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The Catholic Church child-molestation scandals turned out to be more widespread than church officials claimed.
Micah Sifry: EXCLUSIVE: Wikileaks, Assange, And Why There's No Turning Back Micah Sifry 2011
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Even though he failed to further pursue the child-molestation issue after informing his superior, the University's President, and probably should have alerted the authorities, Paterno isn't guilty of any federal crime.
Jake Fischer: Don't Neglect Paterno's True Legacy Jake Fischer 2011
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Jackson's parents and many of his five brothers and three sisters are likely to attend proceedings daily, as they did at his child-molestation trial in Santa Maria, Calif.
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However, after Mr. Jackson's 2005 acquittal on child-molestation charges, the pop star was in deep financial trouble, overleveraged on his half of Sony/ATV and unable to service the mounting debt.
In EMI Split, Digital Overtones Ethan Smith 2011
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Even though he failed to further pursue the child-molestation issue after informing his superior, the University's President, and probably should have alerted the authorities, Paterno isn't guilty of any federal crime.
Jake Fischer: Don't Neglect Paterno's True Legacy Jake Fischer 2011
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The Catholic Church child-molestation scandals turned out to be more widespread than church officials claimed.
Micah Sifry: EXCLUSIVE: Wikileaks, Assange, And Why There's No Turning Back Micah Sifry 2011
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The sexual-abuse investigation at Penn State marks the latest in a string of high-profile child-molestation allegations in recent decades, but experts say that doesn't mean such crimes are becoming more common.
Abuse Claims Less Likely to Be Ignored Nathan Koppel 2011
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When Michael Jackson was cleared of child-molestation charges in 2005, hundreds of loyal fans cheered him on outside the courthouse, confetti littered the pavement, and one woman even released doves to celebrate.
Primary Sources 2008
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Republican Meg Whitman was dismissed as a potential juror in a San Mateo County child-molestation case.
David Coleman: Is Meg Whitman California's Version of Leona Helmsley? 2010
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Republican Meg Whitman was dismissed as a potential juror in a San Mateo County child-molestation case.
David Coleman: Is Meg Whitman California's Version of Leona Helmsley? 2010
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