Jury selection begins in trial of Missouri governor

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens appeared in court Thursday as jury selection got underway in a criminal trial accusing him of taking a compromising photo of a woman with whom he has acknowledged having an affair. The Republican governor faces the potential of prison time if convicted of the felony invasion-of-privacy charge... Read More

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Eric Greitens

May 10, 2018

Governor’s trial hinges on photo that may or may not exist

ST. LOUIS (AP) — For all of the sensational allegations in the invasion-of-privacy case against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens — an extramarital affair, bondage, blackmail — the verdict may come down to the technical workings of the iPhone, the definition of “transmission,” and the whereabouts of a photo that may or may not exist. Jury... Read More

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Eric Greitens

May 9, 2018

Anti-harassment advocate settles suit with California resort

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman featured in Time magazine as a prominent member of the #MeToo movement has settled her sexual harassment lawsuit against a Southern California luxury resort and the staffing agency that got her a dishwashing job there. Sandra Pezqueda’s attorney says Tuesday that the settlement calls for Excellent Maintenance Service to... Read More

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Sandra Pezqueda

May 8, 2018

Actor Tom Sizemore sued over claim he groped child actor

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah woman who filed a lawsuit Monday accusing actor Tom Sizemore of groping her at a photo shoot when she was 11 said she is standing up for other child actors. Kiersten Pyke, 26, spoke for the first time Monday at her attorney’s office in Salt Lake City about... Read More

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Kiersten Pyke, Tom Sizemore

May 7, 2018

3 women sue CBS News and Charlie Rose, alleging harassment

NEW YORK (AP) — Three women who worked with Charlie Rose filed a sexual harassment lawsuit Friday against CBS News and the television journalist. The lawsuit filed in New York state court seeks unspecified damages. It said the women, who were in their early 20s when they were hired, were subjected to “predatory behavior,” including... Read More

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Charlie Rose

May 4, 2018

Los Angeles congressman says he’s target of sex abuse suit

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles congressman acknowledged Thursday he is the unnamed target of a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse of a teenage girl more than a decade ago and his lawyer said the allegations were “absolutely false.” Rep. Tony Cardenas is “sickened and distraught by these horrific allegations, which are 100 percent, categorically... Read More

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Tony Cardenas

May 4, 2018

Film Academy expels Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The organization that bestows the Academy Awards said Thursday that it has expelled two prominent members convicted of sexual offenses, Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski, from its membership. It’s the first major decision since the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences implemented revised standards of conduct for its over 8,400... Read More

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Bill Cosby, Roman Polanski

May 4, 2018

At what point does crying ‘lynching’ trivialize the word?

WASHINGTON (AP) — R. Kelly says boycotting his music because of the sexual abuse allegations against him amounts to a “public lynching.” Bill Cosby’s people say his conviction was a lynching, too. Kanye West, in trying to defend his inflammatory comments about slavery, has been tweeting lynching imagery to assure fans he won’t be silenced.... Read More

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R. Kelly

May 3, 2018

Wife: Cosby convicted by ‘mob justice, not real justice’

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby’s wife called Thursday for a criminal investigation into the suburban Philadelphia prosecutor behind his sexual assault conviction, saying the case that could put the 80-year-old comedian in prison for the rest of his life was “mob justice, not real justice” and a “tragedy” that must be undone. Camille Cosby made... Read More

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Bill Cosby

May 3, 2018

Ex-‘Apprentice’ contestant wants tapes for suit vs. Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — A former contestant on “The Apprentice” who has accused President Donald Trump of unwanted groping and kissing is seeking footage from the reality TV show as part of her defamation lawsuit against him. Summer Zervos’ lawyer, Mariann Wang, said Wednesday she issued a subpoena for any “Apprentice” material that features Zervos... Read More

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Donald Trump, Summer Zervos

May 3, 2018

Lawyer tells judge Harvey Weinstein is a ‘pimp in a tuxedo’

NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for an aspiring actress told a judge Wednesday that Harvey Weinstein is a “pimp in a tuxedo” as he tried to bolster his claim that a sex trafficking law commonly used against pimps can be used to sue the disgraced movie producer. Attorney Jeff Herman made the claim during... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

May 1, 2018

Ashley Judd wants movie mogul Weinstein held accountable

NEW YORK (AP) — Ashley Judd is suing Harvey Weinstein and said Tuesday she wants the former movie mogul to be held accountable for “illegal conduct” that caused her to lose money, status, prestige and power. Judd was in the first group of women who came forward last fall about Weinstein’s alleged sexual misconduct, putting... Read More

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Ashley Judd, Harvey Weinstein

May 1, 2018

Cosby jury: Chief accuser was ‘credible and compelling’

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Speaking out for the first time, the jury that convicted Bill Cosby at his sexual assault retrial said Monday it found the comedian’s chief accuser to be “credible and compelling,” adding its verdict had nothing to do with the #MeToo movement or any another factor outside the courtroom. The jury wrote in... Read More

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Bill Cosby

May 1, 2018

Australian cardinal to face trial on sexual abuse charges

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis, on Tuesday officially denied charges of sexual abuse spanning decades after his lawyers failed to sway a court to dismiss them. Australia’s highest-ranking Catholic will appear for the first time on Wednesday... Read More

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Catholic Church, George Pell

Jury selection begins in trial of Missouri governor

Governor’s trial hinges on photo that may or may not exist

Anti-harassment advocate settles suit with California resort

Actor Tom Sizemore sued over claim he groped child actor

3 women sue CBS News and Charlie Rose, alleging harassment

Los Angeles congressman says he’s target of sex abuse suit

Film Academy expels Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski

At what point does crying ‘lynching’ trivialize the word?

Wife: Cosby convicted by ‘mob justice, not real justice’

Ex-‘Apprentice’ contestant wants tapes for suit vs. Trump

Lawyer tells judge Harvey Weinstein is a ‘pimp in a tuxedo’

Ashley Judd wants movie mogul Weinstein held accountable

Cosby jury: Chief accuser was ‘credible and compelling’

Australian cardinal to face trial on sexual abuse charges

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