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Man Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Teen Playing Pokémon Go
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57-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in state prison for striking a teen who was playing a location-based reality game, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. At his court appearance, Jayson Louis Lingen pleaded no contest to one count of assault with a deadly weapon in case NA104806. The defendant also admitted he was previously convicted of assault with a deadly weapon in 2013. Deputy District Attorney Thushari Wijesinghe, who prosecuted the case, said on the evening of Aug. 17, 2016, a 17-year-old boy was playing Pokémon Go, a location-based reality game, in Long Beach. As the teenager was roaming the area, Lingen
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A 57-year-old man was recently convicted of sexually abusing a young girl for over a year, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. The jury deliberated for less than a day before finding Fernando Rodriguez (dob 7/21/59) guilty of six counts in case KA110127: two counts of lewd act upon a child, two counts of oral copulation or sexual penetration with child 10 years old or younger and one count each of child molesting and distribute/exhibit harmful matter to minor. Rodriguez is scheduled to be sentenced July 12 in Department P of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, SEE PAGE 3
yelled at the victim and hit him in the head with a metal pole, the prosecutor
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said. Following the assault, authorities were called and police took Lingen into
custody, the prosecutor added. The case was investi-
gated by the Long Beach Police Department.
Arcadia Girls CEMALA's Debut Performance at Carnegie Hall Slated June 18
For this special day, the string orchestra (cemalinos) are flying to New York being proud Angelenos delivering their debut performance in one of the most famous concert hall of the world. The first taster of their program is coming along, unveiling works from Dvorak, Mozart and Barber. CEMALA provides its young musicians a doorway into the world of music, setting standards of excellence. Nonetheless, the Director strives to maintain an element of fun and enjoyment among her students, best summed up by one of her students who wrote, "I like to show my feelings through my violin, like painting colors on a canvas". The Academy is un-
Man Convicted of Sexually Molesting Girl in Pomona
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Trump Pulls Out from Paris Climate Agreement Causes Serious Congressional Concern On Thursday morning Donald Trump pulled out of the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement. The Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015 and signed by the U.S. in April 2016, is an historic agreement between 195 countries to keep climate change below 2 degrees Celsius. Under the agreement, it is up to each country to set and meet their own goals. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement: “Walking away from the Paris Climate Agreement signals that our nation is relinquishing our leadership role is safeguarding our planet. The decision to remove us from this critical SEE PAGE 5