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Oklahoma Town Faces 75% Property Tax Hike To Cover Sexual Abuse Settlement (www.newsweek.com)

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[–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 53 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The former coach and alleged abuser

… then goes on to document a guilty plea and some horrific detail, I think at this point “alleged” is a bit

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He raped 14 girls and it states he was allowed to do this for years and is only receiving 15 years in prison.

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 9 points 2 days ago

Soo... counts fingers about one per year?

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 21 points 2 days ago

Journalistic habit. You're supposed to say alleged until the sentence but afterwards you're just used to the phrasing.