Word: minoring
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DIED Six months before the premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, one of the film's young actors became the latest victim of an alarming rise in deadly violence among British teens. Former child actor Robert Knox, who was cast as the minor character Marcus Belby in the sixth Harry Potter movie and had signed on to appear in the seventh and final film, was stabbed to death while defending his younger brother in a brawl outside a pub in Kent...
...Owned by car-rental baron John D. Hertz, the feisty brown speedster crushed two rivals to win the Belmont by 25 lengths. But a minor ankle injury didn't heal, and he never raced again...
...back story: In June 2002, the singer born Robert Sylvester Kelly was arrested at a rented Florida home and charged with 21 counts of child pornography. Seven of the charges were eventually dropped. Kelly swiftly denied ever having sex with a minor. The case dragged on: one time, because presiding judge Vincent M. Gaughan broke several bones while climbing a ladder; another time, because Kelly needed an appendectomy. Last December, the singer failed to make a scheduled court appearance after Utah authorities stopped his speeding tour bus. All the while, Kelly made millions with various projects - including 2005's acclaimed...
...only member of the D.A.'s office who didn't have sex with an underage girl") aptly pin the blame on showboating judge, Laurence J, Rittenband. The film is a fascinating portrait of a artist whose life was stranger than any of his films, and whose sins were minor compared to those committed against...
...Despite the presence of the 27-minute video, this is hardly a slam-dunk case. For starters, prosecutors face the bizarre burden of establishing that the female in the video was, in fact, a minor. The alleged victim, now 23, has so far denied she is the female in the video. Court documents suggest she could testify on behalf of the defense. Meanwhile, prosecutors are expected to call to the stand several of her relatives, neighbors and friends to establish that she was, in fact, in the video and was a minor at the time. Prosecutors are also expected...