LA unrest: First federal charges for protesters

美国洛杉矶骚乱:首次对抗议者提起联邦指控

Global News Podcast

2025-06-12

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Two people are facing the first federal charges in the LA unrest and could serve up to 10 years in prison. Also: Harvey Weinstein is found guilty on one charge of sexual assault, and rare good news from Gaza.
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  • This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Rachel Wright and in the early hours of Thursday the 12th of June these are our main stories.

  • Police in Los Angeles announced the first federal charges against two people after unrest in the city.

  • The general leading the deployment of US Marines to Los Angeles says they will not have power of arrest but will be allowed to detain protesters until police arrive.

  • The disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty on one charge of sexual assault at his retrial in New York.

  • Also in this podcast,

  • the United Nations says a deadline to end child labour has been missed and...

  • 17 children came out of Gaza today.

  • That's just a tiny fraction of the number who are actually seriously ill.

  • But today, for them, a day of hope.

  • A rare piece of good news from Gaza.

  • Mass arrests and the first federal charges,

  • authorities in the United States have detailed the fallout from days of unrest in Los Angeles and other cities.

  • But as we record this podcast, the streets appear so far to be peaceful.

  • Two people were charged with federal offences,

  • including possession of unregistered explosive devices and the use of Molotov cocktails.

  • The United States Attorney for the Central District of California,

  • Bill S. Salley, said the defendants faced up to 10 years in prison.

  • The last few days we have seen vicious attacks on our agents and our properties here in the federal government.

  • The escalation of violence by these rioters poses a serious threat to our agents and the safety of the public.