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Brookland man convicted of child rape, sentenced to 15 years in prison

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and WKRN News2 (Nexstar, Nashville) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened A Brookland man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday after he pleaded guilty to a child rape charge, court records say.
The headline split Arkansas Democrat-Gazette frames it as "Brookland man convicted of child rape, sentenced to 15 years in prison". RTE News (Ireland) frames it as "Man detained in NI allegedly convicted of Dublin rape".
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Arkansas Democrat-GazetteNews report · Aug 5, 5:51 PM

Brookland man convicted of child rape, sentenced to 15 years in prison

A Brookland man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday after he pleaded guilty to a child rape charge, court records say.

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The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com)News report · Aug 5, 6:51 PM

Beachwood man gets 6 years for filming boy in Mentor mall restroom

A Beachwood man was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to filming an 11-year-old and other minors.

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WKRN News2 (Nexstar, Nashville)News report · Aug 5, 5:59 PM

Lebanon woman sentenced to nearly 30 years in prison for child sex trafficking

A Lebanon woman will spend nearly 30 years in prison after an investigation revealed that she was involved in the sex trafficking of children, officials announced Wednesday. A Lebanon woman...

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KRON4 (Nexstar, San Francisco)News report · Aug 5, 5:51 PM

San Mateo stalker sentenced to 4 years in state prison

(KRON) -- A San Mateo man who stalked a coworker for months before his arrest was sentenced to four years in state prison on Tuesday, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s O...

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RTE News (Ireland)News report · Aug 5, 5:44 PM

Man detained in NI allegedly convicted of Dublin rape

A man detained in Belfast following an international police hunt was allegedly convicted of rape in Dublin under a different name, the High Court heard today.

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Aug 5, 5:44 PM: RTE News (Ireland) joined the source map.

Aug 5, 5:51 PM: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette joined the source map.

Aug 5, 5:51 PM: KRON4 (Nexstar, San Francisco) joined the source map.

Aug 5, 5:59 PM: WKRN News2 (Nexstar, Nashville) joined the source map.

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