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A woman accused of hosting parties for her teenage son and his friends in Northern California where she encouraged them to drink and sexually assault intoxicated girls was charged Monday with more than five dozen felony and misdemeanor counts.

Shannon Marie O’Connor, 49, was indicted by a grand jury in Santa Clara County on 63 charges including child endangerment for furnishing alcohol to minors and aiding and abetting sexual assault, the Mercury News reported.

Seventeen alleged victims testified at the grand jury hearing, the paper said.

It wasn’t immediately clear whether O’Çonnor, who was ordered to remain in jail without bail, had an attorney who could speak to the charges.

Prosecutors contend that O’Connor staged six alcohol-fueled…

A video being shared on social media falsely claims to show a “new air assault” on Israel.

The video, which shows rockets fired into the sky near tall buildings, has been shared on both Facebook and Twitter with captions featuring the word “BREAKING” and claims that “Hamas militants” have started “a new air assault” on Israel.

However, the video does not show events in Israel and the Gaza Strip in recent days. It instead dates from May 2021, which saw a separate period of violence between Israel and Hamas.

The video was shared on Facebook as early as 15 May 2021 and specifies the location to be the Israeli city of Ashdod. The clip is included in a compilation video that was posted to YouTube with the caption: “Iron dome in action 11 of may 2021…

British television host Philip Schofield has shared a message to his fans as he returns to his regular on-air role after taking time off around his brother’s sexual abuse conviction.

Schofield has been off-air from British breakfast show This Morning since the end of March, when his younger brother, Timothy Schofield, 54 faced charges of sexually abusing a teenaged boy.

On April 4, Timothy Schofield was convicted of 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019, and Philip Schofield has remained off-air since.

But on Monday morning (local time), the host returned and began the show talking about his brother’s case.

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The Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission is hosting a virtual panel Tuesday discussing a variety of topics related to sexual assault and its effect on individuals and communities.

Signs rest on the grass ahead of Iowa City demonstrations against sexual assault in this 2013 file photo. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. (File photo/The Gazette)

According to a news release, the “Healing Communities Experiencing Sexual Violence” panel will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday via Zoom.

Those who wish to attend can register at bit.ly/32MhPcI.

Panelists will include Nora Heaton, sexual assault advocate with Riverview Center; Emily Parker, Iowa…