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NZ Herald
15 hours ago
- NZ Herald
Repeat sex offender Michael Buck receives home detention for child abuse
Her victim statement was read out in the Christchurch District Court by Crown prosecutor Jade Lancaster when Buck appeared for sentencing on multiple charges of sexual conduct with a child aged under 12. The victim said the hardest thing to do was telling her family about Buck's offending. 'I didn't really think anything of it, the damage it might cause, the guilt, talking about it, I still get a sore throat, my heart caves into the pit of my stomach. 'It is heartbreaking, gut-wrenching, it makes me sick now; I have stopped trying to understand why someone like that would take advantage of me, not realising that things like that shouldn't happen to you.' She wanted Buck to acknowledge what he had done. The court heard the victim was often in Buck's care, and that when she was 4 or 5 years old, he had committed an indecent act on her. When the victim was aged between 8 and 9 years old, he again committed an indecent act on her. He went on to deny the offending before saying he didn't have a direct recall of the events, but accepted the summary of facts if that was what the victim had recalled. While defence lawyer Rupert Ward said Buck had shown remorse and taken responsibility for the situation, Judge Gerard Lynch didn't accept his claim of remorse. 'Any remorse was about the fix you found yourself in rather than any heartfelt remorse for this child,' Judge Lynch told him. Judge Lynch said the thought of going back to jail had 'terrified' Buck. Lancaster submitted an uplift in the sentence for Buck's criminal history. 'Obviously this is offending of a type where prison is appropriate.' The Crown also sought to have Buck placed on the Child Sex Offender Register. Judge Lynch said Buck, now 65, had been sentenced to three and half years' jail in 1991 for indecent acts on a girl aged under 12. While there had been more than 30 years between the convictions, it was only 12 years between the offending, the judge said. 'That you have offended again like this is worrying. 'She was very young, you exploited her for your own gratification, it is plain the harm he caused, it will be with her for some time.' Judge Lynch told Buck he did not accept his claim of remorse after Buck had entered not guilty pleas and sought a sentencing indication. From a starting point of 24 months' jail, Judge Lynch sentenced him to 10 months and two weeks' home detention and placed Buck on the Child Sex Offender Register. 'This is the sort of case when an order is needed to protect any children or any other person, the risk is real and genuine.' Al Williams is an Open Justice reporter for the New Zealand Herald, based in Christchurch. He has worked in daily and community titles in New Zealand and overseas for the last 16 years. Most recently he was editor of the Hauraki-Coromandel Post, based in Whangamatā. He was previously deputy editor of the Cook Islands News.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Good Morning America' Shakeup: George Stephanopoulos Fans React to Absence
'Good Morning America' Shakeup: George Stephanopoulos Fans React to Absence originally appeared on Parade. Good Morning America's recent shakeup, having sportscaster fill in for , had fans saying the same thing: What happened to him? On Wednesday, July 23, GMA posted a video of Buck co-anchoring the ABC morning show alongside and . 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 "It's not just any Wednesday—we've got Joe Buck here with us at the desk," Roberts declared in the clip. "So many of us known, love him from Monday Night Football, his years of college football and baseball games. Great to have you here." To that, Buck said, "It's good to be here, thank you." Strahan then pointed, "Football games are usually late. It's a little early, so we got you something, man. We've got you a mug with some coffee and an alarm clock. Make sure you wake up early the rest of the week." "I don't know how you do this every day," Buck confessed. "Tip of the cap. Unbelievable. But it's great. Thank you for having me. I'll try not to drive the ratings into the ground." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Good Morning America (@goodmorningamerica) Related: Announces Major Shakeup Marking the End of an Era It's unclear why Stephanopoulos was missing from the GMA desk; however, it's likely he is taking well-deserved planned time off. In the comments, viewers reacted to the beloved co-anchor's temporary replacement. One Instagram user asked, "What happened w George??" Another echoed, "Wait, where is George??" A third follower penned a similar reply, insisting, "NO. What happened to George?" Someone else declared, "Nope, sorry Joe. Missing the one, the only @gstephanopoulos." Another wrote, "Nope we want George back!!!!!!!" as a different Instagram user commented, "I hope that George will be returning." As of writing, Stephanopoulos has not posted on social media sharing any information about why he is missing from GMA this week. Next: 'Good Morning America' Shakeup: George Stephanopoulos Fans React to Absence first appeared on Parade on Jul 23, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 23, 2025, where it first appeared.
Miami Herald
18-07-2025
- Miami Herald
Man breaks in through window and stabs ex-girlfriend in bed, HI officials say
A man broke into the home of his ex-girlfriend and stabbed her with a Buck knife, Hawaii officials said, and now he's heading to prison. Frank William Funes, 43, from Pahoa on the island of Hawaii, was ordered to serve 15 years behind bars in connection with the 2021 attack that left his ex with a collapsed lung, the County of Hawai'i Office of the Prosecuting Attorney said in a July 17 post on Facebook. Funes originally faced a charge of attempted murder in the second degree, but he maintained that he wasn't trying to kill his ex, and a jury last year instead convicted him of second-degree assault, according to prosecutors and Funes' attorney, Keith Shigetomi. Funes also was convicted of first-degree burglary, prosecutors said. Shigetomi told McClatchy News in a July 18 phone call that a prison sentence was expected, noting that his client 'gave a full statement' upon his arrest and has accepted responsibility for his actions. 'We told the jury to find him guilty of the burglary and assault in the second degree,' Shigetomi said, adding that Funes 'was not trying to kill (his ex), that was never his intention, and the jury agreed with that.' Funes is accused of breaking into the woman's home on July 8, 2021, and stabbing her in the chest, armpit, arm and back, according to prosecutors. He came in through a window and attacked her in bed, police said in a news release at the time. Their teen son was home, police said.
The National
16-07-2025
- Health
- The National
England can learn from Scotland's population health plan
The King's Fund has said the framework from the Scottish Government and Cosla will be an 'important guiding light' in recognising what determines Scotland's population health and wellbeing 'is more than health care'. The think tank has been advocating for a stronger focus on population health in England for several years. It insists Scotland's plan is a 'major step forward' and England 'would do well to draw inspiration from its neighbour'. 'The framework will be an important guiding light over the next 10 years in recognising that what determines the Scottish population's health and wellbeing is more than health care: that sectors and approaches need to work together to improve health (working well in their own silos is not enough), and that living a good life matters as well as length of life,' said David Buck from the King's Fund. READ MORE: UK ministers told to increase Scottish Government borrowing limits The headline aim of the framework by 2035 is 'to improve Scottish life expectancy whilst reducing the life expectancy gap between the most deprived 20% of local areas and the national average'. Buck said it is important over time that the life expectancy aim does not 'crowd out' wider government action on quality of life, but added: 'So, yes, more to do but Scotland does now have a population framework to help cohere the national approach to population health – this is a major step forward. 'Despite the now released Fit for the future: 10 Year Health Plan, England has nothing equivalent. 'Although there is interest and action on population health, including in many places and systems that have used or adapted The King's Fund framework, there is nothing that people can look to that provides coherence at national level to support the delivery of the government's stated goal of halving the gap in healthy life expectancy between the richest and poorest regions. 'England would do well to draw inspiration from its neighbour.' Scotland's Population Health Framework sets out Scottish Government's and Cosla's long-term collective approach to improving Scotland's health and reducing health inequalities for the next decade and was published last month. It sets out how national and local government will work with public sector partners, community organisations and business to tackle the root causes of ill health. The framework says after many decades of improvement in life expectancy, progress has stalled with the health of the population being eroded by 'UK government austerity, the Covid-19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis'. READ MORE: SNP ministers call in Glasgow Sauchiehall Street O2 ABC plans The plan says it represents 'a shift in culture, from treating illness to prevention and a more whole system approach to improving health. It is the beginning of a live programme of change and improvement, with clear initial actions across the drivers of health and further actions to come over the ten-year period.' Actions laid out in the framework include ensuring digital opportunities are maximised to improve the prevention of poor health and taking action to reduce the proportion of children with developmental concerns at 27 to 30 months including reducing inequalities. It also aims to advance community wealth building in Scotland 'to address economic and wealth inequality by supporting the generation, circulation and retention of more wealth in communities'.
IOL News
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- IOL News
Cape Town Silent Book Club raises R100,000 for its 100th library
The funds will help create and support a school library for 862 children at Montana Primary School in Kalksteenfontein, near the Cape Town Airport. Image: The Bookery / Facebook / Supplied The Bookery team will be able to build their 100th library a little earlier after Capetonians and book lovers rallied together to help the Cape Town Silent Book Club reach its goal of raising R100,000. Cape Town Silent Book Club organiser, Shawn Buck, said he is blown they were able to achieve it. The funds will help create and support a school library for 862 children at Montana Primary School in Kalksteenfontein, near the Cape Town Airport. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. 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Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Next Stay Close ✕ With the help of 156 donations, they had initially only been able to accomplish half of the goal, but Buck stated that the Sygnia Asset Management employee book club helped them raise the remaining amount. 'We originally set out to raise R100,000, an audacious goal for our first-ever fundraiser, to cover the gap in funding for the 100th library. We ended up with 156 people donating R53,650, an incredible amount. As the campaign ended, we were so ecstatic about the way it went. 'I was proud that we'd raised that much, and The Bookery was so thankful.' He said the employee book club saw their fundraiser because of how many people shared and reposted it, and then surprised them by donating the remaining R46,350 to help them reach R100,000. Buck stated that when he first approached The Bookery, he told them this was an experiment and really didn't know if they could raise even any of the money. 'However, our community came around to it from the moment I had the idea.' He said Leewin Chen, a Cape Town Silent Book Club regular and professional videographer, offered to make a video for the campaign, and partners like Waterfall Farms, Penguin Random House, UCOOK, T-shirt Bed Co., and Rosetta Coffee sponsored their giveaway. They raised nearly R10,000 at a Silent Book Club gathering before even putting it on social media. 'The Bookery team and I were so ecstatic when we received the email (from the employee book club) about it. We went and spent some time with them at one of their book club meetings, and it was so lovely, and you can tell that literacy is a big passion of theirs. 'I'm so proud of the way people came together on this, and it inspires me about the difference we can make going forward. When you have a great group of people with a shared passion and a sense of community, you can really make a difference,' Buck said. Cape Town Silent Book Club organiser, Shawn Buck, said he is blown they were able to achieve it. Image: Supplied The Bookery's spokesperson, Jacki Sands, said they did have the base funding for the 100th library covered, thanks to the donation from the MacFarlane Family Foundation, but that it did not cover all their needs for the library. 'The extra money that we got from Silent Book Club's fundraiser is very welcome. We are so grateful to Sygnia Asset Management for coming alongside and filling in the rest of the balance that helped Shawn achieve his goal. That was absolutely amazing. 'We feel that is what true community is about, and that they understand what the bookery does, and believe in our cause. They believe that what we're doing is impactful in the literacy landscape, which has us overjoyed that we have such fantastic partners.' Sands said that they strongly believe in collaboration and that it is the partnerships which propel their work forward. 'They don't only bring the funds, they also bring us access to other networks, skills and expertise that aid our vision and mission. We are extremely excited that somebody saw value in the work that we do. 'It gives us that extra boost we need to put that 100th library in place. Up to now, we've created 99 libraries and supported other library projects, so we've had a bit of time to look back, see what we have been doing historically, and then put better processes in place,' Sands said. 'It's an exciting time for us, and we're just grateful for everyone who believes in our work and supports it.' The 100th library is set to be launched in early September.
