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Published
January 25, 2024

Sexual harassment on women’s U.S. Biathlon team leads to SafeSport investigation – and sanctions

A 18-month investigation found U.S. Biathlon national champion Joanne Reid was sexually harassed and abused for years by a ski-wax technician while racing on the sport's elite World Cup circuit.
Published
January 25, 2024

Trump testifies in his defense in E. Jean Carroll defamation suit – for less than 3 minutes

Once the jury had left, Trump let his displeasure be known as he was almost out the door by turning his head and shaking it as he looked back toward a packed room, saying: 'This is not America. This is not America. This is not America.'
Published
January 22, 2024

Trump’s sex abuse defamation trial postponed due to juror illness

There was no indication that Trump himself isn't feeling well, and he didn't wear a mask in court as he watched Monday's brief proceeding.
Published
December 31, 2023

Paula Abdul accuses ‘American Idol’ producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault in lawsuit

The lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles also accuses Lythgoe of sexually assaulting Abdul after she left 'American Idol' and became a judge on Lythgoe's other competition show 'So You Think You Can Dance.'
Published
December 28, 2023

Independent lawyers begin prosecuting cases of sexual assault and other crimes in U.S. military

Under new law, special counsels will have the authority to make prosecution decisions on several major crimes, including murder, rape, and several other sexual assault-related offenses.

Published
November 19, 2023

Reports say Russell Brand interviewed by British police over claims of sexual offenses

Without naming Brand, the Metropolitan Police Force said that “a man in his 40s attended a police station in south London on Thursday.
Published
November 16, 2023

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of years of rape, abuse by singer Cassie in lawsuit

Cassie, whose legal name is Casandra Ventura, said Combs began the pattern of abuse as soon as their relationship did.
Published
October 18, 2023

Mistrial declared after jury cannot reach verdict in Augusta man’s child sexual abuse trial

Jurors could not agree on whether or not Jonathan M. Michaud, 30, was guilty of two counts of unlawful sexual contact.
Published
October 7, 2023

‘Hannibal’ creator Bryan Fuller accused of sexual harassment and assault

Sam Wineman, a producer on the series, sued Fuller in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday for sexual harassment, retaliation, emotional distress, and other alleged workplace violations between 2020 and 2022.
Published
October 4, 2023

Actress Julia Ormond sues Harvey Weinstein for battery

Julia Ormond is suing disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein for sexual assault and battery.

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