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BERLIN – Two French 15-yearolds have left France to join Islamist militants in the fight against Syrian President Bashar Assad, the Toulouse prosecutor and a father of one of the boys said on Friday. “I’ve informed the Paris anti-terrorist prosecutor because the two boys made their intention clear that they would travel to Syria via Turkey,” prosecutor Michel Valet told Reuters. Emmanuel Navon, director of the communications and political science department at Jerusalem Orthodox College, told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday that “the French government has been trying to hide the phenomenon [of jihadism] in France and are aware [of...

Coppell teacher indicted on child indecency charge Separate panel had declined to charge him with sexual misconduct 09:03 PM CDT on Thursday, August 5, 2004By MARGARITA MARTÍN-HIDALGO / The Dallas Morning News COPPELL – Just months after a grand jury declined to indict a popular Coppell High School teacher on allegations of sexual misconduct with a student, another panel on Thursday charged the teacher with indecency with a child by sexual contact. Courtesy Duane Masengill Duane Masengill, 35, had not been arrested Thursday, but a warrant was expected to be issued for his arrest by this morning. Indecency with...

Teacher faces charge of sex with student He denies allegation that act occurred while tutoring girl, 1503:22 AM CST on Thursday, January 29, 2004By KATHERINE MORALES and SCOTT STAFFORD / The Dallas Morning News A Coppell High School social studies teacher surrendered to police Wednesday and was arrested on a felony charge of sexual contact and indecency with a child. Duane Masengill, 34, was suspended from his job Jan. 14, when a student filed a complaint with Coppell police. According to the arrest warrant, a 15-year-old girl said she had sexual contact with Mr. Masengill during a 7 a.m. tutoring...

Man suspected of killing girlfriend, burning bodyGirl, 15, was halfway through pregnancy, authorities say06/24/2003By JASON TRAHAN / The Dallas Morning News Dallas police arrested a 25-year-old man Monday on suspicion of killing his 15-year-old pregnant girlfriend and trying to dispose of her body by setting it on fire in his back yard. Shannon Meshack was taken into custody after Dallas firefighters responded to a call about an unconscious person at his home in the 3700 block of Ruskin Street near Fair Park about 11 a.m. Monday, police said. Teshibra Lysha Bell was a student at James Madison High School before...