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13. I understand that about the

Sun Aug 17, 2014, 03:00 PM

Aug 2014

kidnapping with intent. Again (and finally, because this is getting silly, given that it is all based on a not very informative article) - my point is that the reports make a definitive statement about what the pair did, while the charges do not imply that they commit the crime.

Poor phrasing by the prosecutor.

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