| Paedophile murder-accused to stand trial
Stinson's battered body was found dumped in the driveway of a poultry farm in Wylie Road, Foxton, in July last year. Bruce Tamatea, 46, and Aubrey Harrison, 27, and a Palmerston North solo mother, 32, who has name suppression, are jointly charged with his murder. Today the three were remanded for trial in the High Court at Palmerston North on September 1. Stinson, 57, had a history of sex offences against young girls dating back to 1967. He had been due to appear in Palmerston North District Court on charges that went back several years - including the attempted rape of a girl under 12. - NZPA .
Former Mormon missionary gets prison in Nevada child sex case
A former Mormon missionary was sentenced Thursday to two to six years in prison after a judge ruled he violated terms of a plea deal that called for him to complete counseling and community service. The judge decreed John Misseldine, 26, guilty of lewdness with a child under the age of 14 and coercion, and ordered him to register and submit to monitoring as a sex offender. The felony charges, dating to 2003, had been stayed under terms of the October 2005 plea deal. ``I still maintain my innocence in this case,'' Misseldine said when Clark County District Judge Donald Mosley asked him to speak. The judge dismissed Misseldine's assertions that the claims against him were false and a scheme by the girls' families to get money from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Kicking over the ice cream bucket
I picked chocolate fudge, cookie dough and bits from crushed Heath Bars. My date had strawberries, vanilla cream and marshmallows. The smiling servers brandished ice cream scoops like scimitars. The flavors were mashed on a cold marble slab. Music from the Pixies bounced off walls covered in pale, yellow paint. It was my first date in college. UW students and U-District residents have long regarded Mix Ice Cream Bar, known locally as “The Mix," as a neighborhood icon. It has humored freshman dating dramas, late night partygoers and sweet-toothed ice cream addicts looking for their banana split fix. I chose it for my date because I had read that girls like chocolate. I like ice cream. The Mix had both, plus a bathroom rife with potty humor and Day-Glo graffiti. Minutes after ordering, our confections were ready.
Bluffton post office simply must do better
We all recognize the strain rapid growth in Bluffton has placed on the people and facilities, but when a box of undelivered mail sits underfoot for nearly two months before things are set right, something else is wrong. The Bluffton Boys & Girls Club had to go searching for its mail last week after contributors asked about uncashed checks dating to December. Thirty-two thousand dollars lay among the more than 130 pieces of mail that did not make it into the club's post office box. Instead, the mail sat in a bin in the office -- along with notices to come pick up extra mail. .
Sarah Harding's size assurance
Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding says penis size doesn't matter. The sexy singer - who is currently dating DJ Tom Crane and has been previously romantically linked to Calum Best and actor Stephen Dorff - isn't fussy when it comes to the length of her lover's manhood, as long as they know how to use it in the bedroom. The 26-year-old star said: "No, size doesn't matter to me. It's all about what you do with it!" .
Rising from obscurity
Luther's senior boys basketball team receives the Lions' share of the publicity. Much of the media exposure results from the prestigious Luther Invitational Tournament, which has a rich history dating back to 1953. The Luther Lions' senior girls team excels in comparative obscurity -- except on nights such as Thursday. Luther capped an unbeaten Regina Intercollegiate Basketball League season last night by defeating the Balgonie Greenall Griffins 68-59 in the 4A girls city final. .
Date abuse among teens an 'epidemic'
One third of today's Texas teens suffer some kind of abuse in their romantic relationships. Half of all reported date rapes happened among teenagers and nearly half of adult sex offenders say they committed their first offense before the age of 18. "We actually have a prevention program where we go out into high schools and talk about healthy relationships, safe dating, because it is so prevalent," said Kelly Young of the Houston Area Women's Center. For our student journalist, finding a victim was easy. Convincing her to talk wasn't, but Madrid told her, "I would really appreciate it because you would be giving so many girls a voice because there are a lot of girls or boys that have been through that. But they won't say anything." The victim did speak up.
Maggie Gyllenhaal in lesbian 'orgy' video
Maggie Gyllenhaal stars in a lesbian 'orgy' for a video campaign to support the Writer's Guild Association's strike. The actress stars in 'Speechless', a short film about three girls who arrive at a hotel room to discover they are dating the same man, "AMPiTePa," (which stands for Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers) who has stood them all up. After venting their rage at their cheating boyfriend, Gyllenhaal grabs a bottle of wine, sprawls on the bed and says suggestively, "We don't need him. We've got everything we need right here. Girls - do you want to make an interim agreement?" .
Attention, Jewish Ladies: You Can Date J.R. Rotem!
Girls, now is your big chance. As long as you're Jewish and don't smoke. While he appears willing to rail Britney Spears all night long and get his name in the tabloids for possibly impregnating her, J.R. Rotem, is looking for love long-term with a nice Jewish girl on the online dating site, JDate.com. Using the username bhmusic, JR Rotem describes himself as a 32-year-old, non-smoking, non-drinking, muscular music producer. Sign us up, baby! Here's how the quote-unquote music producer Jonathan Rotem, a.k.a. J.R., describes himself to thousands of would-be suitors out there: "Hey girls… Congrats for stumbling onto my profile - you just hit the jackpot! I am Jonathan, an established music producer who is having a challenging time meeting a hot Jewish girl with good values.
Chanelle fumes at Best's model fans
Chanelle Hayes flew into a rage when three models started flirting with Calum Best while she was trying to talk to him, say reports. Hayes started throwing cushions around Chinawhites nightclub after Jamie Leigh, Gemma Hiles and Fiona Graham started chatting to Best, claims the Daily Star. A source said: "Chanelle was getting on very well with Calum until the trio of sexy girls moved in on him. "When it became obvious he was taking them home, she flipped and started hurling the silk cushions from her sofa in their direction." She also reportedly warned footballer Jermain Defoe's ex-girlfriend Charlotte Mears to leave her friend and fellow Big Brother star Danielle Lloyd alone. Lloyd is currently dating Defoe, and Mears blames the former Miss England for ending her relationship with the England striker.
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