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The Herald and other outlets wrote extensively about Doherty’s allegations until he was sentenced to 15 years behind bars in 2013 after pleading no contest to six counts of lewd and lascivious acts upon a child.
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
In 2017, Allen was sentenced to one year in county jail after pleading no contest to domestic violence.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
In a plea deal with prosecutors, Sir Cameron Young, 23, pleaded no contest to an assault weapon possession charge in exchange for the probation sentence.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Thug spent over two years in jail and eventually, plead no contest to one count of conspiring to violate the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and one count of participating in criminal street gang activity.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
In 2017, Allen was sentenced to one year in county jail after pleading no contest to domestic violence.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
In a plea deal with prosecutors, Sir Cameron Young, 23, pleaded no contest to an assault weapon possession charge in exchange for the probation sentence.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Thug spent over two years in jail and eventually, plead no contest to one count of conspiring to violate the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and one count of participating in criminal street gang activity.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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“No contest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20contest. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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