Sentences with word «accuser»

Speaker Silver took heat for authorizing a secret $ 103,000 settlement to a pair of Lopez accusers in June, before Lopez was censured following the two additional harassment allegations.

The speakers include former Weinstein assistant Zelda Perkins, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and such Weinstein accusers as actresses Katherine Kendall, Jessica Barth and Sean Young.

She also paid tribute to actor Anthony Rapp, who opened the floodgates for accusers to come forward when he alleged he was 14 when Spacey sexually harassed him.

«Those of you who are subscribers of Newsweek, if you look at the issue that came out on Monday, the cover story featured the magazine's first scoop [since we acquired it], an interview with accuser of Dominique Strauss - Kahn and the New York hotel scandal.

Rennard still denies sexual harassment but has said he is sorry if he encroached on accusers» personal space

Actress - turned - feminist - activist Rose McGowan, a Harvey Weinstein accuser who refused a $ 1 million hush money offer, was a featured speaker at the inaugural Women's Convention in Detroit.

Sorvino was also among the scores of accusers who detailed Weinstein's alleged misconduct in the avalanche of accounts that followed.

The difficulties faced by accusers in sexual assault cases can stem from the fact that the system is not designed with a focus on the interests of victims but in protecting the rights of those facing criminal prosecution, said Alexi Wood, the lawyer representing four women bringing civil suits against the former artistic director of Soulpepper Theatre Company, Albert Schultz.

Moreover, each component or section is urged to punish people found to have committed harassment or misconduct in a consistent manner and to take steps to protect accusers from harassment.

However, their prominence did not shield Paul from danger; when accusers came from Thessalonica, they realized that Berea would be no different in its reaction against him than Thessalonica had been, so they spirited him away to Athens.

After he was accused of sexual harassment by Anthony Rapp in an incident that occurred in 1986, when Rapp was 14, a string of other accusers came forward, accusing the actor of groping and other inappropriate behavior towards young men.

To say this memo subset is as out - of - context as the GCC presentation is an understatement; it was never actually a component of what accusers say it was, and therefore is worthless as evidence to prove the fossil fuel industry conspired with skeptic scientists to downplay the alleged catastrophic environmental harm of fossil fuels.

Democrat Rafael Espinal said he wants to talk with NYPD brass about the possibility of filing perjury charges against accusers who file false complaints against cops.

and a guilty conscience needs to know accuser...

Because Lauer held a position of great power at NBC, and reportedly earned more than $ 25 million annually, the anonymous accusers told Variety that they were torn about coming forward with their claims because of fears about repercussions for their careers.

From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein's Accusers Tell Their Stories Multiple women share harrowing accounts of sexual assault and

Of course, politicians who have proclaimed their innocence and rejected initial calls to resign have later stepped down under changed circumstances like more accusers coming forward.

The group of women — which includes accusers of current Sen. Jeff Klein and ex-Assemblymen Vito Lopez and Micah Kellner — are calling for the issue to be addressed during the legislative session rather than through the state's notoriously opaque budget process in order to ensure an open dialogue that includes the voices of stakeholders and experts.

News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book - and publishing - related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Book News «It Just Felt Very Wrong»: Sherman Alexie's Accusers Go On The Record (NPR) In a follow - up report, Alexie has declined the Carnegie medal... Read more»

«I think, when you have a pattern of behavior, when you have multiple accusers against an individual that's in a position of power as the Senator and the Congressman, yes they should resign,» Higgins told WBEN.

That would have given the opportunity for his lawyers to cross-examine accusers, he said.

«Women have found strength in one another and the courage to come forward, leaving many powerful men to suffer the consequences of their actions,» Trump accuser Rachel Crooks said at a December press conference.

The #MeToo movement might have begun last October, but the fallout continues as more and more accusers find the strength to speak out.

Three of Harvey Weinstein's accusers took to the stage to introduce a segment celebrating exclusivity in film over the last 12 months, shining the light on women and people of colour in film, with the success of Black Panther, Ladybird and Get Out, among a few.

Dominique Stauss - Kahn's accuser filed a libel suit against the NY Post, which called her the «hooker maid.»

In an Instagram post published Monday, Chalamet announced he will donate his entire salary to three organizations: Time's Up, the legal fund defending female accusers of sexual misconduct; the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN); and the LGBT Center in New York.

Bill Cosby's wife claimed in a statement Thursday that her husband's accuser gave false testimony during the trial that ended last week, and demanded an investigation of the district attorney.

He will stay busy in his work as accuser until he is bound forever and ever.

Voting 56 - 2, the state Senate passed a new sex harassment measure that makes it easier for victims to file complaints and harder for employers to silence accusers.

Amazon employees peeing on bottles; $ 35M judgement against textbook counterfeiter; Author accused of sexual assault sues accuser; Actress loses lawsuit regarding portrayal of her in a show.

Wow Roy Moore's accuser just admitted she altered her yearbook.

A slew of high - profile women — including New York first lady Chirlane McCray — vowed to boycott Twitter on Friday over the suspension from the site of actress and Harvey Weinstein accuser Rose McGowan.

From the start to the finish, the 71st Cannes was dominated by protest and petition for gender equality, culminating in the extraordinary sight at the festival's closing ceremony Saturday of Italian filmmaker and Harvey Weinstein accuser Asia Argento vowing justice for sexual predators in the film industry.

Meanwhile, Speaker Silver took heat for authorizing a secret $ 103,000 settlement to a pair of Lopez accusers in June, before Lopez was censured following the two additional harassment allegations.

When Susan Brownmiller wanted to defend false rape accusers, she invented the «fact» that only 2 % of rape claims are fabricated.

Yates added, «It's very different [than cases] where there are multiple accusers over many years that need to be examined and we need to reflect on our industry that allows that to roll on year in and year out.

A fifth accuser, Beverly Young Nelson, came forward in a press conference on Monday to accuse Moore of sexually assaulting her in his car when she was a 16 - year - old waitress and he was the district attorney of Alabama's Etowah County.

«To emphasis the punishment for filing a false report while not emphasizing the seriousness of sexual harassment is exactly the type of intimidation that has silenced so many through the years and encourages perpetrators to attack accusers,» said Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, a Democrat.

Define credible: offering reasonable grounds for being believed; of sufficient capability to be militarily effective — credible in a sentence Most Hillary Clinton Voters Think The Allegations Against Bill Clinton Are Credible Most Trump voters say the current president's accusers lack

Humanity is the only accuser that labels something wrong or harmful.

Naomi Oreskes accuses them as being «Merchants of Doubt» in her book of the same name, but neither she nor any other prominent accuser ranging from Al Gore to Ross Gelbspan ever offers a scintilla of evidence proving skeptic climate scientists are in any such conspiracy.

The problems will not likely end until method and procedures are found to protect accusers from undeserved consequences, and counselors can encourage full pursuit of offenders unreservedly.

They yammer on and on about how accusers turn out to be liars and won't someone PLEASE think of the man.

Unlike the public trashing that other women have gotten when accusing powerful men in the past — think Anita Hill, called «nutty» and «slutty» in 1991 or the long line of Bill Cosby accusers who, until very recently, were dismissed as gold diggers — Carlson's claims that Ailes ogled her and forced her out when she rebuffed him were taken seriously, listened to, and investigated.

Five other accusers testified against him at the trial.

In every spurious sex abuse case, there is an original accuser, whose story proves contagious.