Virginia police officer sentenced to 18 years for raping minor in exchange for ‘deal’
A former Portsmouth Police Department officer was sentenced Tuesday to 18 years in prison and five years of supervised release.
A former Portsmouth Police Department officer was sentenced Tuesday to 18 years in prison and five years of supervised release.

Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Friday that his office has concluded its external review of the events that led to the deaths of three UVA football student-athletes.
U.S. Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh of the Western District of Virginia has been appointed to serve on the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys (AGAC).
Forty-four state attorneys general issued a letter to congressional leaders today expressing support for the G.U.A.R.D. VA Benefits Act.
The Legal Food Frenzy awards are a friendly competition between legal entities in the Commonwealth to raise money for food banks.
A former Portsmouth police officer pleaded guilty today to a charge related to the sexual assault of a 17-year-old.
The Charlottesville Commonwealth Attorney’s office has hired three new employees: Nicholas Kalagian, William Tanner and Kelly Oufoula Kossi.
The 6th Annual Unsung Heroes Award Ceremony was held last week to recognize Virginians who provide exemplary support to victims of crime.
Two voting-rights groups are urging an end to the baseless rhetoric from the right about election fraud that has targeted poll workers across the country, including in Virginia, where the entire registrar’s office in Buckingham County quit in the face of unfounded allegations from local Republicans.
The Virginia NAACP is asking Attorney General Jason Miyares for background on his Orwellian-named Election Integrity Unit.
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