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Re:Robots.txt for the NYT has a specific exclusion for an 19... by nabla9 on Monday March 29, 2021 @05:47AM (#26619346)
... has a certificate of disposition by the Criminal Court of the City of New York, saying that the case against him was dismissed and sealed on June 5, 1997.
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Re:Robots.txt for the NYT has a specific exclusion for an 19... by solosoyokaze on Monday March 29, 2021 @08:34AM (#26620602)
Why was the case sealed?
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Re:Robots.txt for the NYT has a specific exclusion for an 19... by causalmodels on Monday March 29, 2021 @09:52AM (#26621531)
I am not a lawyer but I am fairly certain that New York State automatically seals criminal cases which are dismissed due to a positive finding for the defendant.

Source: https://www.nycourts.gov/courthelp/criminal/sealedGoodResult...

edit: a word

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Re:Robots.txt for the NYT has a specific exclusion for an 19... by arbitrage on Monday March 29, 2021 @09:20AM (#26621094)
probably diplomatic immunity/coverup. bigger fish to fry, so not worth prosecuting a rapist.

that's pretty messed up.

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Re:Robots.txt for the NYT has a specific exclusion for an 19... by solosoyokaze on Monday March 29, 2021 @09:32AM (#26621267)
That’s how I read it too. Having the case sealed seems like an invitation to actually do some investigation. Instead the NYT played along and tried to bury the story (albeit in a technically ignorant way).
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