Vermont
Ex-CNN producer reaches plea deal in child sexual abuse case in Vermont
Ex-CNN producer John Griffin has reached a plea cope with federal prosecutors on youngster sexual abuse prices in Vermont.
Griffin, 45, pleaded responsible in U.S. District Courtroom in Burlington to one of many three prices introduced in opposition to him of “utilizing a facility of interstate commerce to aim to steer, induce, entice or coerce a minor to interact in illegal sexual exercise,” in keeping with courtroom filings.
“John Griffin agrees to plead responsible as a result of he’s, in truth, responsible of the above crime,” says the 13-page plea settlement filed Monday.
The 2 remaining prices have been dismissed as a part of the plea deal.
A sentencing listening to is ready for March. As a part of a plea deal, the decide may impose a penalty of not lower than 10 years and as much as the rest of his life, the submitting said.
Decide William Okay. Periods III ordered the federal probation workplace to conduct a pre-sentencing investigation previous to the listening to in March.
Griffin, previously of Stamford, Connecticut, pleaded not responsible in December 2021 to a few prices of utilizing a pc and social media platform to aim to entice minors to interact in illegal sexual exercise. He has been held in custody since that listening to, awaiting trial.
In response to charging paperwork, Griffin was accused of luring a mom and her 9-year-old daughter from Nevada in July 2020, paying greater than $3,000 for his or her journey to a house he had in Ludlow, the place he compelled the woman into illegal sexual acts.
He additionally was accused of unsuccessfully making an attempt to lure different mother and father on-line to return to Vermont with their daughters, in keeping with the indictment. Griffin, a veteran CNN producer, was fired from his job with the cable information community after his arrest.
As a part of the plea deal, Griffin can be required to register as a intercourse offender if launched and he agreed to forfeit to the federal authorities his share of proceeds on the sale of the Ludlow residence, in addition to Tesla and Mercedes-Benz automobiles.
Neither David Kirby, Griffin’s lawyer, nor Assistant U.S. Legal professional Michael Drescher, the prosecutor, couldn’t be reached after the listening to for remark.
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BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – An Essex teen is dead following a crash on Burlington’s Beltline, also known as Route 127.
Burlington Police Chief Jon Murad says it happened just south of the North Avenue interchange on Route 127 at around 5:30 p.m.
He says an Audi was speeding going southbound when it crossed the median and struck a jeep. The driver of the Audi, 18-year-old Mark Omand of Essex Junction, was killed in the crash.
The person driving the Jeep, 45-year-old Derek Lorrain of Burlington, had to be extracted from the car by the fire department and was sent to the hospital.
No one else was involved in the crash.
There were also reports of power outages in Burlington’s New North End at around the same time, but it’s unconfirmed if it was related to or caused by this crash.
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It’s time to hit the books: one of Vermont’s most popular colleges may be one that doesn’t exist.
The Jan. 15 New York Times mini crossword game hinted at a fictional Vermont college that’s used as the setting of the show “The Sex Lives of College Girls.”
The show, which was co-created by New Englander Mindy Kaling, follows a group of women in college as they navigate relationships, school and adulthood.
“The Sex Lives of College Girls” first premiered on Max, formerly HBO Max, in 2021. Its third season was released in November 2024.
Here’s what to know about the show’s fictional setting.
What is the fictional college in ‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’?
“The Sex Lives of College Girls” takes place at a fictional prestigious college in Vermont called Essex College.
According to Vulture, Essex College was developed by the show’s co-creators, Kaling and Justin Noble, based on real colleges like their respective alma maters, Dartmouth College and Yale University.
“Right before COVID hit, we planned a research trip to the East Coast and set meetings with all these different groups of young women at these colleges and chatted about what their experiences were,” Noble told the outlet in 2021.
Kaling also said in an interview with Parade that she and Noble ventured to their alma maters because they “both, in some ways, fit this East Coast story” that is depicted in the show.
Where is ‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’ filmed?
Although “The Sex Lives of College Girls” features a New England college, the show wasn’t filmed in the area.
The show’s first season was filmed in Los Angeles, while some of the campus scenes were shot at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. The second season was partially filmed at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.
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