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‘Monstrous, Monstrous Acts': Ex-Boston Police Union President Pleads Guilty to Child Rape

Patrick Rose, the former president of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association charged with raping and abusing six children over nearly three decades, changed his plea to guilty.

A former head of Boston's police union facing a total of 33 charges in connection with the rape and abuse of six children over various periods of time beginning in the 1990s pleaded guilty Monday.

Patrick Rose had previously pleaded not guilty and maintained his innocence, but changed his plea during an appearance in Suffolk Superior Court.

He pleaded guilty to 21 counts of child rape and sexual assault over a 27-year period and was sentenced to 10 to 13 years in prison, plus 10 years probation following his release.

One of the victims talked about the “dead-soul feeling of emotional pain” the victim experienced because of the abuse.

Boston Police Patrolmen's Association President Larry Calderone also issued a statement following Rose's guilty plea.

Despite evidence that Boston Police Officer Patrick Rose sexually assaulted a 12-year-old child, he was never fired from the department. »

Fan Accidentally Buys Tickets to RHCP Cover Band + Is Pissed

Authored by loudwire.com

One rock fan was recently trying to score Red Hot Chili Peppers tickets, but accidentally bought them for a cover band instead – and he's pissed.

He could have accidentally bought tickets to see the Red Hot Chili Pipers instead, which are a bagpipe band.

Fortunately for Aaron, Red Hot Chili Peppers are headed to Detroit later this year on Aug. 14 at the Comerica Park stadium. »

Why Being Anti-Science Is Now Part Of Many Rural Americans’ Identity

Authored by fivethirtyeight.com

Many of these characteristics also tend to cluster in rural areas, where COVID-19 vaccination rates continue to lag.

Meanwhile, in much of rural America, hospitals had already gone through waves of closures, in addition to decades of underinvestment in rural public health.

This past February, Lunz Trujillo published work that shows this kind of anti-science attitude is associated with having a rural identity. »

Bethesda Adds Free Classic Elder Scrolls Games To Steam

Authored by kotaku.com

Now, as we get closer to the May 11 shutdown, Bethesda has started adding some of its classic games to Steam.

Today, Bethesda added five classic titles to Steam, mainly from the Elder Scrolls franchise, including two of its lesser-known and more obscure spin-offs, Redguard and Battlespire.

Starting tomorrow, April 27, Bethesda will allow players to migrate all of their games and wallet funds to Steam. »

EU warns Elon Musk that being too lax on Twitter moderation could get the platform banned in Europe

Authored by businessinsider.com

Musk has indicated he may loosen Twitter's rules on what content is allowed to stay on the platform.

One of the European Union's top lawmakers has issued a warning to Elon Musk over his takeover of Twitter.

EU commissioner for the internal market Thierry Breton warned Musk against getting too lax on content moderation in comments to The Financial Times. »