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U.S. NEWSFriday 22 January 2016

Police: Man forced girlfriend to walk naked on NYC street

COLLEEN LONG cold in a short white bath As the man taunts the obscured. abuse, which New York
Associated Press towel and dark shoes, as a woman, he warns her he is The video prompted New City does not tolerate.”
NEW YORK (AP) — A man man yells insults behind her going to post the video on- York City First Lady Chirlane Though determined to
beat his girlfriend for send- in Spanish, and eventually line. McCray to remind victims speak out against the
ing texts to other men and yanks the towel away. Jason Melo was being held of abuse there are “many treatment depicted in the
then forced her to walk “Take off your towel and ahead of his arraignment resources available” to video, aides to McCray
down a Manhattan street pay the price for the after his arrest on charges women. said they were worried that
naked while he made a shame,” a male voice says of assault, coercion and “The video displayed ver- bringing further attention to
video recording of the hu- in a mix of Spanish and acting in a manner injurious bal abuse, it could lead to more peo-
miliating episode that was English. The man taking the to a child after the video ple — and media organi-
later posted online, police video complains that he wound up online earlier this forced humiliation, and zations — sharing it online.
said. wanted to “start a family” week. harassment by the alleged They say that’s why they
It shows the 22-year-old with her but meanwhile she News media re-ran it on offender, directed at his made the decision not to
woman with long dark hair was “talking to seven other several websites with the wife,” she said in a state- link to the video or describe
walking slowly in the winter men.” woman’s body and face ment. “Posting that video it explicitly.q
online perpetuated the

Judge tosses Pennsylvania woman’s defamation suit vs. Cosby

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby arrives for a court appearance in Elkins Park, Pa. A federal judge attorney issued blanket de- after they met on the TV
on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Pittsburgh-area woman who claims Bill Cosby defamed nials. show, “Picture Pages,” in
her when he and his representatives responded to allegations that he drugged and sexually as- U.S. District Judge Arthur 1983. Hill claims that went
saulted her and other women. Schwab agreed with Cos- on for about four years,
by’s attorneys that the starting when she was 16,
(AP Photo/Mel Evans) statements were opin- and that Cosby helped
ions protected by the First pay for her college and
JOE MANDAK drugged and sexually as- 2014 in an interview on Pitts- Amendment. would fly her to cities where
Associated Press saulted her and other burgh’s KDKA-TV in which “Even considering these he was performing, until
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A fed- women. she said she was “embold- three statements togeth- she cut off contact with
eral judge on Thursday The October lawsuit filed ened” by other women er as a combined, single him about four years later.
dismissed a lawsuit filed by by Renita Hill, 48, was dis- who had made similar ac- statement, this newly ‘con- Seven women are suing
a Pittsburgh-area woman missed with prejudice, cusations against Cosby. joined’ statement does Cosby in federal court in
who claims Bill Cosby de- meaning she cannot try to Her lawsuit said she was not lead to an inference Massachusetts for defama-
famed her when he and his amend and re-file it. made out to be a “liar” that plaintiff is a ‘liar and tion. Like Hill, those women
representatives respond- Hill went public with her and “extortionist” when the an extortionist,’” the judge contend Cosby defamed
ed to allegations that he allegations in November comedian, his wife and his wrote. them by allowing his rep-
Cosby’s attorneys referred resentatives to brand them
questions to a spokeswom- as liars.
an who didn’t immediately In December, Cosby coun-
comment on the ruling. tersued, saying the wom-
Hill’s attorney, George en made “malicious, op-
Kontos, promised to ap- portunistic, and false and
peal saying he strongly defamatory accusations”
disagreed with the judge’s against him for monetary
reasoning. gain.
“The basis of his opinion Since then, Cosby has
is these are constitution- been criminally charged
ally protected, ‘pure’ opin- in suburban Philadelphia
ions,” Kontos said. “But, with sexually assaulting a
looked at as a whole, they woman in 2004 after giving
contain all sorts of innuen- her drugs that made her
do and undisclosed facts.” drowsy and unable to re-
Cosby has yet to respond sist. A judge has set a Feb.
specifically to Hill’s allega- 2 hearing on a motion by
tions that he drugged and Cosby’s attorneys to have
molested her several times those charges dismissed. q

Former fugitive pastor in Vegas child sex case found guilty

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A for- to destroy evidence and Church congregation in the chance. 14 when Holland first took
mer Las Vegas area church bribing a witness. He faces Henderson as “Reverend Multiple women have tes- her after Sunday church
pastor who became an in- life in prison, with sentenc- Otis,” he was also featured tified that they had sex or services to a limousine fit-
ternational fugitive on ac- ing scheduled for March before his arrest on the sexual contact with the for- ted with a back seat that
cusations that he sexually 16. television show “America’s mer pastor when they were reclined into a bed and
assaulted girls as young as The long-delayed trial start- Most Wanted.” teens. They said they didn’t used a sex toy on her and
7 in his congregation has ed early January, but Hol- Prosecutors said Holland fo- talk at the time about the told her he wanted to show
been found guilty. land has been in jail since cused on sex as a path to abuse with their parents, her something that would
A Clark County District his arrest in January 2012 spirituality. He taught from who had sent them to Hol- relieve tension and frustra-
Court jury on Thursday in Tijuana, Mexico. A pros- the pulpit that most wom- land for counseling against tion. Another said she start-
found Otis Holland, 59, ecutor said he had fled the en have burning desires misbehavior like skipping ed having sex with Holland
guilty of 17 felony charges, country following his initial blocked by sexual hang- school or smoking ciga- when she was 15 and that
including child sexual as- arrest in December 2010. ups that he could teach rettes. he took her to get monthly
sault, lewdness, conspiracy Known to his United Faith them to get past, if given One woman said she was birth control injections.q