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FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2016 file photo, Michael O'Malley speaks at a community forum at the Harvard Community Services Center in Cleveland. Cuyahoga County prosecutor O'Malley said Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 that more sexual assault cases are expected to be found as his office continues to review more than 1,900 cases categorized as inactive since 2012. O'Malley said Tuesday it's likely that hundreds of criminal charges from the cases prosecutors failed to enter into the Juvenile Court's tracking database and determine whether charges were warranted. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

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FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2017, file photo, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, second from left, speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., to announce that he and Attorney General Bob Ferguson, third from left, have proposed legislation to abolish the death penalty in Washington state. Despite the backing from Inslee and Ferguson, it appears the measure still won't see a vote in either chamber of the Legislature, leaving it to suffer the same fate as repeal bills introduced in previous years. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2014, file photo, Ariel David, of New Orleans, who is gay, plays with a pride flag wide with her biological daughter Nelly David, 2, during a rally held in reaction to a decision by a federal judge, which upheld Louisiana's ban on same-sex marriages, in New Orleans. David said she attended because she and her partner cannot legally marry in the state. New Orleans has long enjoyed a reputation in the South as a welcoming place for the lesbian and gay community. That reputation will be on display when the city hosts the NBA All-Star game next weekend. The game was awarded to New Orleans after the league decided to pull it from Charlotte last year. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2015, file photo, Texas plaintiffs Vic Holmes and Mark Phariss hold hands outside of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, in New Orleans. Opponents and supporters of gay marriage argued their sides before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, on gay marriage bans in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. New Orleans has long enjoyed a reputation in the South as a welcoming place for the lesbian and gay community. That reputation will be on display when the city hosts the NBA All-Star game next weekend. The game was awarded to New Orleans after the league decided to pull it from Charlotte last year. (AP Photo/Stacy Revere, File)

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FILE - In this June 26, 2013 file photo, Charlotte Brooks, left, kisses her partner Charlotte D'Ooge, development director for the American Civil Liberties Union, during a celebration rally in Jackson Square in New Orleans, after two Supreme Court decisions supporting gay rights were handed down. New Orleans has long enjoyed a reputation in the South as a welcoming place for the lesbian and gay community. That reputation will be on display when the city hosts the NBA All-Star game next weekend. The game was awarded to New Orleans after the league decided to pull it from Charlotte last year. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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FILE - In this June 26, 2013 file photo, Melanie Miranda, of New Orleans holds a copy of the U.S. Constitution during a celebration rally in Jackson Square in New Orleans, after two Supreme Court decisions supporting gay rights were handed down. New Orleans has long enjoyed a reputation in the South as a welcoming place for the lesbian and gay community. That reputation will be on display when the city hosts the NBA All-Star game next weekend. The game was awarded to New Orleans after the league decided to pull it from Charlotte last year. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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FILE - In this June 26, 2013, file photo, Lester Berryman, of the Human Rights Campaign, speaks to the crowd during a celebration rally in Jackson Square in New Orleans, after two Supreme Court decisions supporting gay rights were handed down. New Orleans has long enjoyed a reputation in the South as a welcoming place for the lesbian and gay community. That reputation will be on display when the city hosts the NBA All-Star game next weekend. The game was awarded to New Orleans after the league decided to pull it from Charlotte last year. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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In this June 26, 2013, photo, Erika Knott, left, wife of Kelly Bryson, holds her son, Jeremy Knott, 6, as they participate in a celebration rally in Jackson Square in New Orleans. Legally married to her longtime partner in Canada in 2007, Bryson is talking about a second wedding, in the United States this time, in light of a Supreme Court ruling striking down of a law denying federal benefits to married gay couples. New Orleans has long enjoyed a reputation in the South as a welcoming place for the lesbian and gay community. That reputation will be on display when the city hosts the NBA All-Star game next weekend. The game was awarded to New Orleans after the league decided to pull it from Charlotte last year. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2015, file photo, Sergio March, left, along with his husband Havard Scott speak to the media outside of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. Opponents and supporters of gay marriage argued their sides before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, on gay marriage bans in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi . New Orleans has long enjoyed a reputation in the South as a welcoming place for the lesbian and gay community. That reputation will be on display when the city hosts the NBA All-Star game next weekend. The game was awarded to New Orleans after the league decided to pull it from Charlotte last year. (AP Photo/Stacy Revere, File)

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FILE - In this May 9, 2012, file photo, David Peters, right, and Luke Whited, a gay couple who are joined in a civil union in their home state of Illinois, pose for the camera prior to being interviewed about President Obama's statement of support of gay marriage, in New Orleans. New Orleans has long enjoyed a reputation in the South as a welcoming place for the lesbian and gay community. That reputation will be on display when the city hosts the NBA All-Star game next weekend. The game was awarded to New Orleans after the league decided to pull it from Charlotte last year. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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FILE - In this May 9, 2012, file photo, David Peters, right, and Luke Whited, a gay couple who were joined in a civil union in their home state of Illinois, show their rings inside the Bourbon Pub, after being interviewed about President Obama's statement of support of gay marriage, in New Orleans. New Orleans has long enjoyed a reputation in the South as a welcoming place for the lesbian and gay community. That reputation will be on display when the city hosts the NBA All-Star game next weekend. The game was awarded to New Orleans after the league decided to pull it from Charlotte last year. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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FILE - In this June 26, 2013, file photo, John Hill, chairman of the Forum For Equality in Louisiana, right, kisses his partner, John Weimer, Jr., at a celebration rally in Jackson Square in New Orleans, after two Supreme Court decisions supporting gay rights were handed down. New Orleans has long enjoyed a reputation in the South as a welcoming place for the lesbian and gay community. That reputation will be on display when the city hosts the NBA All-Star game next weekend. The game was awarded to New Orleans after the league decided to pull it from Charlotte last year. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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FILE - In this Thursday, March 8, 2012 file photo, Egyptian activist Samira Ibrahim, left, and Mona Eltahawy, a prominent Egyptian-born U.S. columnist, center, march in downtown Cairo, Egypt to mark International Women's Day. The Associated Press has found that the prominent American author is among dozens of activists, lawyers and human rights advocates who have been targeted in a sweeping cyberespionage campaign blamed on the Egyptian government. Booby-trapped emails sent to Eltahawy in December came from the same address behind the distribution of identical malicious messages to a host of other activists across Egypt.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

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FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 29, 2016 file photo, refugees wait for U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi to arrive at a transit center for South Sudanese refugees in the remote northwestern district of Adjumani, near the border with South Sudan, in Uganda. More than 1.5 million South Sudanese have become refugees and their humanitarian needs are overwhelming aid efforts during the country's civil war, according to the United Nations. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera, File)

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FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 29, 2016 file photo, refugees prepare food during the visit of U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi to a transit center for South Sudanese refugees in the remote northwestern district of Adjumani, near the border with South Sudan, in Uganda. More than 1.5 million South Sudanese have become refugees and their humanitarian needs are overwhelming aid efforts during the country's civil war, according to the United Nations. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera, File)

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Florida State guard Brittany Brown runs up against the Texas forward Audrey-Ann Caron-Goudreau in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Tallahassee, Fla., Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. Texas defeated Florida State 88-92 in double overtime. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

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Florida State guard Leticia Romero recovers the ball after falling in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas in Tallahassee, Fla., Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. Texas defeated Florida State 88-92 in double overtime. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

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Florida State forward Shakayla Thomas shoots over Texas forward Joyner Holmes in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Tallahassee, Fla., Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. Texas defeated Florida State 88-92 in double overtime. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

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This Jan. 28, 2017 file photo shows Colorado head football coach Mike MacIntyre smiling as he makes his way through the crowd to watch Oregon play Colorado in an NCAA college basketball game in Boulder, Colo. MacIntyre's $16.25 million contract extension is being held up as the University of Colorado looks into his handling of domestic abuse allegations levied against a former assistant coach. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)