Areej al-Sadhan is a Saudi-American human rights activist, American citizen and sister to Red Crescent humanitarian worker Abdulrahman al-Sadhan. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion on CNN. (CNN) My brother Abdulrahman and I used to love to explore the Bay Area -- hiking, cycling and, on occasion, walking across the Golden Gate Bridge together. Regardless of the activity, I knew I could count on my brother to make me laugh and vice versa. As I look back on those adventures now, I wonder when I will hear my brother's laughter again. Areej al-Sadhan I have not seen or spoken to my brother in more than four years. Several weeks ago, he spent his 39th birthday behind bars in Saudi Arabia. It was the fifth birthday that my family and I have spent separated from him -- with little to no information about his health or wellbeing. This year, my brother's ongoing detention coincides with increased buzz … [Read more...] about Opinion: My brother is serving 20 years in a Saudi prison. Biden should ask MBS for his release
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CBS3 Mysteries: Robert Ucciferri’s 2002 Good Friday Murder Still Haunting Family 20 Years Later
CHERRY HILL, N.J. (CBS) — More than 20 years after the murder of a Cherry Hill man, his family waits for justice. There have been few leads in the killing of Robert Ucciferri, but investigators say they’re not giving up. Robert Ucciferri was one heck of a talented guy. READ MORE: Major Water Main Break In North Philadelphia Floods Basements, Damages Several Cars “There wasn’t anything he wasn’t afraid to tackle,” Louis Ucciferri said. “We would go into an area and he did an addition over a garage, and we ended up doing over half the block. He could sell. He could build.” “Just some people are good at certain things,” Kristina Ucciferri said. “He was gifted,” Louis said. Robert’s brother Louis and daughter Kristina sat down with CBS3 Mysteries more than 20 years after he was shot and killed. “It’s still tough 20 years later,” Louis said. “It still hits the heart, still thinking about it having coffee. So.” It was March 29, Good Friday, 2002. Robert came to the Cherry … [Read more...] about CBS3 Mysteries: Robert Ucciferri’s 2002 Good Friday Murder Still Haunting Family 20 Years Later
Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced to 20 Years For Sex Trafficking Girls to Jeffrey Epstein
To family and friends in her glittering circle, Ghislaine Maxwell is an accomplished entrepreneur, generous philanthropist, and activist fighting to save the oceans. But to the young women she delivered to multimillionaire predator Jeffrey Epstein , she was the monster orchestrating their sexual abuse. Now those survivors are finding some semblance of justice decades after Maxwell recruited them for Epstein and allegedly molested them herself. On Tuesday, Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years (240 months) behind bars—plus a fine of $750,000—for trafficking underage girls for Epstein, becoming his first and only accomplice to be convicted and sent to prison for facilitating his underage sex ring . The 60-year-old British socialite has denied any wrongdoing in connection to Epstein, who was her former boyfriend and employer. The punishment arrived six months after a Manhattan federal jury found Maxwell guilty of five charges related to child sex trafficking. … [Read more...] about Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced to 20 Years For Sex Trafficking Girls to Jeffrey Epstein
Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Sex Trafficking Minor Girls
NEW YORK, NY. (CW44 News At 10 | CNN) — Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on Tuesday for carrying out a years-long scheme with her longtime confidante Jeffrey Epstein to groom and sexually abuse underage girls. Maxwell, 60, did not testify in her defense during the trial late last year, which ended with her conviction on five counts, including sex trafficking of a minor. But on Tuesday she spoke in court to the victims shortly before the sentence was handed down. READ MORE: Celebrate The Tampa Bay Lightning And Independence Day With Fourth Of July Boat Parade “Jeffrey Epstein should have been here before all of you,” Maxwell said at the podium, her legs shackled. “It is not about Epstein, ultimately. It is for me to be sentenced.” Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend, acknowledged that she had been convicted in the sex trafficking scheme but stopped short of taking responsibility. “I am sorry for the pain that you’ve experienced,” Maxwell … [Read more...] about Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Sex Trafficking Minor Girls
Ex-Bellevue Teacher Gets 20 Years In Prison In Federal Child Porn Case
0 Crime & Safety Stuart Hoffman pleaded guilty in federal court to producing and possessing child pornography. He was sentenced to two decades prison. Daniel Hampton , Patch Staff Posted | Updated Reply BELLEVUE, WA — A former Bellevue teacher already serving a prison sentence for repeatedly raping a young boy was sentenced in federal court to two decades in prison after he pleaded guilty to related child pornography charges in what the judge called every parent’s “worst nightmare." Stuart Hoffman, 31, pleaded guilty in February to producing and possessing child porn. He was sentenced to prison and a lifetime of supervised release, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Hoffman, a former Bellevue School District high school teacher, sent explicit child sex images to a contact in the United Kingdom, triggering a law enforcement investigation, court documents showed. Investigators searched his home and found … [Read more...] about Ex-Bellevue Teacher Gets 20 Years In Prison In Federal Child Porn Case
Aurora police seek witnesses after 20-year-old woman brought to hospital with fatal gunshot wound
Aurora police are investigating a suspected homicide after a 20-year-old woman was brought by friends to a hospital with a life-threatening gunshot wound late Sunday and later died. Officers with the Aurora Police Department were notified of the shooting, which occurred near North Ursula Street and East 13th Place, around 11:45 p.m. Sunday after the victim’s arrival at the hospital. #APDAlert Officers are investigating a shooting near 13th/Ursula Street after friends brought the adult victim to a local hospital. Victim has life-threatening injuries. No suspect info at this time. Call @CrimeStoppersCO if you have any tips. pic.twitter.com/eIPAyG6W9m — Aurora Police Dept (@AuroraPD) June 27, 2022 Aurora police announced Monday morning that the woman had died. The Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office has not yet released the victim’s identity. Police did not release any information about a possible suspect. Investigators are looking for additional details about … [Read more...] about Aurora police seek witnesses after 20-year-old woman brought to hospital with fatal gunshot wound