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Masseuse Is Full of It: Tipper
 Masseuse Is Full of It: Tipper 
Jul 7, 2010 10:12 AM CDT

Masseuse Is Full of It: Tipper

She doesn't buy sexual assault allegations, says pal

(Newser) - If you were expecting Tipper Gore to side with the masseuse, prepare to be disappointed. “Both Al and Tipper are baffled” by Molly Hagerty’s sexual assault allegations and “frustrated to see his name dragged through the mud,” a friend of Tipper’s tells People . “She...

Cops Reopen Gore Sexual Assault Case

He issues firm denial of masseuse's allegations

(Newser) - Police in Portland, Oregon are taking another look at allegations that Al Gore sexually assaulted a masseuse in 2006 . Portland police had earlier said they wouldn't reopen the case unless new evidence surfaced, and no reason was given for today's decision, CNN reports. Masseuse Molly Hagerty has told police she...

Gore's Masseuse Reveals Herself

'He's not what people think he is,' says Molly Hagerty

(Newser) - The Al Gore sex scandal isn’t going away: In the latest issue of the National Enquirer , his accuser reveals herself…and calls Gore a lot of names. “Al Gore is a pervert and sexual predator,” says 54-year-old Molly Hagerty. “He’s a sick man.” The...

Mom Charged With Failure to Save Child From Beau

Daughter, 4, died with 80 bruises, fractured skull

(Newser) - In a rare court action a Houston mom is facing prosecution for failure to protect her 4-year-old daughter from the vicious lover charged in the girl's death. Emma Thompson had some 80 bruises, a severed pancreas and a fractured skull when she died last year. Her mom's boyfriend faces trial...

Portland Paper Knew of Gore Sex Assault Claim in 2007

Editor wanted to report story but couldn't find enough evidence

(Newser) - At least one Oregon paper had the chance to break the story of an alleged sexual assault by Al Gore, but a year-long investigation yielded insufficient information. “The truth is we very much wanted to report the story on Al Gore,” Mark Garber, editor of the Portland Tribune,...

Gore 'Begged for Release of His Chakra': Masseuse
 Gore 'Begged 
 for Release of 
 His Chakra': 
 Masseuse 
embarrassing details
Jun 24, 2010 7:24 AM CDT

Gore 'Begged for Release of His Chakra': Masseuse

Police report definitely falls into TMI department

(Newser) - Thanks to the uncovering of a 2009 police report, you’re about to know more—much more—about Al Gore than you ever wanted to. The report, obtained by KGW , details a Portland masseuse’s allegations of sexual assault at Gore’s hands, beginning with an inappropriately long embrace when...

Al Gore Accused of Sex Assault
 Al Gore Accused of Sex Assault 
SAYS 'NATIONAL ENQUIRER '
Jun 23, 2010 10:25 AM CDT

Al Gore Accused of Sex Assault

Masseuse claimed abuse in 2006

(Newser) - The National Enquirer outed John Edwards as a dog, and now it’s taking aim at Al Gore: The former VP was apparently accused of sexually attacking a masseuse in 2006. The tabloid claims to have its hands on "shocking details" in the official police report and Gore’s...

Arizona Drops Case Against Polygamist Leader

Texas now seeking to extradite Warren Jeffs

(Newser) - Arizona has dismissed charges against Warren Jeffs, saying the polygamist sect leader has already spent more time in prison awaiting trial than he would have done if convicted. Jeffs had been charged as an accomplice to the rape of a minor for allegedly arranging marriages involving underage girls. The move...

Priest With 'Erotic Dungeon' Runs From Police

Brazil seeks Polish-born cleric accused of sexually abusing minors

(Newser) - A priest who was allegedly sexually abusing minors in his "erotic dungeon" is wanted by Brazilian police but has gone missing. A 16-year-old boy accused the Polish-born cleric of handcuffing and assaulting him, and an arrest warrant has been issued, CNN reports . The judge in the case says Marcin...

Elizabeth Smart Kidnapper Gets 15 Years

Barzee has already served nearly half her sentence

(Newser) - Wanda Barzee was sentenced to 15 years in prison today for her role in the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart. Barzee, who pleaded guilty in November, has spent 7 years in jail or a mental hospital during a dispute over whether she was mentally fit to stand trial, the Salt ...

Skinny Jeans Don't Excuse Rape
 Skinny Jeans 
 Don't Excuse Rape 
in case you missed it
May 15, 2010 11:35 AM CDT

Skinny Jeans Don't Excuse Rape

The latest court trend is disturbing for women

(Newser) - At least two men have recently been cleared of rape charges because their alleged victims were wearing “skinny jeans”—and it’s time to “call bullshit” on the idea that women can’t possibly be victimized if their pants are difficult to remove. “Hear me loud...

Old Jocks Club a Dangerous Place for Women
 Old Jocks Club a Dangerous Place for Women 
OPINION
May 9, 2010 1:13 PM CDT

Old Jocks Club a Dangerous Place for Women

Huguely, Roethlisberger, Taylor cases have similar threads

(Newser) - It's been a rocky spell in the headlines for women and male athletes, and the cases of Ben Roethlisberger, Lawrence Taylor, and George Huguely make Sally Jenkins wonder: "Should women fear athletes?" For the Washington Post columnist, the bottom line in the allegations against all three: "The alleged...

The Dirty Details of Big Ben's Bad Behavior

Shots for underage girls, crude comments, 'Clinton sex'

(Newser) - Ben Roethlisberger has led Pittsburgh’s beloved Steelers to two Super Bowl victories—but even a die-hard fan with a tattoo of Big Ben says, “It's to the point where he's embarrassing the franchise.” Sports Illustrated takes an extensive look at Roethlisberger’s most recent accusation of sexual...

Roethlisberger: 'I Have Committed No Crime'

Disgraced QB won't appeal 6-game NFL suspension

(Newser) - Ben Roethlisberger will not appeal NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's decision to suspend him for six games for violating the league's personal conduct policy. "More is expected of me," the Steelers quarterback said in a statement released today, over 6 weeks after the night of barhopping that ended with...

Vatican on Gay Uproar: 'Cardinal's No Expert'

But comments are 'backed by studies,' officials say

(Newser) - Vatican officials moved clumsily to quell the uproar over a top cardinal's comments blaming homosexuality for the church's sex abuse scandals—by acknowledging that he probably didn't know what he was talking about. Church officials "do not consider it their competence to make general statements on matters that are...

Steven Seagal Keeps Sex Slaves: Lawsuit

Action star accused of sexual assault

(Newser) - Steven Seagal’s life just turned crazier than one of his action movies: A former employee claims the actor keeps sexual “attendants” on staff, and he wanted her to be one. The two Russian young ladies Seagal allegedly employed were “available for his sexual needs 24 hours a...

Roethlisberger Won't Be Charged in Alleged Assault

Case against Steelers QB can't be proven, DA says; NFL action pending

(Newser) - Ben Roethlisberger will not be criminally charged in an alleged sexual assault last month in Milledgeville, Ga., the local district attorney said today. A 20-year-old college student accused the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback of assaulting her in a nightclub bathroom March 5. This doesn't mean Roethlisberger is off the hook, the...

15-Year-Old Girl Charged in Gang-Rape of Stepsister, 7

NJ teen faces sex assault, prostitution charges

(Newser) - A 15-year-old New Jersey girl is under arrest after allegedly taking her 7-year-old stepsister to an apartment where the younger child was gang-raped by as many as seven men as her sister not only watched but got paid by those who did it. "We're talking about a kid who...

Woman Fleeing Assailant Jumps off Malibu Cliff

Attacker tried to sexually assault jogger, fled in her car

(Newser) - A woman jumped off a cliff to escape a man who was attempting to sexually assault her at a California state park, the LA County sheriff's department says. The woman, who had been jogging in Malibu, suffered cuts and bruises after falling about 100 feet and landing on the beach....

Roethlisberger, Cops Took Pics Before Alleged Assault

One wrote up first report without mentioning star QB

(Newser) - Hours before investigating a sexual-assault complaint against Ben Roethlisberger, a Georgia police officer posed for photos with the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback. And though Milledgeville Sgt. Jerry Blash later wrote a skeletal report that didn’t even mention Roethlisberger, 28, “the photographs did not and have not affected the investigation...

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