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ENGLAND AND WALES, UNITED KINGDOM
After two cases of harassment led to murder, the High Courts of England and Wales have created
a law declaring stalking a criminal offense.The newly named crime carries a maximum six-month
sentence, and if found guilty of “stalking with violence” or the “intent of creating fear,” the sentence
is as much as five years in prison.
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WASHINGTON, DC
Seven members of U.S. Navy Seal
Team Six allegedly violated military
confidentiality. The team divulged
top secret information and revealed
disclosed naval equipment to the
makers of a new video game, “Medal
of Honour:Warfighter.” The Seals,
one of whom served on the team
which killed Bin Laden, have received
misconduct punishments including
, _ suspension of pay, and a formal letter
of reprimand. Judicial repercussions
are pending.
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ITALY
The landscape of
Leonardo da Vinci’s
famed masterpiece,
“Mona Lisa,” has finally
been decrypted and
the location of the
painting identified. Italian
art historians have
discovered a bridge
faintly depicted behind
the “Mona Lisa.” The
three-arched bridge
represents one that
stood in the town of
Bobbio in Northern
Italy. Beneath the bridge
da Vinci painted the
numbers “7” and “2,”
believed to signify the
year 1472 when that
same bridge collapsed
into the Trebbia River.
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SOUTH AFRICA
It is illegal to obtain and sell rhinoceros horns, as their collection first requires
hunters to kill the endangered animal. However, the $50,000-per-kilogram value of
a single horn has sparked a rapid increase in rhino killings. In 2007, only 13 rhino
were poached. So far, in 2012,585 rhino have already been found dead.
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Former BBC-TV host accused of sexually molesting children
BY THOMAS DEANE
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Shocking new developments out of England
have rocked the BBC. Former BBC Television
host Sir Jimmy Savile has been accused of
sexually molesting more than 2(X) victims,
mostly children, over several decades.
Sa\^e, who died last year at the age of 84,
was the host of popular shows such as 'Top of
the Pops," and was also recognized by Queen
Elizabeth II for his humanitarian work.
These new accusations came to light in
broadcasts this month by ITV, an independently
run company who rivals with the state-funded
BBC.
Some reports show that the BBC not only
tolerated Savile's actions but also enabled
them. Director-General of the BBC George
Entwistle testified before the Common Cultures
Committee - one of the select committees of the
British House of Commons - condemning the
actions of both the BBC and Savile.
"There is a broader cultural problem at the
BBC (that) in the past had allowed the abuse by
Savile," Entwistle said at his hearing.
Last month, the BBC's critically acclaimed
current afifairs program. Panorama, reported
that there is zero doubt that Savile sexually
molested children. Even more, the report noted
that Savile was part of a pedophile ring. This
ring included other stars and top executives at
the BBC, some of whom may still be on the job.
Liz Dux, an attorney for some of the victims,
condemned the actions of the BBC in an
interview with the Panorama.
"The stories that I'm hearing from some of
the victims are that they did report the abuse
and that no action was taken," said Dux.
"There are some quite serious allegations that
a pedophile ring was operating."
The accusations against Savile are
comjparable to recent accusations made against
Kevin Qash, the puppeteer and voice of Elmo
for 32 years. Qash had been accused of having
an inappropriate relationship with a then 16
leaving and am looking forward to resolving
these personal matters privately."
Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit
organization behind the popular children's
show, said it was a "sad day for Sesame Street."
With such serious allegations of a massive
cover up of, one must ask what role the BBC
has played in these evente.
Reportedly, the BBC plarmed to nm an
"This scandal is the worst crisis in nearly 50 years for the BBC.
The cover-up has been raising concern about public trust and confidence
in the BBC."
Professor of Political Science George Guo
year-old boy. Qash vehemently denied the
accusations, and the victim has since rescinded
his claims. Since then, two more accusers have
surfaced.
Although Qash has not been convicted,
he still feels that his reputation had been too
tarnished by the claims and has since resigned
from his long-time post as the voice of Elmo.
In a statement released to the media, Qash
said that "personal matters have diverted
attention away from the important work
Sesame Street is doing and I cannot allow it
to go on any longer. I am deeply sorry to be
episode of "Newsnight," the British version of
"60 Minutes," exposing Savile's misconduct,
but was supposedly canceled due to lack of
evidence.
Mark Thompson headed the BBC at the time
of Savile's employment and has repeatedly
denied any wrongdoing in pulling the
documentary. Currently, British investigators
are looking into what knowledge Thompson
actually had about the scandal and why he
chose to pull the documentary from the air.
A New York Times Co. spokesman affirmed
Thompson's innocence in any protective
behavior.
"He has the confidence of management
... He has said (in multiple press interviews)
that he didn't know about this and we take
him at his word," said New York Times Co.
Spokesman Robert Christie in an interview
with the Washington Post. 'There's no evidence
that he did," (the accused act).
As for now, the New York Times Co. has the
task of reporting on the internal sexual abuse
scandal. The New York Time's public editor,
Margaret Sullivan has expressed admiration of
the company's public coverage.
'To its credit the New York Times is reporting
this story re^larly through its London bureau,
and has displayed it several times on the
website's home page," said Sullivan.
Professor of Political Science George Guo
sees this scandal as leaving a lasting negative
impression on the BBC.
'This scandal is the worst crisis in nearly
50 years for the BBC. The cover-up has
been raising concern about public trust and
confidence in the BBC," Guo said in an email
interview. 'The BBC may be forced to review
its culture and practices — whether there has
been an alleged culture of sexism and whether
allegations of sexual abuse have been ignored
within Britain's widely respected public
broadcaster."
For now, repercussions of the scandal will be
met by the BBC and will likely include costly
lawsuits, firings and more BBC employees
being named in the scandal.
Although the now-deceased Savile faces no
threat of prison time, his long-lasting reputation
of fame has been tarnished indefinitely.