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Fresno man faces charges in forced tattoo case

May. 16, 2009
A 26-year-old Fresno man is in jail after allegedly forcing his 7-year-old son to get a gang tattoo. Enrique Gonzalez pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of aggravated mayhem and street terrorism after the boy told his mother he was forced to get the tattoo...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch