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League speaks out on accused sex offender
The president of the Oak View Youth Soccer League released a statement Monday underscoring that the allegations of sex abuse by a soccer referee have only a tenuous link to the organization. Anaheim resident Jorge Serafin was arrested Jan. 15 on...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Punishment, Soccer, Sexual Misconduct, Sex Crimes
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Soccer ref charged with molestation
An Oak View Youth Soccer League referee was charged Tuesday on suspicion of molesting three children, according to the Orange County district attorney's office. None of the boys — ages 10, 14 and 15 — were members of the popular soccer...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Lawyers, Soccer, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice
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Council amends sex offender law
The Huntington Beach City Council voted 5-1, with Jill Hardy absent Tuesday, to amend its sex offender ordinance to allow the police chief to sign a waiver for some. The city adopted a law in December 2011, modeled after a county law passed in April...Tags: Lawyers, Dave Sullivan, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Litigation
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Man gets 25 years in machete attack
A Santa Ana man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison Friday for attacking a Fountain Valley man with a machete, according to the Orange County District Attorney's office. Antonio Cinco Ortega, 26, was found guilty of conspiring to commit murder...Tags: Prisons, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Crimes
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Stories to keep an eye on for 2013 [corrected]
Poseidon Desalination Project We will keep a close watch on Poseidon's plans and update the community on its permit request from the California Coastal Commission and any movement made toward the desalinization project. -------------------- FOR THE...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Sandra Hutchens, Litigation, Justice System, Laws
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H.B. man arrested in mortgage fraud case
Federal authorities arrested five people Wednesday who were allegedly involved in an Orange County-based "builder bailout" mortgage fraud scheme, including one defendant from Huntington Beach, according to a press release by the Department of Justice....Tags: Defendants, Court Preliminary, Fannie Mae, Crime, Law and Justice, Glen Burnie
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Serial killer Rodney Alcala pleads guilty to New York murders
A serial killer already sentenced to death for five Southern California murders -- including the slaying of a 12-year-old Huntington Beach girl -- pleaded guilty Friday in a New York City courtroom to a pair of 1970s-era killings in that state. Rodney...
Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Criminals, Punishment, New York City, Murder
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Four local allegations included in 'perversion files'
Four allegations of sexual abuse among Boy Scouts of America troop leaders in Huntington Beach appear in a Los Angeles Times database recently compiled from Scouting and court records. The Times, which owns the Huntington Beach Independent, last month...Tags: Punishment, Social Organizations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Los Angeles Times, Abusive Behavior
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Former border protections officer convicted of rape
A Fountain Valley man who was a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was convicted Tuesday and sentenced to six years in state prison for raping two women, according to the Orange County District Attorney's office. Miguel Lerma Jr., 33...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Defendants, Rape, Court Preliminary, Punishment
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Top 10 news stories for 2012
There's never a shortage of important stories in Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley, so choosing 10 is just skimming the top. These 10 most compelling stories are given in order of chronology. There are sad stories that end well and horrible stories...
Tags: Elections, Prisons, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Judges, Converse, Inc.
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Court reverses sex offender's conviction
A registered sex offender and his lawyer recently convinced the Superior Court of Orange County appellate division to reverse his conviction for unlawfully entering a county park where children regularly gather. The three-judge panel made clear its Nov....Tags: Punishment, Judges, Misdemeanors, Cinco de Mayo, University of California, Irvine
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Student pleads not guilty in bomb threat
A Huntington Beach High School student was arrested Friday on a suspicion of leaving a note threatening to bomb the school, police and prosecutors said Tuesday. Christopher Michael Casey, an 18-year-old resident of Huntington Beach, is charged with one...
Tags: Students, Bombings, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Teaching and Learning
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