Charged With vs Charged For.....

Another installment of the Maven's News Writing Continuing Education Seminar: 

To review from last time, suspects are charged WITH a crime, they are not charged FOR a crime. 

To make things more complicated, today's example uses both the correct and incorrect phrases. 

So, kids, to review: charged with = GOOD. Charged for = BAD. 

And then, there's this: 

Did you know that the entire city of Fort Wayne has been sentenced for child molestation. 

WHAT? 

Hey, WOWO said it, so, it must be true!

See:

Coming up in our next installment: "They aren't murderers, until they are convicted". Stay tuned.