The tactics included isolating victims in hotel rooms or his studio, subjecting them to degrading rules and punishments and making video recordings of them having sex with him and others as a means to control them, prosecutors said.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
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National Cathedral names artist to replace Confederate windows
The windows will replace a set that honored two Confederate generals, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, with saint-like reverence and included a Confederate flag.
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Those left in Afghanistan complain of broken U.S. promises
Many U.S. citizens and green card holders remain in the Afghan capital of Kabul despite official promises that every American who wants to leave Afghanistan would be taken out.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
U.S. hospitals hit with nurse staffing crisis amid COVID
The problem is twofold: Nurses are quitting or retiring, and many are leaving for lucrative temporary jobs with traveling-nurse agencies.
Posted inNation & World, News
Former Georgia prosecutor charged with misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery’s death
The indictment says the former district attorney showed ‘favor and affection’ toward the men charged and interfered with police officers at the scene.
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9/11 victims’ families seek investigation of missing evidence
The victims’ relatives regard that missing or withheld evidence as potentially crucial in proving their premise that the Saudi kingdom was effectively complicit in the attacks.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Deal with OxyContin maker leaves families angry, conflicted
A landmark settlement in the nation’s opioid epidemic is forcing the owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to give up the company and pay out $4.5 billion.
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New Texas abortion law pushes women to out-of-state clinics
A Texas law that bans most abortions has providers and advocates preparing for an increasing number of women traveling to other states to end their pregnancies.
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Flights resume and some power restored four days after Ida
Only 35,000 of the 405,000 homes and businesses in New Orleans and Jefferson Parish had power Thursday morning.
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Construction industry fights to recruit more women amid chronic labor shortage
About 700 tradeswomen in the U.S. and Canada are participating in ‘Lean In’ circles to learn how to navigate bias and harassment on construction sites.