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Jury orders 45 years for former slugger Mel Hall (AP)

17 June, 2009 11:11:14 Yahoo World News
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FILE - In this Sept. 2, 1989, file photo, New York Yankees Mel Hall watches his two-run home run out during the second inning of a baseball game against the California Angels at New York's Yankee Stadium. Former major leaguer Mel Hall is on trial in Fort Worth, Texas, on sexual assault charges, accused of repeated advances on a 12-year-old girl he coached on an elite basketball team a decade ago. Hall was arrested in 2007 by police in a Fort Worth suburb investigating allegations of sexual abuse. He faces up to life in prison on three counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and two counts of indecency with a child. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine, File)AP - Former major league outfielder Mel Hall was sentenced to 45 years in prison Wednesday after being convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl he coached on an elite basketball team. Hall was convicted on three counts of aggravated sexual assault and two counts of indecency with a child. Among his accusers during sentencing Wednesday were others who said he carried on inappropriate relationships with them.


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