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New Virginia law banning `assault firearms' prompts quick lawsuits from gun-rights groups

The Galveston Daily News 16 May 2026
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has signed legislation banning the sale and manufacture of certain semi-automatic firearms, prompting immediate lawsuits from gun-rights groups ....
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Wichita man given maximum sentence for sexually assaulting two girls

The Wichita Eagle 16 May 2026
He received the maximum sentence for raping a girl twice and later sexually soliciting another ... .
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Police probe sexual assault attempt at knifepoint near Ponneri

The Hindu 16 May 2026
According to the police, the woman is employed at a private factory in Madhavaram and regularly walks to her village due to the lack of bus services ....
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Frederick dentist to serve nearly 3 years in jail after assault plea

Frederick News-Post 16 May 2026
A Frederick dentist on Friday was ordered to serve nearly three years in jail after pleading guilty to assault and admitting to a probation violation ... .
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4 of 5 charges paused in Abbotsford daycare owner’s child assault trial

CBC 16 May 2026
Several charges against an Abbotsford, B.C., daycare owner accused of assaulting children have been paused by the prosecution Friday, after the court heard a key witness who worked at the accused’s daycare would not be further testifying ... .
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Bus driver accused of sexually assaulting boys headed to trial

The Daily Item 16 May 2026
MIDDLEBURG — Snyder County District Attorney Heath Brosius wants to present statements made to police and other officials by an autistic 10-year-old in the upcoming trial of a former bus driver accused of sexually abusing two students ....
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Aransas County jury convicts man in child sexual assault case

The Moore County News Press 16 May 2026
Paul Sanco, 64, was found guilty by an Aransas County jury on May 8 of sexually assaulting a 12-year-girl after DNA evidence linked him to the crime, according to a post on the Aransas Count Attorney’s Office Facebook page ....
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Second mental health worker at Welland school charged with assault

CTV 16 May 2026
A second mental health worker at a Welland, Ont., school has been charged with assault. .
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