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Court rules sex with a mannequin isn't indecent exposure
A man caught in the Washington Pavilion having simulated sex with a mannequin didn't commit a crime of indecent exposure, the state Supreme Court says.In a decision released Thursday, the court reversed the conviction of Michael James Plenty Horse, who was found in the late afternoon lying on top of a mannequin in the Alumni Room of the Pavilion.A security guard surprised Plenty Horse, the record says. He lay with his pants partially down on a mannequin which had its band uniform partially removed. He was 19 at the time. » Full article here

Woman gets $1 million for hurting ankle in parking lot pothole
A jury has awarded a woman more than $1 million, more than five years after she fell and injured her ankle in a parking lot pothole. Gena Allison sued the owners of the coin-operated laundry after she fell. She had been seeking $4 million. Allison's attorney told jurors the laundry's owner was negligent because he ignored the poor condition of the pothole-filled parking lot.The laundry owner's lawyers argued Allison was exaggerating the extent of her injury to get more money. » Article here

Bank manager loans money to woman for sex.
A German bank manager gave loans to a woman for sex and then embezzled thousands of euros to buy the silence of her relatives, authorities said on Thursday.When the man realized he could not offer the jobless woman a loan because of her poor credit history, he offered to lend her the money personally in return for sexual favors, said a spokesman for a court in the southern town of Tuebingen.The 31-year-old then stole the money from the bank. The pair continued their arrangement for the next three years. » Full article here

Naked Man Tasered "In The Ass"
A man who stripped off at a university concert was tasered 'in the ass' by police as they tried to handcuff him.
Trouble began when the man was asked to leave by concert security, but when he refused police were called.
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"Honest Living" Painting Brings Arrest
It took a painting called "An Honest Living" to catch a pair of crooks, police said.
The oil, which depicts a blues band, was one of 250 works that burglars stole from the Laguna Beach home of artist John Cosby in April. The paintings were valued at $750,000.
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