Canadian theater founder suspended amid harassment claims

TORONTO (AP) — A prominent figure in the Canadian arts world was suspended Wednesday by the theater company he co-founded amid four lawsuits by actresses who allege he exposed himself, groped them and otherwise sexually humiliated them. The suits naming Toronto-based Soulpepper Theatre Company and its founding artistic director, Albert Schultz, were filed this week... Read More

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Albert Schultz

January 4, 2018

4 people charged with kidnapping, assaulting teen girl

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Four Massachusetts residents have been charged with keeping a 16-year-old girl in a basement that a police officer described as a “torture chamber.” Police say the teenager was sexually assaulted, had her hair shaved off and was burned with a cigarette. The suspects are charged with kidnapping and other offenses. They... Read More

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Krystal Lago

January 4, 2018

Youth theater founder sentenced to 10 years for sex abuse

WEST BATH, Maine (AP) — The founder of a youth theater group in Maine has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing eight children. Fifty-seven-year-old Henry Eichman pleaded guilty Wednesday under the Alford doctrine, meaning he did not admit guilt but acknowledged prosecutors had enough evidence to win a conviction. The Topsham... Read More

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Henry Eichman, Sexual Abuse

January 3, 2018

Vice puts top execs on leave after sexual misconduct claims

Vice Media on Tuesday suspended two top executives over sexual harassment claims at the millennial news producer. President Andrew Creighton and Chief Digital Officer Mike Germano are on leave, the company said in an internal e-mail that unveiled sweeping new measures Shane Smith’s company is taking to combat reports of widespread sexual harassment and a... Read More

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Sexual Abuse, Vice

January 3, 2018

Arizona coach fired after sexual harassment allegations

Arizona fired Rich Rodriguez on Tuesday night, six days after the Wildcats finished the season with a loss in the Foster Farms Bowl. That Rodriguez was the subject of a workplace misconduct allegation became public knowledge shortly before the school announced it had “parted ways” with the coach, according to a USA Today report. “After... Read More

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Rich Rodriguez, University of Arizona

January 3, 2018

House speaker who resigned over harassment claim reconsiders

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s House speaker, who said he was resigning from his leadership post two months ago after acknowledging he secretly settled a sexual harassment claim with a female legislative aide, is now having second thoughts, sowing confusing about who’s in charge as lawmakers reconvene. As the legislature opened its 2018 session Tuesday,... Read More

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Jeff Hoover, Sexual Abuse

January 3, 2018

Court won’t rehear defamation case against Bill Cosby

BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court won’t rehear a defamation lawsuit filed against Bill Cosby by a woman who said he raped her decades ago. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently denied Kathrine McKee’s request for a full-court hearing. A three-judge panel of the court had ruled against her in October. The... Read More

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Bill Cosby

January 2, 2018

Ex-auxiliary cop says NYPD bosses pressured her for sex in police van

A former auxiliary cop claims her two NYPD bosses teamed up to pressure her for sex in the back of a police van. The complaint, filed with the state Division of Human Rights, comes just a few months after two other city cops allegedly raped a teen in their NYPD van. “You hear news almost every... Read More

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Huma Ayyaz, Sexual Abuse

December 28, 2017

Before the 1990s, little recourse for harassment victims

NEW YORK (AP) — Back in 1979, Karen Schneider was an entry-level copy editor in her 20s when a senior editor at her newspaper offered her a ride after some late-night drinks with colleagues. At her destination, he locked the car door and forcibly kissed her. Terrified, she managed to get away. She subsequently told... Read More

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Sexual Abuse

December 26, 2017

Oklahoma school sued for alleged sex abuse of students

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma school and its board of directors are being sued on behalf of 15 girls who say they were molested by a teacher’s aide. The federal lawsuit filed Friday in Oklahoma City seeks unspecified damages from the Perry school district and the school board for allegedly failing to protect the... Read More

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Arnold Cowen, Sexual Abuse

December 24, 2017

Sexual misconduct scandals remind clergy victims of abuse

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — When stories of sexual misconduct by powerful men began to fill the news this fall, Manny Vega immediately flashed back to his childhood. He saw strong similarities between the recent allegations against producers and politicians and his own abuse as a child by his parish priest. “The parallels are in the... Read More

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Religion, Sexual Abuse

December 22, 2017

USOC CEO apologizes, says he was unaware of Nassar abuse

The leader of the U.S. Olympic Committee says in a letter he was not aware of the Larry Nassar sex-abuse allegations before law enforcement got involved, and that he had no knowledge of a settlement between USA Gymnastics and 2012 Olympic champion McKayla Maroney in a case involving the now-imprisoned former team doctor. CEO Scott... Read More

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Nassar, Sexual Abuse

December 21, 2017

Woman with complaint against Fox’s Ailes settles case

NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyer for a former Fox News contributor who sued the network for sexual harassment says she has settled her case. Julie Roginsky claimed her Fox career stalled after she rebuffed the advances of late Fox News chief Roger Ailes. A spokesman for her lawyer, Nancy Erika Smith, would give no... Read More

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Fox, Julie Roginsky, Sexual Abuse

December 21, 2017

Woman sues rapper Nelly claiming sexual assault, defamation

SEATTLE (AP) — A woman has sued the rapper Nelly, claiming he sexually assaulted her on his tour bus and later damaged her reputation by refuting her account. The Seattle Times reported Wednesday that Monique Greene’s lawsuit against Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Haynes Jr., seeks unspecified damages. The rapper was arrested on his tour bus... Read More

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Nelly, Sexual Abuse

Canadian theater founder suspended amid harassment claims

4 people charged with kidnapping, assaulting teen girl

Youth theater founder sentenced to 10 years for sex abuse

Vice puts top execs on leave after sexual misconduct claims

Arizona coach fired after sexual harassment allegations

House speaker who resigned over harassment claim reconsiders

Court won’t rehear defamation case against Bill Cosby

Ex-auxiliary cop says NYPD bosses pressured her for sex in police van

Before the 1990s, little recourse for harassment victims

Oklahoma school sued for alleged sex abuse of students

Sexual misconduct scandals remind clergy victims of abuse

USOC CEO apologizes, says he was unaware of Nassar abuse

Woman with complaint against Fox’s Ailes settles case

Woman sues rapper Nelly claiming sexual assault, defamation

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