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Two of six men facing charges related to the alleged murder of Shanta Olsen were taken into custody Wednesday, while two other defendants were allowed to remain out on bail. Ronney Turner, 31, and Devon Deontae Jennings, 21, were taken to Nevada County jail after Judge Robert Tice-Raskin set their bond status to no bail, both defendant’s attorneys confirmed, meaning that both men will remain in custody until they stand trial. Dakari Mondell Harris, 22, and William Rynell Levise, 31, also charged in the case, were both allowed to remain out of custody and return home until trial, under pretrial release conditions specified at Wednesday’s hearing. ....
By Liz Kellar | Staff Writer A Nevada County jury didn’t buy a defense argument that a 62-year-old man believed a BDSM contract meant he had his victim’s consent, finding him guilty Tuesday on all counts. Wesley Panighetti erupted while the verdict was being read guilty on three counts of sodomy by use of force, two counts of oral copulation by use of force, and one count each of criminal threats, first-degree burglary, attempting to dissuade a victim or witness, and misdemeanor battery and was removed from court. The jury also found true allegations of two prior violent felony convictions, in 1996 and 2015. Panighetti is set for sentencing on May 14 and is facing multiple 25-year-to-life terms, said Assistant District Attorney Chris Walsh. ....
Wesley Panighetti is “every woman’s worst nightmare” and a sociopathic monster, said prosecutor Helenaz Moteabbed Hill. According to Hill, the 62-year-old Panighetti victimized and abused his victim for years during an intermittent BDSM relationship that ended in non-consensual sexual assault. Panighetti is a career criminal and a sexual predator, Hill told a jury during closing arguments of his trial in Nevada County Superior Court on March 3. Panighetti is facing felony charges of sodomy by use of force, forcible oral copulation, criminal threats, first-degree burglary and dissuading a witness, as well as one misdemeanor count of battery, Nevada County Superior Court records state. ....
Consent main issue as sex assault trial wraps up in Nevada County Superior Court theunion.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theunion.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Liz Kellar | Staff Writer The issue of consent and whether a BDSM contract was enforced under duress was the crux of the arguments of both prosecution and defense as the sexual assault trial of a 62-year-old man began Wednesday in Nevada County Superior Court. Wesley Carl Panighetti is facing felony charges of sodomy by use of force, forcible oral copulation, criminal threats, first-degree burglary and dissuading a witness, as well as one misdemeanor count of battery, Nevada County Superior Court records state. Panighetti has pleaded not guilty. Deputy District Attorney Helenaz Moteabbed Hill told the jury Panighetti and the victim had an on-again, off-again relationship riddled with abuse for 20 years. ....