In November 2019, Dr. Bruce Hensel, 74, a former TV doctor of NBC, was arrested and charged with contacting an acquaintance’s 9-year-old daughter and asking her to send him sexually suggestive photos.
Investigators with the Los Angeles Regional Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force served a search warrant in Hensel’s house where they found messages between the girl and “a person believed to be Bruce Hensel” between March and August of 2019.
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At yesterday’s hearing, Hensel pleaded no contest to the felony charge of contacting a minor for a sexual purpose. By pleading no contest, Hensel accepted the charges but did not admit guilt. He was sentenced to two years probation and must register as a sex offender, according to Deputy District Attorney Angela Brunson.
During the hearing, Hensel said he is, “terribly sorry for what happened, I’ve done everything I...
Investigators with the Los Angeles Regional Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force served a search warrant in Hensel’s house where they found messages between the girl and “a person believed to be Bruce Hensel” between March and August of 2019.
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At yesterday’s hearing, Hensel pleaded no contest to the felony charge of contacting a minor for a sexual purpose. By pleading no contest, Hensel accepted the charges but did not admit guilt. He was sentenced to two years probation and must register as a sex offender, according to Deputy District Attorney Angela Brunson.
During the hearing, Hensel said he is, “terribly sorry for what happened, I’ve done everything I...
- 3/10/2023
- by Hailey Schipper
- Uinterview
Dr. Bruce Hensel, a multiple local Emmy winner and former longtime medical correspondent for Knbc-tv newscasts in Los Angeles, is facing a felony child sexual-exploitation charge for asking a 9-year-old girl to send him sexually suggestive pictures, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said.
The former part-time actor who’s now an independent writer and producer is charged with requesting the images from the daughter of an acquaintance through a messaging app on or about August 4, prosecutors said.
The Los Angeles Police Department said Hensel, 71, was arrested Wednesday morning in Beverly Hills and charged with contact with a minor for sexual purposes. He was released from the Lapd’s Metropolitan Detention Center around 5 p.m. after posting $5,000 bail. No court date was announced.
If convicted as charged, Hensel faces a possible maximum sentence of 18 months in state prison, the D.A.’s Office said.
Members of the Los Angeles Regional Internet Crimes...
The former part-time actor who’s now an independent writer and producer is charged with requesting the images from the daughter of an acquaintance through a messaging app on or about August 4, prosecutors said.
The Los Angeles Police Department said Hensel, 71, was arrested Wednesday morning in Beverly Hills and charged with contact with a minor for sexual purposes. He was released from the Lapd’s Metropolitan Detention Center around 5 p.m. after posting $5,000 bail. No court date was announced.
If convicted as charged, Hensel faces a possible maximum sentence of 18 months in state prison, the D.A.’s Office said.
Members of the Los Angeles Regional Internet Crimes...
- 11/14/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Dr. Bruce Hensel, an Emmy-winning former television medical correspondent for Knbc, was charged Wednesday on suspicion of contacting a minor with intent to commit sexual acts, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.
Hensel faces one felony count of contact with a minor for sexual purposes, Deputy District Attorney Angela Brunson of the Cyber Crime Division said. If convicted as charged, the former NBC La fixture faces a possible maximum sentence of 18 months in state prison.
Hensel, 71, was detained about 10:15 a.m. by Los Angeles Police Department Juvenile Division investigators. Hensel was booked around noon and held on $5,000 bail, according to jail records.
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Investigators with the Los Angeles Regional Internet Crime Against Children Task Force served a search warrant at Hensel’s Pacific Palisades home on Oct. 16. The case remains under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department,...
Hensel faces one felony count of contact with a minor for sexual purposes, Deputy District Attorney Angela Brunson of the Cyber Crime Division said. If convicted as charged, the former NBC La fixture faces a possible maximum sentence of 18 months in state prison.
Hensel, 71, was detained about 10:15 a.m. by Los Angeles Police Department Juvenile Division investigators. Hensel was booked around noon and held on $5,000 bail, according to jail records.
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Investigators with the Los Angeles Regional Internet Crime Against Children Task Force served a search warrant at Hensel’s Pacific Palisades home on Oct. 16. The case remains under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department,...
- 11/14/2019
- by Nate Jackson
- The Wrap
Univision’s flagship Kmex-tv leads the list of stations vying for the 66th annual Los Angeles area Emmy Awards.
Kmex landed 20 noms, including bids for hard news reporting (for reporter Antonio Valverde), investigative reporting (for reporter Leon Krauze) and reporting on crime/social issues. Knbc-tv was second with 16 mentions, followed by Ktla (14), Kabc (13) and Telemundo’s Kvea (10). Time Warner Cable Deportes was the top cabler with 9 noms, tied with indie pubcaster Kcet.
Kmex is a contender in two of the top newscast races, for morning newscast (airing between 4 a.m.-11 a.m.), and daytime newscast (11 a.m.-7 p.m.). There are no nominations in the top three newscast categories, which include the category of late newscasts (7 p.m.-midnight); all stations that choose to enter in any of the three categories are considered in the final judging.
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Kmex landed 20 noms, including bids for hard news reporting (for reporter Antonio Valverde), investigative reporting (for reporter Leon Krauze) and reporting on crime/social issues. Knbc-tv was second with 16 mentions, followed by Ktla (14), Kabc (13) and Telemundo’s Kvea (10). Time Warner Cable Deportes was the top cabler with 9 noms, tied with indie pubcaster Kcet.
Kmex is a contender in two of the top newscast races, for morning newscast (airing between 4 a.m.-11 a.m.), and daytime newscast (11 a.m.-7 p.m.). There are no nominations in the top three newscast categories, which include the category of late newscasts (7 p.m.-midnight); all stations that choose to enter in any of the three categories are considered in the final judging.
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