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In June, he was found guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court of a religiously aggravated public order offence and fined £240.

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Few likely blinked when a federal judge cited coercion and abuse as aggravating factors in Sean “Diddy” Combs’s sentencing to 50 months in prison.

The bad news is you have reverted to whatever method of conflict resolution you learned growing up, but the good news is these problems, while aggravating and infuriating, are not uncommon.

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In May 2023, he and three other foster parents were found guilty of “intentional violence with aggravating circumstances.”

Justin Halstenberg, 35, was convicted of nine counts of arson, ranging from aggravated arson to the use of an incendiary device, for his role in San Bernardino County’s Line and Bacon fires.

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