NY Judge Accused of Molested Deaf Niece

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Syracuse, NY. - Former Onondaga County Family Court judge Bryan R. Hedges is accused of sexually abusing his 5-year-old Deaf niece 40 years ago. Ellen Cantwell Warner, the suspected victim in this case, spoke out at Vera House in Syracuse Thursday.

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"An experience like this would be difficult for any child growing up, but it is especially difficult for a Deaf child, whose communication is limited. He preyed on my deafness," says Warner. "40 years of trauma have finally come to an end. I am at peace. The truth has set me free. I feel like a butterfly that has finally emerged."... Read more: http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=791959

Ellen Warner is holding a press conference after coming forward to say she was sexually abused... Read more: http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=791959

Disabled Man Tasered at Dollar General: Judge Rules Mobile Police Immune

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Mobile, Alabama - Watch video from cctv security camera caught the police tasered a Deaf man in the parking lot. A federal judge here ruled today that a pair of Mobile police officers accused of violating the rights of a Deaf and mentally disabled man cannot be sued because of their official positions.

U.S. District Judge Ginny Granade sided with Lt. Kevin Rodgers and Officer Joe Cotner, ruling that they are immune from civil lawsuits because they were acting in their official capacities as law enforcement officers during an altercation with plaintiff Antonio Love at a Dollar General store on July 24, 2009... Read more http://blog.al.com/live/2011/08/judge_rules_mobile_police_immu.html  

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