she was removed from life support. The New York Daily News reports that Ashawnty Davis died on Wednesday after she was hospitalized on life support for two weeks. Ashwanty, of Aurora, Colorado, had reportedly confronted a school bully in late October, and the incident …

Former Trump adviser Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI
Politics and Crime
December 1, 2017

Former Trump adviser Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI

By ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to making false statements to the FBI, the first Trump White House official to make a guilty plea so far in a wide-ranging investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller. Court documents show Flynn, an early …

Teacher meets 15-year-old student at Chick-fil-A to have sex, smoke weed: Cops
Teacher Scandals
November 30, 2017

Teacher meets 15-year-old student at Chick-fil-A to have sex, smoke weed: Cops

Authorities in Texas believe a high school teacher maintained a sexual relationship with a teenage former student. According to Fox News, 23-year-old Michelle Schiffer was a world history teacher at Houston’s Cypress-Springs High School when she met the alleged victim, who is now 16 years old. Police reports claim Schiffer and the unidentified teen, then …

WATCH: Matt Lauer stumbles to explain a ‘bag of sex toys’ in his office
Celebrity Justice
November 30, 2017

WATCH: Matt Lauer stumbles to explain a ‘bag of sex toys’ in his office

Disgraced former morning news host Matt Lauer was accused this week of engaging in inappropriate and unwanted sexual contact with female NBC staffers, and a clip of his interview with former Today show co-anchor Meredith Viera looks far less innocent now in the wake of the numerous allegations against him. As CrimeOnline previously reported, NBC …

Negligent ‘mom’ who failed to get son medical treatment in time is finally behind bars, months after little boy’s death: Prosecutor
Family Crime
November 30, 2017

Negligent ‘mom’ who failed to get son medical treatment in time is finally behind bars, months after little boy’s death: Prosecutor

A North Carolina woman is behind bars three months after her son’s death, accused of being so negligent in getting medical care for the boy that he passed away. WRAL reports that Deysi Yhuriko Martinez, 22, of Garner, is accused of “negligent child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury” after her son, Eric, died in August after …

Russell Simmons steps down from companies after screenwriter details shocking allegations of sexual misconduct
Celebrity Justice
November 30, 2017

Russell Simmons steps down from companies after screenwriter details shocking allegations of sexual misconduct

By MARK KENNEDY, AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Russell Simmons has stepped away from his companies following a second allegation of sexual misconduct, though the Def Jam founder again denied ever being violent. “Rachel Getting Married” screenwriter Jenny Lumet — the daughter of filmmaker Sidney Lumet — wrote an essay published by The Hollywood …

Justin Bieber’s bodyguard arrested on DUI charge in Miami
Celebrity Justice
November 30, 2017

Justin Bieber’s bodyguard arrested on DUI charge in Miami

MIAMI (AP) — The head of security for singer Justin Bieber was arrested early Thursday in Florida following a crash that injured two police officers. Michael Arana, 32, was charged with DUI and leaving the scene of a crash with injuries, Miami-Dade police spokesman Alvaro Zabaleta said in a news release. Arana’s Chevrolet Tahoe rear-ended …