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NY Post
By Khristina Narizhnaya, Georgett Roberts, and Dean Balsamini
Published Aug. 24, 2024

LI Mom Accused of Meth-Fueled, Wrong-Way Crash that Killed Son, 9, was Victim of ‘Severe Domestic Violence’: Ex-Attorney

New, happy photos of the doomed 9-year-old killed by his allegedly drugged-up mom after she caused a horrific wrong-way crash on Long Island belie a dark secret: she experienced “severe” domestic abuse, her former attorney claimed.

The images show Kerri Bedrick cuddling up to a much younger Eli with both beaming into the camera, while a second picture shows the chubby-cheeked child years ago with his father.

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New York Daily News
Story by Muri Assunção
10/19/24

L.I. Man Gets 22 Years to Life for Fatally Stabbing Wife in Front of Teen Son 

A Long Island man who admitted stabbing his wife in front of their teenage son earlier this year has been sentenced to 22 years to life in prison, officials announced Thursday.

Ryszard Murawski of Lindenhurst is accused of stabbing Wioleta Murawski with a “large, serrated knife” on Jan. 3 and then fleeing the scene.

The brutal attack, which was captured on security camera video, was also witnessed by the couple’s 15-year-old

The New York State Senate Article by Senator Monica R. Martinez Oct. 17, 2024 To Protect Victims of Intimate Partner Abuse, Sen. Martinez Presses for Protections Against Threats of Private Image-Based Exploitation In Domestic Violence Awareness Month address, Martinez pushes to close legal loopholes that leave victims vulnerable to coercion and manipulation. October is Domestic [...]

News 12 Long Island
By Roberto Torres
10/26/24

 

Authorities say Roshanne Marks, of Bohemia, was arrested Saturday for an incident on Oct. 17 in which she allegedly grabbed the arms and dragged two 3-year-old children at the child care center on 655 Montauk Highway.

Suffolk police say they arrested a day care worker for endangering the welfare of three children at an East Patchogue day care center.

Authorities say Roshanne Marks, of Bohemia, was arrested Saturday for an incident on Oct. 17 in which she allegedly grabbed the arms and dragged two 3-year-old children at

USA Today (Contributing: Reuters)
By N’dea Yancey-Bragg, Mark Williams, Hannah Phillips, and Julius Whigham II
October 22, 2024

Ex Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries, 2 Others Charged with Sex Trafficking Male Models

Michael Jeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, was arrested and is being charged with two others in the operation of a secretive, international sex trafficking scheme that lasted for years, cost millions of dollars and involved dozens of victims, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Jeffries, who served as CEO of the clothing company from 1992 to 2014, and Matthew Smith, 61, of West Palm Beach and James Jacobson, 71, of

Reuters
By Dietrich Knauth
Oct. 16, 2024

Los Angeles Archdiocese Reaches $880 Million Sex Abuse Settlement

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to 1,353 people who alleged that they were sexually abused as children by Catholic priests, in the largest settlement by a U.S. diocese over decades-old abuse claims.

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez expressed sorrow for the abuse in announcing the settlement on Wednesday.

“I am sorry for every one of these incidents, from the bottom of my heart,” Gomez said in a statement. “My hope is that this