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Ventura County man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 2 female victims

KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) and WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Ventura County man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 2 female victims.
The headline split KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) frames it as "Ventura County man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 2 female victims". WIVB News4 (Nexstar, Buffalo) frames it as "Lockport man pleads guilty to lying about hazardous waste".
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KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles)News report · Sep 19, 2:52 AM

Ventura County man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 2 female victims

A Ventura County man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two female victims. Jaden Joseph Pullen, 28, of Ojai, assaulted the victims in 2018, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office...

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KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR)News report · Sep 19, 3:58 AM

Portland man granted house arrest after being accused of sexually assaulting woman he met through social media

A woman came forward in July alleging that she had been sexually assaulted by 19-year-old Jullian Govea of Portland, kicking off an investigation.

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WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York)News report · Sep 19, 1:49 AM

Man chokes, attempts to sexually assault woman in Prospect Park: NYPD

PROSPECT PARK, Brooklyn (PIX11) — A man is wanted in connection with an attempted rape that happened Wednesday night in Prospect Park, according to police. The incident happened around 9:35...

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WIVB News4 (Nexstar, Buffalo)News report · Sep 19, 12:53 AM

Lockport man pleads guilty to lying about hazardous waste

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Lockport man pleaded guilty to lying about hazardous waste dumped in Niagara Falls, the United States District Attorney's Office said Friday. Following a tip from...

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Sep 19, 12:53 AM: WIVB News4 (Nexstar, Buffalo) joined the source map.

Sep 19, 1:49 AM: WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York) joined the source map.

Sep 19, 2:52 AM: KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) joined the source map.

Sep 19, 3:58 AM: KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 4 sources · 1 bucket.