BRIEFLY.Man convicted of molesting boy A jury on Thursday convicted a Burbank man of molesting an 11-year-old boy at his home two years ago, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County District Attorney's Office. Mark Ehlers, 42, was convicted of three felony counts, including forcible lewd acts with a child, attempted child molestation Child molestation is a crime involving a range of indecent or sexual activities between an adult and a child, usually under the age of 14. In psychiatric terms, these acts are sometimes known as pedophilia. and false imprisonment false imprisonment, complete restraint upon a person's liberty of movement without legal justification. Actual physical contact is not necessary; a show of authority or a threat of force is sufficient. The person falsely imprisoned may sue the offender for damages. . The 2004 case involved a child Ehlers had befriended. The jury also convicted the defendant of 10 misdemeanor counts of possession of child pornography Child pornography is the visual representation of minors under the age of 18 engaged in sexual activity or the visual representation of minors engaging in lewd or erotic behavior designed to arouse the viewer's sexual interest. . Ehlers, who had been previously convicted of a sex offense, faces a minimum of 25 years to life in prison when he returns to court July 28. -- Daily News Molina to become new MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. head Ending his yearlong term as chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. will turn over the post on July 1 to county Supervisor Gloria Molina Gloria Molina is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, and the current chairwoman of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.[1] Molina grew up as one of ten children in the Los Angeles suburb of Pico Rivera, California, U.S. . Under Villaraigosa, who will become vice chairman of the MTA, the authority opened the Valley's Orange Metro Line, pushed ahead with construction of the Gold Line rail extension and expanded security. The rotating chairmanship oversees the 12-member board that controls the country's third-largest transportation agency with a $3 billion budget. Molina has served on the board since 1993. -- Daily News Transit agency OKs more ads Advertisements could begin appearing in tunnels and along Metro rail stations as early as this year under a pilot project approved by the MTA on Thursday. The board voted 7-0 to allow the agency to open up once-forbidden locations to advertisers in hopes of shoring up Noun 1. shoring up - the act of propping up with shores propping up, shoring supporting, support - the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support" its $110 million deficit. But the board stopped short of allowing ``wrap'' advertisements on its 2,200-bus fleet. Agency officials say ``wrap'' advertisements that cover the complete exterior of the bus would generate more money than any other type of advertisements, but some board members expressed concern that ads would hide the color on color-coded buses. -- Daily News Animal activist gets 90-day term An animal activist and ex-child actress was sentenced Thursday to 90 days in county jail in a case stemming from a nighttime visit to the home of a high-ranking employee of the city Department of Animal Services. Pamelyn Ferdin rejected an option of 90 days of electronic monitoring, and Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mary H. Strobel ordered her to be taken into custody immediately after her sentencing. Ferdin and her husband, Dr. Jerry Vlasak, were convicted May 25 of one misdemeanor count of what the City Attorney's Office called ``targeted demonstration.'' Ferdin also was convicted of a misdemeanor trespassing charge. -- City News Service 13,000-acre fire reaches ridgeline ridge·line n. See ridge. Noun 1. ridgeline - a long narrow range of hills ridge arete - a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains SANTA MARIA -- Firefighters worked in hot, dry weather Thursday as they battled a blaze that has consumed more than 13,000 acres of chaparral, pine and grasslands in Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland. Elevations range from sea level to 8,831 feet. . A 10-mile-long swath of flames threatened to roll over a ridgeline bordering a wilderness area that has larger trees and brush but no vehicle access, said U.S. Forest Service spokesman Jim Turner. Overnight Wednesday, a half-mile stretch of the blaze bumped up against the ridge but firefighters were able to hold their positions. -- Associated Press Air conditioner touches off blaze GLENDALE -- A small electrical fire at a four-unit apartment building Thursday caused an estimated $12,000 damage, the Fire Department said. The blaze, reported about 11:30 a.m., destroyed part of a room in an apartment in the 3500 block of Market Street. No one was home at the time, and there were no injuries, Glendale Fire Department spokesman Steve Parrish said. Arson investigators determined that the fire was caused by an air-conditioning unit that had an electrical short. -- Daily News |
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