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When are we gonna get serious about these types of sex crimes? 9 years is a joke of a sentence for a guy preying on prepubescent girls.

How about 30 years?


L.A. Daily News reports a Woodland Hills attorney convicted of a dozen counts, including attempted lewd acts on a child, that stemmed an Internet sex-crime sting was sentenced Friday to more than nine years in prison.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Curtis B. Rappe denied the defense's request for probation for David A. Cohn and ordered him to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

The judge said Cohn focused on "prepubescent" girls who were from broken homes or had learning disabilities, and that he viewed the defendant as an "extreme danger to society."

Cohn was convicted last Nov. 24 of five counts of attempted showing or sending of harmful material to a minor, four counts of attempted lewd acts upon a child and one count each of attempting to contact a minor with the intent to commit a lewd act, possession or control of matter depicting a minor engaging in sexual conduct and arranging a meeting with a person believed to be a minor for a lewd purpose.

The case was filed after Cohn communicated in the summer of 2007 with an undercover FBI agent posing as a 13-year-old girl, according to Deputy District Attorney Susan Schwartz.

Cohn was arrested on July 22, 2008, by the FBI at his Woodland Hills home, but was released from jail soon afterward. He had been free on his own recognizance until the jury returned its verdict.

One of Cohn's attorneys, Patrick Clancy, told the judge his client "has denied that he ever met with any child," and that the prosecution offered a 90-day jail term early on in the case, which his client turned down in an effort to save his law license.

Cohn also turned down another offer to plead to a misdemeanor count during the trial, according to the prosecutor.

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Awful news to relay, as former Wild enforcer Derek Boogaard was found dead Friday in his Minneapolis apartment by members of his family. Boogaard was only 28 years old.Derek Boogaard, a Canadian ice hockey winger was found dead in mysterious circumstances in his residence on Friday. Though, no further details are available in relation to the death of Boggard but medical examiner of Minneapolis is still investigating the case.

The New York Rangers are really shocked by the sad demise of Derek. The president and general manager of Glen Sather, New York Rangers commented that Derek was the kind natured man and will really be missed by all of his fans, family and friends. He extended his sympathies to the family, relatives and friends of derrick.

Don Fehr, Executive Director of National Hockey League Players' Association too has extended his deep sympathy on the passing away of Derek Boggard. He further said that Derek was the respectful member of the NHPLA and his uncertain death will be a great loss to the hockey association.

It is to mention that Boggard started his National hockey League career with Minnesota wild in 2005. He played near about 255 games for the association. Later in 2010, Derek joined new York rangers and played near about 22 games for them.

Activision and Raven team up for MW3 To Be Released This November!

Raven, the team who did the pretty incredible Singularity (reviewed here last year) will assist in the multiplayer production of MW3 for this November and Sledgehammer will work with Activision on the single-player element. This now means the Call of Duty project set in the future has been put on hold.

In other Call of Duty news, Activision are taking EA to court to say that they were working with Infinity Ward to delay the release of the Stimulus Package in time for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 to be released. EA say it's a load of old shit but Activision think differently.

I have to say I don't even recall playing the Singularity multiplayer but I guess Activision had to bring someone in and Singlularity was the freshest FPS I'd seen for a while so it will be interesting to see where this goes, it's just annoying that it won't be set in the future!

Derek, a 6'8" 260lb forward was known for his toughness on the ice, and his endless charity work off of it.

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The honeymoon to the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean – revealed yesterday by the Mirror – is a first for royal couples who have traditionally posed for photos while spending at least part of the break in Britain.

PRINCE William and Kate will get around their idyllic honeymoon paradise on two rickety old bikes...

The royal couple have snubbed an electric golf buggy in favour of cycling side by side on the unspoilt island in the Seychelles.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be completely alone on the isle apart from a few staff.

If there was ever a time to abuse their power, it's on their royal honeymoon. Kate and William can go anywhere in the world now that they're newlyweds and they've chosen North Island: a small, isolated archipelago in the Seychelles owned by a guy named Farhad Vladi. "Yes, we rented the island to the British royal family," Vladi told a Hamburg newspaper. "Prince William and his Kate are spending their honeymoon there. But you will understand that we are not saying anything further."

Actually, he's already said enough. You'd think after brokering deals with Diana Ross and the Shah of Iran, Vladi would know how to keep a secret. Now that he's shared, we don't feel so bad poring over the details of their destination love-nest. Here are some factoids William is probably reading in his Frommer's right now.

In Massachusetts of all places, site where the American Revolution started?

This is what’s wrong with America now. Our flag is offensive? Seems to me that anyone offended by our American flag shouldn’t live here anymore.

Straight up simple.

Daily Mail reposts an elementary school was under fire today after a teacher refused to display a child's drawing of the American flag for fear it would offend another student who is a Jehovah's Witness.

Frankie Girard, 11, drew the picture during his art class at Butterfields School in Orange, Massachusetts. He claims his teacher refused to hang up his picture on a wall beside those drawn by his classmates as it would offend the other student.
He further asked if he could put it on the window or on his desk but was told to take it home and hang it there.

His father, John, has now called the American Civil Liberties Union and is accusing his son's teacher of putting the rights of another student ahead of his son’s. Mr Girard said: 'He was denied hanging the flag up. And he asked if he could just even hang it on his desk, and he was told no, he could take the picture home and be proud of it there.

‘We’re allowing him to display his civil rights and be proud of who he is, but we’re denying Franklin those same rights.'

Mr Girard said that the dispute did not just start with the drawing of the flag. He said that the student in Frankie's class is a Jehovah's Witness and does not pledge allegiance. He said: 'Frankie did not know much about Jehovah's Witnesses at the time and merely asked his classmate why he did not do it. But they don't pledge allegiance to anything.

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I think this particular teacher is using the Jehovah Witnesses excuse to cover up her own dislike of the flag.

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