Category: Crime
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Ryan Lochte Addresses His 10-Month Suspension: “It’s Heartbreaking and It Stinks”
The Olympic swimmer appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show next Monday where he’ll candidly discuss his 10-month suspension from swimming after lying to authorities and the media about being held at gunpoint in Rio. USA Swimming and the United States Olympic Committee also banned the 32-year-old athlete from the 2017 National Championship, which prevents him from…
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USOC announces details of suspensions for Ryan Lochte and three other swimmers
The three American Olympic swimmers – Jimmy Feigen, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger – involved with Ryan Lochte in the infamous gunpoint altercation in Rio De Janeiro last month have been suspended from the U.S. national team for four months, the U.S. Olympic Committee announced Thursday. The USOC also announced details of Lochte’s previously reported…
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Reports: Ryan Lochte suspended from swimming events over Brazil stunt
Sporting officials have handed down a 10-month suspension to swimmer Ryan Lochte over his claims of being robbed in Brazil, which he later admitted were exaggerated, according to several media outlets. TMZ and USA Today cited unnamed sources close to the investigation who said that a 10-month suspension from events was handed down by the International Olympic Committee, the United States…
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Former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner registers as sex offender in Ohio
Former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner registered as a sex offender in Greene County, in his home state of Ohio.
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Brock Turner case: Mob justice isn’t enough
Brock Turner, widely known as the ‘Stanford Rapist,’ was convicted of sexual assault, and yet he only served 3 months of jail time. This lenient sentence has outraged many, and public opinion around the case has been harsh against both Brock Tuner and the judge who sentenced him.
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Ex-Stanford Swimmer Who Sexually Assaulted Woman Set For Release Friday
Brock Turner, the ex Stanford swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman is set for release from jail this Friday. Given public outcry Betty Yu says jail officials are preparing for the worst.
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South Korea swimming manager resigns over hidden camera scandal
South Korea’s national swimming team manager has resigned as an investigation takes place into the alleged installation of hidden cameras to take pictures of female athletes. Ahn Jong-Taek said that, as manager, he felt responsible for the “shameful” incident. Police plan to question a member of South Korea’s Rio Olympics team, according to Yonhap news…
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Brock Turner to be released after 3 months in prison
Brock Turner is scheduled to be getting out of jail this week, three months early.Turner was sentenced to 6 months, following a conviction of three counts of sexual assault on the Stanford University campus. Recently released documents from the case show that Turner admitted tolaughing out loud when confronted by bystanders, mid-rape. “I noticed that…
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U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte charged in Rio
U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte was formally charged by authorities in Brazil for falsely reporting robbery while at the Rio Olympics. Former federal prosecutor Doug Burns joins CBSN to discuss.