Utah Man Who Abused Autistic Teen at Rec Center Makes Second Parole Bid

Utah man who abused autistic teen at rec center makes second parole bid
Uintah County prosecutors charged Anderton with aggravated kidnapping, forcible sodomy, forcible sex abuse, attempted forcible sex abuse, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. He later pleaded guilty to reduced …
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At hearing on NJ budget, heroin scourge weighs heavily
Christie, in his budget address last month, said the state was putting up $ 500,000 in grant funds to help place and support recovering addicts in jobs. He also pledged to continue to support the state's drug court program, which diverts low-level …
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Pregnant women's rights under attack? Legislation, conference address concerns
The experience of Jackson resident Alicia Beltran, 28, is at the center of a federal lawsuit challenging the 1997 Wisconsin law that grants courts authority over the fetus of any pregnant woman who “habitually lacks self-control” with drugs and alcohol …
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Helping women escape 'the life'
Friedman works for Breaking Free, a nonprofit that helps women escape prostitution. It's where she got help 13 years ago. "(Prostitution) has … Carter says 95% of the women she helps struggle with addiction as well as physical abuse, mental trauma …
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