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...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...
...third assault on an undergraduate since reading period began, a male student was the victim of a violent attack while walking near Leverett House at nine o’clock on yesterday morning, according to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD...
...victim reported that he was tackled from behind and assaulted by an unknown individual on Grant Street near Banks Street. After fighting back, he was able to flee the area...
...journalists' newspapers quickly denounced the arrests. The daily Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper charged in an editorial that their reporter, Chien, is the victim of a witch hunt-an unusually confrontational tone for a communist country where the press is controlled by the state. Over the past year, Chien was repeatedly questioned about his sources by police "who twisted his reports," the paper said. "(Chien) was not motivated by any personal motive or interest," the paper said. "His motive was completely pure." The Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper said that after the arrest of its reporter it was besieged...
...earthquake zone even before the aftershocks subsided. On the night of May 12, millions of Chinese watching state-owned television stations were repeatedly shown video footage of Wen rallying rescue forces, issuing orders in a driving rain, poring over maps and venturing into the ruins to assure victims still trapped that they should "hold on a little longer" as help was on the way. By the second day of the crisis, an exhausted Wen sometimes appeared to be near tears himself as he attempted to comfort yet another weeping victim. The media was "not shy at all about showing...