for allegedly making disparaging remarks about her weight. Rapp moved to the New York City and took over the role of titular mean girl Regina George at 19 years old.
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[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content]A young doctor in New York City has been charged with drugging and sexually assaulting multiple women — allegedly including at least one patient of his — and then filming as he violated them while they were unconscious.
Zhi Alan Cheng is a gastroenterologist at New York Presbyterian Hospital Queens. On Monday, he was arraigned and indicted on those charges, which in sum include three counts of rape, four counts of assault, seven counts of sexual abuse, and ten counts of predatory sexual assault.
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Cheng, who is 33 years old, had been under investigation by authorities since December of last year. That month, his girlfriend came forward to report that he allegedly knocked her unconscious in their Queens apartment using a surgical mask “stuffed with cotton balls soaked in an unknown liquid,” per the New York Post.
She told authorities that she didn’t remember anything past that point. However, when she woke up, she allegedly discovered a video of Cheng sexually assaulting her. Upon seeing that video, she claimed to have also seen more videos of Cheng assaulting and attacking other women, as well — and she immediately went to the police.
Upon investigating, police began uncovering more allegations against the rising doctor. According to the New York Times, Cheng allegedly gave one 19-year-old female patient an unnecessary rectal exam as part of a gall bladder treatment. Then, per the outlet, he allegedly “injected her with a liquid and raped her,” per prosecutors. That woman came forward to administrators at New York Presbyterian Hospital Queens late last year to report the allegation, and
for allegedly making disparaging remarks about her weight. Rapp moved to the New York City and took over the role of titular mean girl Regina George at 19 years old.
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If art is creativity plus proficiency plus chance, Fievel Is Glauque are exemplars of its purist form. During their trans-Atlantic “writing trips,” generally held when multi-instrumentalist Zach Phillips and singer Ma Clement visit each other in Brooklyn and Brussels, respectively, they take a spontaneous yet controlled approach, starting and finishing a song each day, with Phillips constructing intricate arrangements to Clement’s angular melodies, one bar at a time.
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Katy Perry are reportedly involved in a legal battle with an elderly veteran over the California home they made an offer on back in 2020.The dispute stems from the engaged couple’s attempt to buy a mansion in Montecito, California for $15million (£11.8million) from army veteran Carl Westcott, 83, three years ago.According to the Daily Mail, Westcott had moved into the home two months before the couple bought the estate. Westcott had allegedly signed a real estate contract to sell his home, but later claimed he was under the influence of opioids and painkillers after major back surgery.In court documents obtained by Daily Mail and The New York Post, Westcott “lacked the mental capacity to understand the nature and probable consequences of the contract”.A week after signing, Westcott said he began to feel “mentally clear again” after his surgery medication wore off.Westcott subsequently wrote an email to Berkshire Hathaway, the dual agent for the seller and buyer, saying that he did not want to go through with the sale.In response, Perry and Bloom’s representative presented Westcott with an increased financial offer – more than he paid for the home.
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