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TOSS CHARLIE-TC MON

GUILTY ON ALL SIX CHARGES AGAINST HER --

A JURY FOUND MELISSA BAILEY WAS FULLY AWARE OF WHAT SHE DID TO HER OWN DAUGHTER --

A-B-C SEVEN'S CHARLIE KEEGEN WATCHED THIS TRIAL SINCE THE BEGINNING --

BAILEY VERDICT-PKG

ALL EYES WERE ON THE JURY AS IT WALKED BACK INTO THE COURTROOM WITH A DECISION.

IT TOOK LESS THAN TWO HOURS FOR THE GROUP OF SIX MEN AND WOMEN TO A GUILTY VERDICT.

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Court clerk

11:15:00 "We the jury find as follows as to the defendant in this case count one sexual battery victim less than 12 years of age guilty of sexual battery victim less than 12 years of age"

BAILEY SAT IN THE COURTROOM THE SAME STOIC WAY SHE HAD ALL TRIAL LONG.

Defense attorney

7:14:35 "I don't think it has quite sunk in yet but she understands the verdict"

DESPITE ARGUING THAT BAILEY IS INSANE AND HER BRAIN FUNCTIONS LIKE A CHILD'S

nat 7:01 to 7:05 she was insane at the time she's not normal that's how this took place.

HER DEFENSE LAWYER SAYS SHE IS FULLY AWARE OF WHAT THIS RULING MEANS.

sot joe Lombardo

7:16:10

"she understands what happened today and even asked me when we were going to file the appeal"

THE APPEAL WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER BAILEY'S SENTENCING IN OCTOBER.

Sot Tracy Detzel state attorney.

1:34:15

"generally speaking its a mandatory life sentence on the sexual battery counts."

STATE PROSECUTORS ARE HAPPY WITH TODAYS DECISION.

Sot Tracy Detzel state attorney.

50:02

"there was a lot of testimony and a lot of evidence over the past several days, again we're happy with the result."

THE EVIDENCE IN THIS CASE WAS GRAPHIC IT INCLUDED PICTURES OF BAILEY MOLESTING HER DAUGHTER.

HARD FOR ANYONE TO STOMACH.

sot

State prosecutor

2:23:19 "the facts and the evidence were difficult in nature For everyone to view including the jury. We just mustered through as best we could"

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TOSS COLLIER KIDNAPPING-SS OC

A WOMAN KIDNAPPED, TIED UP AND BEATEN --

ALL OVER CLOTHES.

COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THESE WOMEN WERE BEHIND THE ATTACK --

BUT THEY SAY THEY WERE ONLY TAKING BACK CLOTHES STOLEN FROM THEM.

A-B-C SEVEN'S GABY FLEISCHMAN SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY TO A WITNESS --

COLLIER KIDNAPPING-PKG

TWO FRIENDS LOCKED UP AFTER AN ALLEGED BEAT-DOWN.

27 YEAR OLD AMANDA EWELL AND 25 YEAR OLD MELLISSA BATSEL ARE ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING AND BEATING ANOTHER YOUNG GIRL BECAUSE SHE STOLE THEIR CLOTHES.

55:48 its kinda crazy

ACCORDING TO A COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORT--

LAST WEEK, 24 YEAR OLD KAYLA VASKE WAS PUT INTO A CAR AND TAKEN TO A HOME IN EAST NAPLES

WHERE HER HANDS AND FEET WERE BOUND WITH ELECTRICAL TAPE.

THE DUO THEN REPORTEDLY SLAPPED AND PUNCHED VASKE.

19:53:37 they supposedly bound and gagged her and they had a gun holding it to her head this is what the girl told us25 had a gun holding it to her head and they pistol whipped her a few times 48

FEARING FOR HER LIFE, VASKE ASKED THE GIRLS TO TAKE HER TO HER HOUSE IN GOLDEN GATE WHERE THEY COULD LOOK FOR THE CLOTHES--

SHE WAS HOPING SOMEONE WOULD NOTICE AND CAL 911.

AT AROUND 5-AM NEIGHBOR SCOTT STEVENSON HEARD SCREAMS.

19:55:04 they had hair flying where they're pulling hair our of her head and scratching her and hitting her and two girls jumping on her

STEVENSON SAY VASKES FACE WAS BLEEDING, HER BODY BRUISED AND SCRATCHED, AND HER HEAD HAD BALD SPOTS FROM HAIR BEING RIPPED OUT.

WHEN HE THREATENED TO CALL POLICE THE GIRLS REPORTEDLY RAN OFF-- TAKING A PILE OF CLOTHES AND JEWELRY WITH THEM.

19:55:36 seen them running out with a bunch of clothes

OFFICERS FOUND THE STOLEN GOOD INSIDE THE CAR ALLEGEDLY USED BY THE GIRLS TO KINDNAP VASKES.

DURING QUESTIONING, EWELL TOLD OFFICERS SHE DID WHAT SHE DID BECAUSE SHE HAD NO CLOTHES TO WEAR ATFER KAYLA STOLE THEM.

TOSS ELIZABETH-VOTOPS OC

REMEMBER THIS?

DRAMATIC VIDEO,

BRIAN CASEY SLAPPING HIS ATTORNEY DURING HIS MURDER TRIAL.

AFTER THIS HE TRIED TO REPRESENT HIMSELF, BUT WAS FOUND DISRUPTIVE AND UNCOOPERATIVE.

NOW,

FACING A *SECOND MURDER TRIAL,

HE STILL WANTS TO REPRESENT HIMSELT --

BUT A-B-C SEVEN'S ELIZABETH BILLINGSLEY FOUND OUT TODAY,

BRIAN CASEY UPDATE-PKG

CONVICTED OF KILLING SOUTH FORT MYERS PHONE BOOK SALESMAN RYAN VANDERSON IN APRIL, BRIAN CASEY TRIED A RARE STRATEGY -- ACTING AS HIS OWN ATTORNEY ON MURDER CHARGES.

BUT AFTER HE SLAPPED THE ATTORNEY ASSISTING HIM WITH HIS DEFENSE -- CASEY WAS BANNED FROM THE COURTROOM AND THE ATTORNEY TOOK OVER THE CASE.

NOW - CASEY FACES A SECOND MURDER TRIAL -- THIS TIME FOR ALLEGEDLY PAYING TWO MEN TO KILL HIS CHILDHOOD FRIEND, LARRICK SIKES.

AND HE WANTS TO TRY LAWYERING AGAIN.

"Do you wish to proceed representing yourself?"

AFTER THE JUDGE EXPLAINS THE POTENTIAL PITFALLS OF SELF-REPRESENTATION - CASEY BALKS

your honor, this is really unfair

AGAIN AND AGAIN - THE JUDGE REPEATS THE QUESTION - BUT NO STRAIGHT ANSWER.

"Mr. Casey, do you wish to proceed representing yourself or do you need the assistance of an attorney? A conflict free attorney?"

CASEY COMPLAINS HIS LAWYER HASN'T VISITED HIM IN JAIL SINCE HE HIT HIM --

AND JIM ERMACORA ADMITS AS MUCH - SAYING MEETING WITH CASEY IS UNPRODUCTIVE.

"I don't go visit because it doesn't help the case, in my opinion, at all."

BUT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO TAKE ERMACORA OFF THE CASE - SOMETHING PROSECUTORS SAY CASEY IS TRYING TO DO.

"what he basically wants is he wants you to appoint a new attorney, but he hasn't shown good cause to have this attorney dismissed."

THE JUDGE AGREED -- FORCING THE LAWYER TO STAY ON THE CASE AND KEEPING AN OCTOBER TRIAL DATE.

MOTORCYCLE FATAL FOLO-VO-WIPE

JUST MONTHS AWAY FROM HIS WEDDING DAY --

A 21-YEAR OLD MAN WAS KILLED IN A MOTORCYCLE CRASH IN FORT MYERS YESTERDAY.

A-B-C SEVEN HAS LEARNED HIS NAME WAS GILBERT WILLIAMS THE THIRD.

INVESTIGATORS SAY WILLIAMS WAS DRIVING ALONG METRO PARKWAY ON HIS MOTORCYCLE WHEN HE WENT TO PASS A CAR,

HE ENDED UP SMASHING INTO A WHITE VOLVO THAT WAS PULLING ONTO THE STREET.

MOTORCYCLE FATAL FOLO-SOTVO

01:02-12 "He always wore his helmet, always wore his safety gear and it's hard to lose him that way."

ALLIGATOR ALLEY BODY ID-NATVO

TONIGHT WE ARE HEARING NEW 9-1-1 TAPES OF HUNTERS DISCOVERING A MAN'S BODY ALONG ALLIGATOR ALLEY.

"911 what's your emergency. "we're in the woods and we uh have come across a dead body. & we.need to report it at this point."

THE MAN IS IDENTIFIED AS 73-YEAR-OLD HERMAN SCHOL.

HE IS FROM THE PANHANDLE.

HIS BODY WAS FOUND NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BECK BOULEVARD AND BENFIELD ROAD --

ACCORDING TO DEPUTIES,.

THE MAN WAS IN HIS UNDERWEAR WHEN HE WAS FOUND.

BONITA HOMELESS-VO-WIPE

EVEN THOUGH SAINT MATTHEW'S HOUSE BACKED OUT OF PLANS FOR A HOMELESS SHELTER IN BONITA SPRINGS --

THE CITY IS MOVING FORWARD TO MAKE RULES FOR FUTURE ONES.

THEY'RE DOING THAT -- AS THE DEVELOPER OF THE PROPERTY OFF OLD 41- WAITS FOR PERMISSION TO STILL BUILD A SHELTER.

TODAY- RESIDENTS GOT A LOOK AT THE REGULATIONS CITY STAFF PUT TOGETHER AND GOT TO EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS.

SOME SUGGESTIONS INCLUDED CHANGING THE MAXIMUM BED CAPACITY OF A SHELTER FROM 30 TO 20,

REQUIRING PHOTO I-D'S,

AND RANDOMLY DRUG TESTING EVERYONE STAYING AT THE FACILITY.

BONITA HOMELESS-SOTVO

"a lot of these people today in our economy are there under conditions that they did not create themselves- they lost their job or got sick or whatever- 40 theres always that avenue and we must, I feel, be in a position to take care of those people."

IF THE COUNCIL PASSES THE ORDINANCE IT'D BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

AND ONLY THE SECOND IN THE ENTIRE STATE.

IF YOU MISSED TODAY'S WORKSHOP-

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CONNIE MACK RNC-VO

FRESH OFF HIS WIN IN TUESDAY'S REPUBLICAN PRIMARY FOR U-S SENATE --

CONGRESSMAN CONNIE MACK IS PICKED AS ONE OF THE HEADLINERS AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

CONGRESSMAN MACK IS ONE OF SIX HEADLINERS TO BE FEATURED AT THE CONVENTION.

HE JOINS BIG NAMES LIKE LOUISIANA GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL,

U-S SENATOR ROB PORTMAN,

VIRGINIA GOVERNOR BOB MCDONNEL,

NEW HAMPSHIRE SENATOR KELLY AYOTTE AND FORMER DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION SPEAKER ARTUR DAVIS.

ROMNEY TAXES WHITEBOARD-SOTVO

IN THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE,

MITT ROMNEY MAINTAINS HE HAS *NEVER PAID LESS THAN A THIRTEEN PERCENT EFFECTIVE INCOME TAX RATE OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS.

But I did go back and look at my taxes and over the past 10 years I never paid less than 13 percent. I think the most recent year is 13.6 or something like that. So I paid taxes every single year. Harry Reid's charge is totally false.

ROMNEY STILL SAYS HE WILL *NOT RELEASE MORE THAN TWO YEARS OF RETURNS.

WHITE HOUSE ROMNEY SOUND-SOTVO

ALSO TODAY,

THE WHITE HOUSE IS DEFENDING JOE BIDEN'S COMMENT EARLIER THIS WEEK WHERE HE SAID ROMNEY'S REGULATORY POLICIES WOULD QUOTE "PUT Y'ALL BACK IN CHAINS."

Jay Carney

White House Press Secy.

ou know he was talking if you look at what he said, about Wall Street reform. About the desire of some to put banks and Wall Street back in charge of your financial transactions and life.

JOBLESS NUMBERS-VO-WIPE

MORE PEOPLE APPLIED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS LAST MONTH..

ACCORDING TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT APPLICATIONS ROSE BY TWO-THOUSAND PEOPLE.

BUT,

THE FOUR WEEK AVERAGE FELL BY 55 HUNDRED --

THAT'S THE LOWEST LEVEL SINCE LATE MARCH.

RASMUSSEN JOB FAIR-OC-SOTVO

THE CROWDS OF PEOPLE STILL LOOKING FOR WORK WERE APPARENT AT A JOB FAIR TODAY AT THE FORT MYERS CAMPUS OF RASMUSSEN COLLEGE.

Anthrone Davis/Job Hunting: this means a lot, this means a lot that they would come here to us, we don't have to go on line or either look through newspapers

BANKS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, SOCIAL AGENIES, ACCOUNTING FIRMS AND HOSPITALS ARE ALL HIRING.

30 COMPANIES TOTAL WERE REPRESENTED.

IF YOU MISSED TODAY'S FAIR,

RASMUSSEN ALSO HOLDS WORKSHOPS TO TEACH THE ART OF THE RESUME,

NCH MAYO ANNOUNCEMENT-VO-WIPE

NAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IS JOINING A WELL KNOW NATIONWIDE NETWORK,

OPENING UP NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR DOCTORS AND YOU.

THEY'RE JOINING THE MAYO CLINIC CARE NETWORK.

THE COLLABORATION WON'T CHANGES THE DOCTORS YOU ALREADY SEE AT N-C-H,

BUT IT WILL ALLOW THEM TO USE VITAL INFORMATION THROUGH THE USE OF THE MAYO CLINIC SYSTEM.

AND,

IF A PATIENT NEEDS TO GO TO MAYO,

NCH MAYO ANNOUNCEMENT-SOTVO

23:44 Eva

I actually did have a health issue this year and it just so happens my doctor wanted me to go to Mayo Clinic because they collaborate an they have so much info.

THERE ARE ALSO BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY,

THE PARTNERSHIP WILL LOOK GOOD TO HOME BUYERS,

AND A BOOST IN MEDICAL TOURISM,

RSW ART-VO

SOME LOCAL ARTISTS INCLUDING A FEW MILITARY VETERANS ARE HOPING TO GIVE SOLDIERS RETURNING TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA A WARM WELCOME HOME.

MORE THAN 30 ARTISTS INCLUDING SIX VETERANS ARE PART OF THE "HONOR, COUNTRY AND HEROISM" EXHIBIT AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

THE ART YOU SEE HERE PAYS TRIBUTE TO MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARMED FORCES AS THEY MAKE THIER WAY BACK HOME.

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE-----

i just felt uneasy about it, because I had emailed him and asked why do I have to send the money to the shipper

AND HER INSTINCTS WERE RIGHT --

HOW THIS DOG BREEDER SNIFFED OUT A SCAM.

AND BABY BOOMERS LISTEN UP --

THERE IS A TEST YOU SHOULD SCHEDULE FOR YOUR NEXT DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT --

FIND OUT WHAT IT IS, AND HOW IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.

TZ1 A SCAM STOPPED-SOTVO

TZ1 B BOOMERS AND HEP C-VOTOPS

JP STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

TOSS LAUREN-VO IN TC MON

THESE ADORABLE LITTLE PUPPIES WERE SAVED FROM BEING SHIPPED-OFF TO WHO-KNOWS-WHERE --

ALL BECAUSE THEIR OWNER *SPOTTED THE SIGNS OF A SCAM.

PUPPY SCAM STOPPED-PKG

Nats 4701 puppies

AT JUST NINE WEEKS OLD, THESE TWO SHI-TZUS HAVE NO SHORTAGE OF ENERGY.

this is our first litter and our last one, they're a lot of work!

SHARON SWEANY ADVERTISED ONLINE FROM HER CAPE CORAL HOME, HOPING TO FIND GOOD OWNERS FOR THE PUPPIES SHE BRED.

he seemed like he wasn't quite as pushy as the others

SHE ARRANGED TO SELL, AND SHIP THIS PUPPY TO A MAN WHO RESPONDED ONLINE, SAYING HE WOULD BE A BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR HIS SON.

BUT SHORTLY AFTER THEY AGREED TO A 400 DOLLARS TRANSACTION, SHARON BECAME SUSPICIOUS.

i just felt uneasy about it, because I had emailed him and asked why do I have to send the money to the shipper

TURNS OUT, THAT WAS THE RIGHT QUESTION TO ASK.

big red flags, don't do it

FRAUD SPECIALIST BETH SCHELL SAYS STEPS THE BUYER WANTED SHARON TO TAKE, LIKE CASHING THIS CHECK FOR MUCH MORE THAN THE ASKING PRICE-- SOUND LIKE A SCAM.

what they want you to do is take it to the bank and cash it and wire the money typically overseas sometimes within the u.s but a lot of times overseas

nats sharon im gonna take it to the bank

BUT NOT CASH IN-- SHARON SAYS SHE STOPPED THE SALE, AND SAYS HER BANK TOLD HER THEY'VE FLAGGED THE ACCOUNT FOR FRAUD.

it's very upsetting because these babies are so playful and so nice and healthy and you don't want anything happening to them

A CLOSE CALL FOR SWEANY AND HER PUPPIES-- THAT REMINDS PEOPLE BUYING AND SELLING ONLINE TO BE CAUTIOUS.

BOOMERS & HEPATITIS-VO-WIPE

THE C-D-C IS ISSUING NEW SCREENING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BABY BOOMERS IN THE HOPES OF CATCHING A DEADLY VIRUS BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.

MORE THAN THREE MILLION AMERICANS ARE INFECTED WITH HEPATITIS C.

ONE HALF TO THREE FOURTHS DON'T KNOW THEY HAVE IT.

NOW, THE C-D-C WANTS ANYONE BORN BETWEEN 1945 AND 1965 TO TAKE A ONE-TIME TEST FOR HEPATITIS C AT THEIR NEXT DOCTOR'S VIST.

EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AND WITH CURRENT DRUGS,

BOOMERS & HEPATITIS-SOTVO

"We want to find Hepatitis C before the patient develops cirrhosis. Cirrhosis means your liver is severely injured, it has a lot of scar tissue, and it's not working the way it's supposed to work."

EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO TEST POSITIVE.

IN FACT,

FOR PATIENTS TREATED WITH CURRENT DRUGS,

POWERBALL WINNERS-VO

MANY OF US ARE GREEN WITH ENVY TODAY --

LAST NIGHT, SOMEONE WON 337 MILLION DOLLARS IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST POWERBALL JACKPOTS EVER.

THE WINNING TICKET WAS SOLD IN MICHIGAN, ABOUT 45 MILES NORTH OF DETROIT -- AT A SUNOCO GAS STATION.

SO FAR THE WINNER HASN'T COME FORWARD.

THERE WERE *NO OTHER WINNING TICKETS -- MEANING THIS PERSON WINS IT ALL.

TEASE TWO-POP

NEW DAY NEW DRAMA IN BOSTON,. THE LATEST WITH THE RED SOX. TAMPA BAY BUCS

TZ2 A-VO

WORLD NEWS TEASE-BLK-SOT

TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TONIGHT AT 7 O'CLOCK---

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT SEVEN O'CLOCK.

NEW SECURITY MEASURES AT THE SILVER SCREEN

WHAT LOCAL THEATERS ARE DOING TO ENSURE YOUR SAFETY IN THE WAKE OF MASS SHOOTINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

PLUS.

TZ 7 1) MOVIE THEATER SECURITY-VO-WIPE

TZ 7 2) OPTICOM EMERGENCY SYSTEM-VOTOPS

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

BOSTON RED SOX-POPMON

BOSTON RED SOX-VOTOPS

A DAY AFTER RED SOX OWNER JOHN HENRY BACKED VALENTINE AS HIS MANAGER. PRESIDENT LARRY LUCHINO. SAID VALENTINE'S JOB IS SAFE. FOR NOW.

FGCU SOCCER-VOTOPS

ON A MORE POSITIVE NOTE. LET'S TALK A LITTLE FGCU WOMEN'S SOCCER.

THE EAGLES ARE LOOKING FOR THEIR 3RD STRAIGHT ATLANTIC SUN TITLE. THAT PURSUIT BEGAN EARLIER THIS MONTH. WITH A ROAD LOSS TO SOUTH FLORIDA.

FGCU SOCCER-SOTTOPS

BUCS CAMP-POPMON

BUCS CAMP-VOTOPS

OVER TO BUCS CAMP. WHICH OFFICALLY CAME TO AN END ON WEDNESDAY.

BUT THE FELLAS ARE STILL PRACTICING GETTING READY FOR THEIR SHOWDOWN WITH TENNESSEE ON FRIDAY.

BUCS CAMP-SOTTOPS

FSU FB-VOTOPS

THE FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES. HAVE SUFFERED A MINOR SETBACK. STARTING QUARTERBACK EJ MANUEL. IS NURSING AN ANKEL INJURY AND WAS HELD OUT OF PRACTICE TODAY.

FSU FB-SOTTOPS

MUSCHAMP-VOTOPS

FLORIDA GATORS HEAD COACH WILL MUSCHAMP IS COMING TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

MUSCHAMP WILL BE THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT THE ANNUAL ROTARY CLUB ALL STAR FOOTBALL BANQUET.

COACH WILL BE SPEAKING IN FRONT OF THE BEST FOOTBALL PLAYERS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

GOODBYE-4SHOT