Man sentenced to 7 years — straight time — after a string of assault convictions
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of assaulting his girlfriend by striking the back of her head with a coconut was sentenced by the High Court to 7 years at the Territorial Corre


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