News in Brief
France drops probe: French prosecutors have dropped an investigation into incestuous sexual abuse of a 14-year-old by a prominent French political commentator, a case that unleashed an online movement against similar abuse.
The Paris prosecutor’s office had been investigating political scientist and media commentator Olivier Duhamel on potential charges of raping his adolescent stepson in the 1980s, but said in a statement Monday that the alleged abuse took place too long ago to prosecute.
The prosecutor’s office suggested that the accusations were substantial enough to justify judicial proceedings if there hadn’t been a statute of limitations.
The accusations became public in January in a book by Duhamel’s stepdaughter, Camille Kouchner, who described alleged abuse of her twin brother when they were 14. She wrote that they had spoken about it at the end of the 2000s with family members and friends, but no one sought to hold Duhamel accountable. (AP)
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Gunman kills 2 boys: A gunman shot and killed an elderly man and two young boys in Italy before barricading himself in a home outside Rome. He was found dead as police moved in, authorities said.
Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi expressed shock at the shooting in the town of Ardea
and offered condolences to the relatives of the victims.
Police surrounded the home where the gunman was holed up. Speaking to reporters on the street outside, Ardea Mayor Mario Savarese said the gunman was known to be unstable and had threatened to shoot residents before. (AP)
Plane crashes at Texas airport:
One person was killed and five others injured when a small airplane crashed early Monday at a municipal airport in Texas, authorities said.
The crash happened at about 1 a.m. at the airport in Madisonville, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of Houston, TV station KTRK reported.
Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Justin Ruiz told the station that an adult was killed in the crash, which happened when
the plane was trying to land. Additional information wasn’t immediately available. (AP)
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10-yr-old dies saving sister: A 10-yearold boy who died in the Big Sioux River saved one of his younger siblings who had fallen into the water, family members said.
The body of Ricky Lee Sneve was recovered
Saturday night, Lincoln County sheriff’s officials said. His mother, Nicole Eufers, told the Argus Leader that Ricky was out on the river with his dad and siblings when several fell into the water near Hudson, in southeastern South Dakota. Eufers said Ricky jumped in to save his sister Chevelle and got her to shore, but when his father and siblings turned around, Ricky was missing.
The boy’s father, Chad Sneve, said his son was the type of boy to do anything for anyone. Ricky was smart, dedicated and conservative, Sneve said.
“He was generous, kind and special in more ways than I can begin to explain,” Chad Sneve said. “He was my everything, and he touched everyone he encountered.”
He was the oldest of Eufers’ four children and had one step-sibling.”He taught me how to love and appreciate life. He never failed to amaze me,” Eufers said. Funeral arrangements are pending. (AP)