May 23—WILKES-BARRE — A Luzerne County jury took their time Wednesday before convicting Jack P. Covert II of having child sexual abuse materials. The jury deliberated for about six hours before reaching a verdict convicting Covert, 65, formerly of Second Street, Dallas Township, on six counts of child pornography and a single count of criminal […]
Apr. 15—RUSHVILLE — Kenneth Barrow, 77, was sentenced by Rush County Circuit Court Judge David Northam to serve a total of 50 years in the Indiana Department of Correction after a sentencing hearing on Friday, April 12, 2024. Barrow, a former Rushville resident, was convicted by a jury in February and has been held in […]
Feb. 17—RUSHVILLE — Kenneth Barrow, 77, was convicted by a Rush County jury last week for child molesting, a Class A Felony; child molesting, a Class C Felony; child solicitation, a Class D felony; and fondling in the presence of a minor, a Class D Felony. Charges were filed in 2021 against Barrow for crimes […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury on Thursday in Washington D.C. said climate scientist Michael Mann was defamed 12 years ago when a pair of conservative writers compared his depictions of global warming to a convicted child molester. Mann, a professor of climate science at the University of Pennsylvania, rose to fame for a graph first […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been 12 years since a pair of conservative writers compared a prominent climate scientist to a convicted child molester for his depiction of global warming. Now, a jury is about to decide whether the comments were defamatory. Closing arguments were expected Wednesday in a lawsuit brought by Michael Mann, who rose […]