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Students, first responders and other community members gathered at El Dorado Adventist School Monday to mark the 22nd anniversary of 9/11, the terrorist attack that left thousands dead after planes crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and a Pennsylvania field. Sixthgrader Azriella Ramirez, left, and Ally Hiroshima present the flag during the school’s 9/11 remembrance program, top photo, while personnel from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, El Dorado County Fire Protection District and the Placerville Police Department salute, below. El Dorado County Sheriff Jeff Leikauf, bottom photo, speaks to the crowd of El Dorado Adventist School students about the importance of recognizing events such as the 9/11. Local law enforcement officers and firefighters present during the program were honored by students and staff.
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Cameron Park man locked up for sexual abuse Eric Jaramishian Staff reporter A Cameron Park man was sentenced to 16 years in state prison Sept. 8 for sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl. Travis Joseph Rasmussen, 40, pleaded guilty June 30 to the crimes, which went on for approximately a year, according to the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office. The mother of the girl found Rasmussen, her boyfriend at the time, had sent messages of sexual nature to her daughter and immediately contacted law enforcement, the DA’s Office reported. Rasmussen was living with the mother at the time of the arrest, according to Savannah Broddrick, executive assistant to EDC District Attorney Vern Pierson. The case was prosecuted by deputy district attorney Kassie Cardullo and Judge Vicki Ashworth handed down the sentence. Leading the investigation was Mark Hangebrauck, a detective with the El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office.
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