Weinstein verdict brings Manhattan DA a much-needed win

NEW YORK (AP) — Soon after Harvey Weinstein was convicted and led out of court in handcuffs, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. was in front of television cameras declaring that the verdict marked a “new landscape for survivors of sexual assault in America.” Naming the six women who testified against Weinstein and the two... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 28, 2020

US finds failures in USC’s treatment of gynecologist claims

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education said Thursday it found systemic failures in the University of Southern California’s treatment of allegations of sexual abuse by a longtime campus gynecologist and ordered the school to overhaul its procedures for preventing sex discrimination and to conduct a formal review of how employees responded. “This... Read More

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George Tyndall

February 28, 2020

Buffalo Roman Catholic Diocese seeks bankruptcy protection

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The embattled Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo filed for bankruptcy protection Friday, taking another major step in its effort to recover from a clergy misconduct scandal that‘s been the basis for hundreds of lawsuits, Vatican intervention and the resignation of its bishop. With its filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, the western... Read More

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Catholic Church

February 27, 2020

Whistleblower in Michigan doctor sexual abuse case to speak

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — An attorney announced Wednesday his firm represents more than a dozen people in the University of Michigan sexual abuse case and will hold a news conference with the whistleblower and two other former wrestlers to share their allegations about the late Dr. Robert E. Anderson. “On Thursday, different victims will... Read More

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Andy Hrovat, MSU

February 27, 2020

Ex-TCU, Seattle QB gets 3 years in prison for beating woman

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Former TCU and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Trevone Boykin was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to charges from the 2018 beating of his girlfriend. Boykin and prosecutors agreed to the sentence in return for his guilty plea Wednesday to aggravated assault and witness tampering charges. Boykin’s... Read More

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NFL, Trevone Boykin

February 26, 2020

Next for Weinstein: Sentencing, appeal and another rape case

NEW YORK (AP) — A day after a jury branded Harvey Weinstein a convicted rapist, the former film producer remained at a New York City hospital on Tuesday, his new life as an inmate interrupted by concerns about high blood pressure and heart palpitations. Lawyers for the 67-year-old Weinstein said he was buoyed by plans... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 26, 2020

FBI raids Canadian fashion mogul following sex abuse claims

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities raided the Manhattan headquarters of the Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, a search that came amid claims he trafficked and sexually assaulted dozens of teenage girls and women. The FBI searched the designer’s Times Square offices Tuesday less than two weeks after 10 women filed a lawsuit accusing Nygard... Read More

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Peter Nygard

February 25, 2020

S. Dakota kills bill from survivors of Catholic school abuse

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Louise Aamot Charbonneau couldn’t make her annual trip to the South Dakota Legislature this year to confront lawmakers with her story of surviving childhood rape and abuse at the hands of priests and nuns at a boarding school for Native Americans during the 1950s and 1960s. The 69-year-old died suddenly three... Read More

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Catholic Church

February 25, 2020

Men hire lawyers over alleged abuse by U. of Michigan doctor

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Several men alleging sexual abuse by a deceased University of Michigan doctor have retained law firms that are representing accusers who sued Michigan State University and Ohio State University in similar cases, attorneys said Monday. Stephen Estey, whose California firm has been hired by “several” men, said the parallels between... Read More

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Richard Anderson

February 25, 2020

Weinstein case could influence other sex crime prosecutions

NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors are hailing Harvey Weinstein’s conviction as a pivotal moment that could change the way the legal system views a type of sexual assault case historically considered difficult to prove. Most of the women who testified against Weinstein stayed in contact with him — and sometimes had consensual sexual... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 25, 2020

‘A new day’: Harvey Weinstein convicted, led away in cuffs

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault against two women and led off to prison in handcuffs Monday in what his foes hailed as a landmark moment for the legal system and a long-overdue reckoning for the man vilified as the biggest monster of the #MeToo... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 24, 2020

Weinstein jury back to work with signs of split over charges

NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors at Harvey Weinstein’s New York City rape trial are set to resume deliberations Monday after signaling they are at odds on the top charges in the closely watched #MeToo case. The jury sent a note to Judge James Burke at the end of a fourth day of deliberations on Friday,... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 21, 2020

NFL Saints backed by church in effort to keep emails secret

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An attorney for New Orleans’ Roman Catholic archdiocese Thursday strongly defended the New Orleans Saints’ behind-the-scenes help in dealing with the clergy sex abuse crisis, saying the legal effort to release hundreds of confidential emails between them is aimed at trying to shame those “who had the audacity” to back the... Read More

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Catholic Church, NFL, Saints

February 21, 2020

Nome, Alaska sued by woman who says rape wasn’t investigated

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A former police dispatcher in a small Alaska town filed a lawsuit Thursday, alleging her colleagues in the Nome Police Department didn’t investigate after she filed a rape report. Clarice Hardy’s lawsuit claims the inaction was “part of the city’s systemic and ongoing failure to protect Alaska Native woman from sexual... Read More

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Clarice Hardy

Weinstein verdict brings Manhattan DA a much-needed win

US finds failures in USC’s treatment of gynecologist claims

Buffalo Roman Catholic Diocese seeks bankruptcy protection

Whistleblower in Michigan doctor sexual abuse case to speak

Ex-TCU, Seattle QB gets 3 years in prison for beating woman

Next for Weinstein: Sentencing, appeal and another rape case

FBI raids Canadian fashion mogul following sex abuse claims

S. Dakota kills bill from survivors of Catholic school abuse

Men hire lawyers over alleged abuse by U. of Michigan doctor

Weinstein case could influence other sex crime prosecutions

‘A new day’: Harvey Weinstein convicted, led away in cuffs

Weinstein jury back to work with signs of split over charges

NFL Saints backed by church in effort to keep emails secret

Nome, Alaska sued by woman who says rape wasn’t investigated

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