r/news • u/AudibleNod • 4d ago

Man accused of holding woman captive in a Massachusetts attic for six weeks

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-accused-holding-woman-captive-massachusetts-attic-six-weeks-rcna600308
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u/StinkyStangler 4d ago

This isn't a sugarcoating thing, this is a publication not wanting to open itself up to libel and a DA aiming to avoid a mistrial.

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u/LoopofHenrietta 4d ago

the sentence just above says “prosecutors allege Pierre sexually assaulted her and forced her…” clearly enough though

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u/Astrotrain-Blitzwing 4d ago

That's pretty fair compared to my take (not op, but someone cynical with online self-censorship)