Category: Crime
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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.
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Mark Spitz Criticizes Ryan Lochte
1972 Olympic gold medal swimmer Mark Spitz calls Ryan Lochte’s saga an unnecessary distraction. Jeff Nguyen reports.
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Report: Rio police exaggerated their version of Ryan Lochte events, too
There is no evidence Ryan Lochte or his three U.S. swimming teammates ever entered — let alone damaged — a bathroom at the gas station where a late-night rest stop exploded into an international incident at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics last week, according to a USA Today report on Monday night. In a press…
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Ryan Lochte: ‘My Immature, Intoxicated Behavior Tarnished’ A ‘Great’ Games (Full Interview) | TODAY
U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte, in the second part of an exclusive interview with TODAY’s Matt Lauer, describes the incident at a Rio gas station involving himself and three other Olympians’ confrontation with armed guards. He admits he “was upset,†but adds that “there was no reason for a gun to be pulled out.†He also…
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In wake of scandal U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte has ‘just fallen off the shelf’
“In this day and age, there’s one pretty important rule that anybody in the public eye should think about: Don’t lie,†said Joe Favorito, a sports marketing expert and professor at Columbia. “We live in a world where everything is going to be exposed. Brands are always looking for honest and authentic representatives because there’s…
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IOC forms disciplinary commission to investigate Ryan Lochte, 3 teammates
The International Olympic Committee has set up a disciplinary commission to investigate the incident involving Ryan Lochte and three of his U.S. swimming teammates at a Rio de Janeiro gas station. IOC spokesman Mark Adams told The Associated Press the panel was formed Friday to look into the behavior of Lochte, Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger…
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Gunnar Bentz Apologizes, Tells Story of Gas Station Incident In Rio
Gunnar Bentz, one of the four U.S. swimmers caught up in the gas station scandal in Rio, has released a statement through the University of Georgia detailing the events of the night in question. Parts of Bentz’s account stand at odds with the alleged robbery story told by teammate Ryan Lochte. Read NBC and full…
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Lochtegate Swimmer Jimmy Feigen To Donate $11,000 To Leave Rio; USOC Apologizes | TODAY
Jimmy Feigen, a U.S. Olympic swimmer apparently connected to the scandal involving Ryan Lochte, has reportedly agreed to donate $11,000 to a charity in Brazil in return for being allowed to leave the country. Two other swimmers, Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz, have already been allowed to return to the United States. The USOC is…