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🌱 Patch AM: Former Pilot, Woman Convicted In Sex Abuse Case Should Face 230 Years To Life: Contra Costa Jury

Also, don't miss Donuts & Demos! on the Walnut Creek Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Walnut Creek woman, ex-pilot face 230-years-to-life abuse sentences

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Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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📰 News we're reading

• Former Pilot, Woman Convicted In Sex Abuse Case Should Face 230 Years To Life: Contra Costa Jury (patch.com) — Walnut Creek residents are learning that a local woman and her former airline co-pilot boyfriend were each convicted on 20 felony counts for years of sexual abuse against her young daughter. Tried in Contra Costa Superior Court using a rare dual-jury format, both now face potential sentences of 230 years to life, with prosecutors praising the child's courage in testifying.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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