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Former ABC Investigative Journalist Faces Minimum 5 Years In Prison In Child Pornography Case

Former ABC reporter James Gordon Meek is facing a minimum of five years in prison after he pled guilty to child pornography in Virginia.

Meek pled guilty to using his iPhone to transport and possess child sexual abuse material, including a video which shows the sexual abuse of an infant, with two other individuals during a chat session, which carries with it a sentence ranging from five to 40 years in prison.

The 53-year-old was charged in February, around 10 months after the FBI raided his home in Arlington, Virginia in April, 2022. After the raid, during which the FBI had seized all electronics from his home, he had resigned from ABC News and kept his life private.

Court documents showed that the investigation into Meek had began after Dropbox had alerted authorities that he had been keeping child pornography material on his account.

Federal prosecutors say that they had found three different conversations on his phone, in which he had allegedly expressed the desire to sexually abuse children. They also discovered photos and videos of child pornography that were sent and received on his phone.

An FBI affidavit indicated that agents had found dozens of child sexual abuse images and videos in Meek’s home that dated back to 2014. The affidavit also showed evidence that he had used Snapchat and other apps, sometimes portraying himself as a young girl, to pressure minors into sending him explicit photos.

In one conversation on his phone, Meek had asked someone “Have you every raped a toddler girl? It’s amazing,” he also shared his perverted fantasy of “abducting, drugging, and raping” a 12-year-old girl.

Meek was hired by ABC News in 2013 after his tenure at the New York Daily News. Meek had led the investigation, and produced Hulu’s 2021 documentary “3212 Un-redacted” about a Special Forces operation in Niger which resulted in four soldiers dead in 2017. Meek had also served as a senior counterterrorism advisor and investigator for the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security starting in 2011.

Meek will be sentenced in September and faces up to 40 years in prison, although as part of his plea deal a maximum sentence is unlikely.

Former ABC Investigative Journalist Faces Minimum 5 Years In Prison In Child Pornography Case

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Fake News: Liberals Spread Hoax that Teen Sentenced to Jail for Abortion

Liberal media, influencers spread hoax that teenager was sentenced to jail for having an abortion—she got 90 days for burning and burying her aborted child

A teen girl was sentenced in Nebraska on Friday to 90 days in prison after being convicted on charges of burning, burying and concealing the dead body of her baby. She had tried to abort the baby into her third trimester, and injested drugs to trigger pregnancy termination.

The sad case, however, was not framed as one in which a would-be teen mom is facing jail time for crimes committed as regards human remains, but used by leftists and media outlets to advocate in favor of abortion past 12 weeks, which is the abortion  in Nebraska.

Celeste Burgess, who was 17 when she committed the crime, had sought to abort the baby at 6.5 months using pills her mother ordered online. The two then conspired to hide the evidence.

Mother Jessica Burgess pleaded guilty to violating Nebraska’s anti-abortion law, which prohibits aiding in the obtaining of an abortion past 12 weeks gestation, as well as of illegally concealing human remains.

Influencers and journalists all jumped on the case to say that Nebraska was prosecuting a woman for having terminated her pregnancy. They used the case to advocate for abortion, which in the Burgess case, would have required abortion to be legal in third trimester.

“Wow. A teenager in Nebraska was just sentenced to 90 days in jail for using the abortion pill. This is the America Republicans want,” Political influencer Harry Sisson wrote, “Republicans will not let women control their own bodies. According to them, teenagers are old enough to be mothers. It’s horrifying.”

A community note cited The Guardian’s article on the inident, saying “The teen was not sentenced for having a chemically induced abortion during her third trimester, but for burning, burying, and concealing a dead body.”

The New York Times framed the story along those lines, saying that a “Nebraska teen who used pills to end pregnancy gets 90 days in jail.”

“They swore up and down they wouldn’t send girls and women to prison for having abortions. They lied,” David Frum said. A fact-check tagged onto his tweet cited the Times, quoting “Prosecutors did not charge Celeste Burgess under Nebraska’s abortion law. She pleaded guilty to removing or concealing human skeletal remains, a felony. Prosecutors agreed to drop two misdemeanor charges: concealing a death and false reporting.”

“Will the policing and punishment of women be an important issue in 2024? It sure seemed important to the outcome in 2022 – and that was while the new surveillance regime was still mostly hypothetical. Now it’s becoming real,” he continued.

Podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen said outright that “A Nebraska teenager has been sentenced to jail and charged as a felon after ending her pregnancy with abortion pills. She faces up to five years in prison.”

https://thepostmillennial.com/liberal-media-influencers-spread-hoax-that-teenager-was-sentenced-to-jail-for-having-an-abortion-she-got-90-days-for-burning-and-burying-her-aborted-child

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Actual WTF? NY Pays $13 Million to BLM for Being Arrested During George Floyd Protests

NYC Awards Record $13M to BLM Rioters in Settlement for Being Arrested During George Floyd Protests

In an unprecedented move that has left many shaking their heads in disbelief, New York City has opted to hand over a staggering $13 million to more than 1,000 individuals.

Who are these fortunate recipients, you might ask?

They are protesters who, in the tumultuous aftermath of George Floyd’s death in 2020, found themselves on the wrong side of the law.

This monumental payout, resulting from a civil rights lawsuit settlement that is poised to make history, has sparked an outcry, with critics condemning the prioritization of compensating individuals who took part in mass unrest over addressing the myriad other issues the city faces.

But how has this situation come to pass?

And what does this say about New York City’s stance on the civil disobedience that shook the nation?

More details below:

 

 

 

 

For those who followed the wave of Black Lives Matter protests, you’ll recall that they were not without their share of violence and destruction.

Fires were started, objects thrown, windows smashed, buildings damaged – the repercussions of this civil unrest echoed across the nation, causing billions of dollars in damages and leading to mass arrests.

In this landmark case, are we setting a precedent for financially rewarding individuals involved in such protests?

What about those protesters whose actions crossed the line into violence and destruction – will they, too, receive a piece of this multi-million dollar settlement?

The lawsuit’s stipulations draw a somewhat murky line on this.

Fox News was one of the first to break the story:

New York City will give more than $13 million to more than 1,000 protesters arrested or interacting with police during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests following a civil rights lawsuit settlement filed in Manhattan federal court Wednesday.

Experts said the settlement, which allows the city to avoid a trial, would be among the most expensive payouts ever for mass arrests. It still needs to be approved by a judge before it is finalized.

The lawsuit focused on 18 protests that erupted in New York City in the week following George Floyd’s death in May. According to attorneys for the plaintiffs, eligible persons can receive $9,950 in compensation.

Protests and riots following the 2020 killing of Floyd resulted in at least 18 deaths, $350 million worth of property damage in the Minneapolis area, and nearly $2 billion nationwide. About 10,000 people were arrested in the span of a few days.

Several other cities across the U.S. are negotiating their own settlements concerning officers’ handling of protesters who spilled into the streets, with some causing fires, throwing objects, breaking windows and damaging buildings.

Protesters arrested in connection with violence — those arrested on charges including trespassing, property destruction, assaulting an officer, arson or weapons possession — will be excluded from the settlement. Those seen on video blocking police from making arrests may also be ineligible.

The lawsuit named former Mayor Bill de Blasio and retired NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea, as well as other police leaders, as defendants. Under the settlement agreement, neither the city nor the NYPD is required to admit any wrongdoing.

New York City, long celebrated as the epitome of urban dynamism and diversity, appears to have taken an unnerving turn into a realm where the traditional roles of law enforcement and lawbreakers are being dramatically flipped.

At the helm of this seemingly bizarre twist is Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who seems intent on bringing the hammer down not on the city’s notorious law-breakers but on its public protectors.

Concurrently, Mayor Eric Adams’ administration has approved a multi-million dollar payout to Black Lives Matter protesters who were in physical confrontations with the police.

It’s a strange turn of events where those who break the law appear to be shielded and even rewarded, while the ones tasked with upholding it are punished.

But what does this mean for the ordinary New Yorker?

Can they feel safe in a city that appears to be operating in an alternate universe?

The details of recent incidents involving law enforcement in New York City make for alarming reading.

One case involves an NYPD officer who was charged for an incident at an Apple store where he threw a single punch that led to no injuries.

On what basis was this considered a criminal act worthy of prosecution by Bragg?

Fortunately, the editorial board at the New York Post still has some common sense and is calling out NYC for having its priorities backwards:

What a topsy-turvy world Gotham has become.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is now prosecuting a cop who tried to stop a serial shoplifter — while Mayor Eric Adams’ team has agreed to pay Black Lives Matter protesters $13 million for fighting police.

It’s just the latest turn in a series of madcap moves where officials rush to defend — and even reward — law-breakers, while punishing victims and those who seek to protect the public.

Can any New Yorker feel safe in a world like that?

On Wednesday, Bragg indicted Manhattan NYPD officer Salvatore Provenzano for punching an unruly man he was escorting out of an Upper West Side Apple Store two years ago.

The incident involved just one punch, which resulted in absolutely no injuries, yet DA Bragg somehow saw fit to press charges against the officer.

This follows on the heels of Bragg’s indictments of other New Yorkers who were forced to defend themselves against street madmen:

* Last year, Bragg sought to bring a murder charge against bodega worker Jose Alba, even though surveillance video showed Alba was attacked first and sought to defend himself. Bragg later backed down under pressure.

* In May, Daniel Penny was arraigned on manslaughter charges involving the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man who was threatening subway riders.

* Last month, straphanger Jordan Williams was charged with stabbing an unhinged ex-con who harassed passengers and punched his girlfriend aboard a J train, though a grand jury found that he acted in self-defense.

* And just this month, Bragg charged Scotty Enoe, a CVS worker, with stabbing a serial shoplifter to death during a fight inside a Midtown Manhattan store.

If you live in NYC and have to pay the BLM rioters with your hard-earned tax money, we feel sorry for you.

NYC Awards Record $13M to BLM Rioters in Settlement for Being Arrested During George Floyd Protests

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FBI Demanded Republicans Keep Burisma-Bribery Scheme Confidential

FBI Demanded Republicans Keep Unclassified FD-1023 Form ‘Confidential’ Before Release

The FBI demanded the House Oversight Committee keep the bureau’s unclassified FD-1023 form confidential before its release by Republicans on Thursday.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said he released the form upon acquiring it by legally protected disclosures from Justice Department whistleblowers.

The form contains FBI informant allegations of wrongdoing by then-Vice President Joe Biden. Specifically, it alleges that Joe Biden and Hunter Biden each received $5 million from Mykola Zlochevsky, the founder of Burisma Holdings, after Joe Biden threatened to withhold aid to Ukraine until then-President Petro Poroshenko fired a prosecutor investigating Burisma.

It also confirms Breitbart News’s reporting that the FBI’s informant conveyed that Hunter and Joe Biden allegedly “coerced” the Burisma executive into paying them $10 million in bribes, along with Grassley’s claim the FBI informant said Zlochevsky kept 17 audio recordings of his conversations with Hunter and Joe Biden as an “insurance policy.”

The FBI says the form was not corroborated by the bureau before its public release and “expressly” did “not consent to the materials’ public disclosure or further dissemination,” and that “the contents of the materials should not be discussed or shared in any form with anyone beyond Members and staff,” according to a disclaimer obtained by the Hill.

“Throughout the FBI’s engagements with Congress, we have been guided by our obligation to protect the physical safety of confidential human sources and the integrity of sensitive investigations,” the FBI said in a statement. “We have repeatedly explained to Congress, in correspondence and in briefings, how critical it is to keep this source information confidential,” the FBI said in a Thursday statement.

“The safeguards the FBI placed on the production of this information are necessary to protect the safety of confidential sources and the integrity of sensitive investigations,” the statement continued. “Today’s release of the 1023 — at a minimum — unnecessarily risks the safety of a confidential source.”

Despite the FBI’s claims, lawmakers disclosed the form with redactions, such as who the FBI informant is and additional sensitive information.

The FBI previously allowed lawmakers to review the unclassified document in June after much arm-twisting by House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY). Though a select number of lawmakers reviewed the form, it remained hidden from the public, raising concerns that Joe Biden could be compromised.

Joe Biden claims he did not accept the $5 million bribe from Burisma. When a reporter questioned Joe Biden about the alleged $5 million payment, he jokingly responded, “Where’s the money?”

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/07/21/fbi-demanded-republicans-keep-unclassified-fd-1023-form-confidential-before-release/

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Christians Arrested for Holding Service During Covid Win $300,000 Judgment

The town of Moscow, Idaho, will pay a $300,000 settlement to three Christians arrested during a maskless outdoor church service during the pandemic.

Gabriel Rench, Sean Bohnet, and Rachel Bohnet sued the city in March 2021 over their arrests at the “Psalm sing” event held outside the Moscow City Hall by Christ Church in September 2020. At the time, the city was still under a mask mandate.

The plaintiffs alleged that officials violated their First and Fourth Amendment rights by taking them into custody.

In a video of the arrest, other members of the church continued to sing as the three were handcuffed.

Rev. Ben Zornes had said that the event was a protest against the mask mandates, which he referred to as “largely groundless laws,” according to a report from Fox News at the time.

A magistrate judge dismissed the city’s case against them, and U.S. District Court Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. wrote that the “plaintiffs should never have been arrested in the first place, and the constitutionality of what the City thought [its] code said is irrelevant.”

“Somehow, every single City official involved overlooked the exclusionary language [of constitutionally protected behavior] in the Ordinance,” the judge continued.

Rench told Fox that the incident made him a pariah in the small college town.

“I think it’s no secret that portions of our government and political groups are now starting to target Christians in a way that has never really happened in America or Canada,” he said.

“I’m in a conservative state, but I live in a liberal town, and the liberals had no problem arresting me for practicing my religious rights and my Constitutional rights,” Rench continued. “But my [Republican] governor also didn’t defend me either. If you look at what’s going on in Canada, I think America’s 10 years, at most 20 years, behind Canada if we don’t make significant changes.”

Idaho Town Will Pay $300,000 to Christians Arrested for Maskless Outdoor Service During Pandemic

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Trans Politician Arrested For Child Porn- SICK TWISTED BASTARD

Laughton
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Unsettling Text Messages Surface After Transgender Ex-Lawmaker Is Arrested – The Way He Discusses Toddlers Is Sickening

The case surrounding New Hampshire’s first transgender state representative has taken a horrifying turn shortly after he was charged with a disturbing set of crimes.

The disgraced ex-lawmaker, 39-year-old Stacie Laughton, was arrested last month on a slew of child pornography charges. The state alleges that Laughton, born Barry Charles Laughton, was sent explicit photos of young children mid-diaper change by his former intimate partner, daycare worker Lindsay Groves.

If you think the heinous machinations against defenseless kids couldn’t get any sicker, buckle up.

A criminal complaint filed against the former legislator Monday contains text messages allegedly exchanged between Laughton and Groves. The depravity of these messages becomes instantly clear once seen.

The complaint states that on June 7, Laughton asked Groves “So you would let me f*** the little girls that you work with,” which Groves then confirmed.

An even more disturbing conversation seems to have taken place nearly a week later, as explicit pictures of two 3-year-old victims, a male and a female, were reportedly sent to Laughton from the daycare.

GROVES: I took these for you today so I’m horny.
LAUGHTON: Oh you said sexting
LAUGHTON: Is that a little girl
GROVES: I wasn’t being serious
GROVES: Yes that’s a little girl
LAUGHTON: i like that I would like to see more of the p**** but I like that it
f***ing hot
LAUGHTON: Is that one of the girls we get to play with
LAUGHTON: That little boy pulling up his shirt looks like
GROVES: The boy was getting a diaper on that’s why his shirt is up
LAUGHTON: Oh
LAUGHTON: Did the girl give you an issue
GROVES: No
GROVES: The boy didn’t either

Other conversations too vulgar and explicit to republish can be seen through a link to the original criminal complaint.

If you don’t believe in the death penalty for non-violent crimes, you just might change your mind after reading the details of these two depraved individuals.

A total of three minor victims have been identified so far, all of which have been exploited and the abuse recorded and allegedly received with enthusiasm by Laughton.

This isn’t Laughton’s only brush with the law.

In 2022, just days after his November re-election, the transgender lawmaker was arrested after repeatedly violating a stalking order. The order was originally taken out in July of that year before Laughton violated it for the first time in September.

A decade before the stalking incidents, Laughton was elected to office in New Hampshire, but withdrew entirely after prior prison terms were revealed. The crimes then were fairly innocuous compared to later accusations — just a bit of identity and credit-card fraud.

In 2015, Laughton was arrested again for calling in a bomb threat against a New Hampshire medical center.

Six years after that, in 2021, Laughton found himself behind bars for allegedly sending text messages to a local 911 system with no real emergency to report.

Where does the Democratic Party find these people?

Even a cursory glance at Laughton’s criminal history would have seemingly disqualified him from being hoisted to an elected office by any political party. Instead, the transgender lawmaker found support and praise from his colleagues.

Unfortunately, it seems the act with which Laughton finally did himself in left multiple innocent victims in its wake. These young children must now go their entire life with the trauma allegedly dealt by one of the left’s progressive darlings.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/unsettling-text-messages-surface-transgender-ex-lawmaker-arrested/