Cosby prosecutor opposes defense bid to have judge step down

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The prosecutor in Bill Cosby’s sex-assault case is opposing the actor’s demand that the trial judge step down before this month’s sentencing. Cosby’s lawyers say Judge Steven O’Neill has a longstanding grudge with a key pretrial witness and should recuse himself. O’Neill is set to sentence Cosby on Sept. 24 over... Read More

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Bill Cosby

September 14, 2018

Sex-trafficking case against self-help group could expand

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal prosecutor says there could be more criminal charges brought against the leader of a purported self-help group who’s accused of forcing women into having unwanted sex. Assistant U.S. Attorney Moira Penza also told a Brooklyn judge at a hearing on Thursday that it’s possible more people could be charged... Read More

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Keith Raniere, NXIVM

September 14, 2018

Michigan State trustee’s son denies any Nassar cover-up

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The son of a former Michigan State University athletic director said it’s a “fabrication” that his father would have covered up a rape allegation made against Larry Nassar in 1992. Pat Perles told ESPN that allegations in a lawsuit filed Monday against MSU seem to be aimed at getting a... Read More

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Larry Nassar, MSU

September 14, 2018

Pope OKs probe into US bishop as he meets with US delegation

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis accepted the resignation of a U.S. bishop Thursday and authorized an investigation into allegations he sexually harassed adults, adding awkward drama to an audience with U.S. church leaders over the abuse and cover-up scandal roiling the Catholic Church. The resignation of West Virginia Bishop Michael Bransfield was announced just... Read More

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Catholic Church, Pope

September 13, 2018

Video shows Weinstein’s hands-on encounter with rape accuser

NEW YORK (AP) — A video of Harvey Weinstein aired on television Wednesday showing him boldly propositioning a woman who later accused him of rape and repeatedly touching her and stroking her arm and back during what was supposed to have been a business meeting. Melissa Thompson, who sued Weinstein in June, said she made... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein, Melissa Thompson

September 12, 2018

Cosby wants judge to step down days before sentencing

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby wants a Pennsylvania judge to step down from his case days before sentencing on sex assault charges. A defense motion Tuesday accuses Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill of having a longtime grudge against a key witness in a 2016 pretrial hearing. The witness, ex-prosecutor Bruce Castor, says he declined... Read More

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Bill Cosby

September 12, 2018

Woman sues Michigan State, says Nassar raped her in 1992

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A woman has filed a lawsuit against Michigan State University, saying she became pregnant after she was drugged and raped by Larry Nassar when he was a medical student in 1992 but that campus police refused to investigate. The lawsuit was among dozens filed to meet a Monday deadline for... Read More

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Larry Nassar, Sexual Abuse

September 11, 2018

Cosby lawyers fight testimony of other women at sentencing

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby’s lawyers will fight a prosecution bid to have other accusers testify at his sentencing this month on felony sex assault charges. Prosecutors in Pennsylvania want at least some of Cosby’s dozens of other accusers to testify at the Sept. 24 sentencing. Five testified at the spring trial, when jurors convicted... Read More

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Bill Cosby

September 11, 2018

Monday deadline looms for claims in $75M Nassar settlement

DETROIT (AP) — Lawyers rushed to meet a Monday deadline to file lawsuits against Michigan State University to qualify for $75 million set aside for more victims of Larry Nassar. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed in the past week, including one on behalf of 21 Jane Does who said they were sexually assaulted by... Read More

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Larry Nassar

September 11, 2018

Judge moves 4 Oklahoma teens’ rape case to juvenile court

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A judge in Oklahoma has decided to move the rape case against four former Bixby football players to juvenile court, which will close the proceedings to the public. The Tulsa World reports Tulsa County Special Judge April Seibert ruled Monday that the four teenagers presented adequate evidence they were amenable to... Read More

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Colten Cable, Joe Wood, Samuel Lakin, William Thomas

September 11, 2018

After Moonves, CBS takeover possible in new media landscape

NEW YORK (AP) — The resignation of longtime CBS chief Les Moonves won’t likely lead to drastic changes in network programs, but a related deal could make the company ripe for a takeover as traditional media companies compete with upstarts such as Netflix and Amazon. Moonves was ousted Sunday, just hours after the New Yorker... Read More

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CBS, Les Moonves, Sexual Abuse

September 10, 2018

Charlie Rose, CBS seek to dismiss sexual harassment lawsuit

NEW YORK (AP) — Charlie Rose says three women who worked with him are trying to take “routine workplace interactions and banter” and spin them into a sexual harassment case. The former CBS News and PBS journalist late Thursday filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the former employees. He’s joining co-defendant CBS, which... Read More

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Charlie Rose

September 7, 2018

Actor Terry Crews settles suit with agent he says groped him

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Terry Crews and agent Adam Venit have agreed to settle a lawsuit in which Crews alleged Venit groped him at a Hollywood party. Venit’s agency William Morris Endeavor, also named as a defendant, confirmed the deal Thursday in a statement saying the lawsuit would be dismissed. Crews filed the civil... Read More

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Terry Crews

September 7, 2018

New York Catholic dioceses subpoenaed in sex abuse probe

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York and New Jersey launched new investigations into the Roman Catholic Church’s handling of clergy sex abuse allegations Thursday as the number of similar inquiries around the country continues to grow. In New York, the state’s attorney general issued subpoenas to all eight of the state’s Catholic dioceses seeking any... Read More

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Catholic Church, Sexual Abuse

Cosby prosecutor opposes defense bid to have judge step down

Sex-trafficking case against self-help group could expand

Michigan State trustee’s son denies any Nassar cover-up

Pope OKs probe into US bishop as he meets with US delegation

Video shows Weinstein’s hands-on encounter with rape accuser

Cosby wants judge to step down days before sentencing

Woman sues Michigan State, says Nassar raped her in 1992

Cosby lawyers fight testimony of other women at sentencing

Monday deadline looms for claims in $75M Nassar settlement

Judge moves 4 Oklahoma teens’ rape case to juvenile court

After Moonves, CBS takeover possible in new media landscape

Charlie Rose, CBS seek to dismiss sexual harassment lawsuit

Actor Terry Crews settles suit with agent he says groped him

New York Catholic dioceses subpoenaed in sex abuse probe

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