Archive | May, 2008
Wayne Bent reacts to Grand Jury indictment

Wayne Bent reacts to Grand Jury indictment

On his church’s Web site, Wayne Bent has posted his thoughts concerning this week’s Grand Jury indictment charging him with two counts of second-degree sexual contact with a minor and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. In his 30-paragraph-long post, titled Modern Day Witch’s Brew, Bent gives his side of the [...]

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Santa Monica’s third homicide of 2008

A Santa Monica man who’d been hospitalized following an assault in a crime-ridden neighborhood earlier this month has died. Word of the death came today in a Santa Monica Police Department news release .

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Grand Jury indicts Wayne Bent on 4 counts

Grand Jury indicts Wayne Bent on 4 counts

(Beyond90Seconds.com broke this story) (Clayton, New Mexico) Union County District Court Clerk Karen Vieites tells Beyond90Seconds.com that a Grand Jury indicted Wayne Bent (aka Michael Travesser) today on four counts. “Two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor in the second degree, unclothed. And two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor,” [...]

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Will letters written to Grand Jury on Bent's behalf fall mute?

Will letters written to Grand Jury on Bent's behalf fall mute?

COMMENTARY 23 carefully thought-out letters were reportedly handed over to a New Mexico District Attorney Monday along with a request that they all be read to a Grand Jury Tuesday. The letters were written by members of The Lord Our Righteousness Church defending the character–and proclaiming the innocence– of their leader, Wayne Bent (aka Michael [...]

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Shaw’s father to those alleging gang ties:  "Shut the hell up!"

Shaw’s father to those alleging gang ties: "Shut the hell up!"

It’s an extremely sensitive claim not addressed–to my knowledge–in the mainstream media. But it’s been rumbling on the Web for more than two months now.

Some suspect it’s politically motivated and aimed at protecting illegal immigrants by diffusing support for a proposed amendment to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Special Order 40.

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Wayne Bent writes about sex crime charges and life in jail

Only a few hours after his release from jail, a message from Wayne Bent (aka Michael Travesser) appeared on his church’s Web site. In the May 9, 2008 entry titled, Letter From Michael To His Family, Bent says he was well-treated while in jail but that the “bitter” part of the experience came when he [...]

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