Sentences with phrase «allegations of assault for»

Not exact matches

Roy Moore, the party's candidate for what had been one of its safest Senate seats, lost after allegations arose that he had sexually assaulted a 14 - year - old girl when he was in his mid-30s and had pursued other teenagers.

(Bloom, the daughter of prominent Hollywood attorney Gloria Allred, is known for representing women who bring sexual assault allegations to court; in April, she announced that Weinstein would produce her book as a docuseries.)

But while the Ghomeshi affair revealed the craven efforts of CBCâ $ ™ s management to protect one of their stars in the facing of numerous allegations of assaulting women, the Lang affair speaks to the issue of how the CBC has, in effect, increasingly become a mouthpiece for big business and neo-conservative ideologues.

Last month a report by the US Senate — entitled Putin's Asymmetric Assault on Democracy in Russia and Europe: Implications for US National Security — also criticized the adequacy of the investigations conducted thus far by Facebook and Twitter into allegations of Russian social media interference vis - a-vis Brexit.

How did Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein prevent allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault from surfacing for so long?

Allegations against Bill Cosby have been piling up for the past year, as more than 50 women accused the comedian of rape, sexual assault and sexual misconduct in incidents dating...

This hit home for me recently when reading a Washington Post article about the media's increased willingness to investigate and report on allegations of sexual assault.

And it probably would have stayed like that but for Beverly Young Nelson, a woman who accused Moore of sexually assaulting her when she was 16 years old — the most brutal allegation yet.

Trump tweeted a sweeping denial of the many sexual assault allegations that have hounded him over the past few years, saying that «nothing ever happened with any of these women» and implying last October that one of them was not attractive enough for him to find sexually desirable.

According to the Lansing State Journal, ESPN's information request called for Michigan State to turn over «all police reports containing allegations of sexual assault since Dec. 10, 2016, as well as records of arrests made between Feb. 6 and Feb. 9.»

The tweet from Trump was in response to Gillibrand's call for the president to resign after women who accused him of sexual assault and harassment re-told their allegations on Monday.

An ex-wife of former White House staff secretary Rob Porter lashed out at the Trump administration for their reaction to the fallout over the assault allegations that led to Porter's dismissal.

The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has launched an investigation into UB's handling of a sexual assault allegation lodged earlier this year.

New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who has feuded with Trump on Twitter after calling for his resignation because of sexual harassment and assault allegations, doesn't make these people nervous.

In a question regarding whether or not the Republican nominee for president should resign amidst allegations of sexual assault — which was greeted with murmurs from the audience — both candidates found one point they could fully agree on; disappointment.

Among other changes in the new legislation, the bill requires an appeals process for both the victim and the accused during a campus adjudication of a sexual assault allegation.

Representative Jerrold Nadler is calling for Assemblyman Vito Lopez to resign his post in the Assembly and as chair of the Brooklyn Democratic organization, in the wake of sexual assault allegations that resulted in Lopez's censure.

ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo's definition of «affirmative consent» has changed significantly since he first proposed that colleges must use the «yes means yes» standard for adjudicating sexual assault allegations.

Fayose who made the allegation while speaking with journalists at the Government House today said the assault on his government is to be coordinated for the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal David and an unnamed Senior Advocate of Nigeria.

The ad's thematic issue comes after the top of the Republican ticket, presidential nominee Donald Trump, has come under fire for allegations of sexual assault and harassment from multiple women.

The stalemate comes as Ecuador complains of a British «threat» to temporarily revoke the diplomatic immunity of its embassy, so that officers can take Assange into custody and extradite him to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning over allegations of sexual assault.

The Office of House Employment Counsel brokered a settlement in 2006 over allegations that Queens Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks fired a staffer in retaliation for reporting that she was sexually assaulted at a business tied to a campaign contributor.

The wife of a Kentucky lawmaker who killed himself after a sexual assault allegation surfaced this week defended her husband and said she will run for his seat because «these high - tech lynchings based on lies and half - truths can't be allowed to win the day.»

Celebrity chef Mario Batali addressed allegations of sexual assault and harassment in a tone - deaf newsletter that included a recipe for «pizza dough cinnamon rolls.»

Under a state law passed in June of last year, ride - hailing contractors are required to pass a criminal background check, but county lawmakers lobbied for more thorough vetting for prospective contractors in Westchester amid a slew of allegations against Uber and its employees, including a class action suit claiming drivers had sexually assaulted customers.

The balcony is still considered Ecuadorian territory, meaning police could detain the Wikileaks founder for extradition to Sweden, where he faces allegations of sexual assault.

The DCE nominee for Ada East, Sarah Dugbakie, was eventually confirmed amid the confusion and allegations of police interference, where some assembly members were said to have been assaulted despite police presence.

Spota, 76, of Mount Sinai, and McPartland, 51, of Northport, along with Burke and other members of the Suffolk County Police Department «had numerous meetings and telephone conversations wherein they discussed the assault,» the victim's allegations against Burke, and the federal investigation, prosecutors said in a letter to the judge asking for strict bail conditions.

After she was taken for psychiatric evaluation «the allegations of assault first emerged.»

«We can not and must not forget Trump's unapologetic comments about grabbing women or the dozens of sexual assault allegations against him and what that means for all of us,» said Ossorio, noting that Trump's team had erased information on assaults against women from the White House website.»

Allen came under scrutiny for sexual misconduct allegations as his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was a child.

A long time fighter for women's rights and civil rights, Allred has taken on Trump, Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein in the past year in the courts and in the court of public opinion as allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault have instigated potentially transformative movements in Hollywood.

Director Scott made the choice to cut Spacey — and replace him with Christopher Plummer, who he reportedly wanted for the part of J. Paul Getty anyway — after Spacey was hit with a slew of sexual assault and harassment allegations in October.

Seacrest, whose presence on the red carpet was surrounded by controversy due to lingering sexual assault allegations, was trying to do his normal hosting thing for E! but was missing one major part of the job: people to talk to.

And Dylan Farrow's open letter, in which the 28 - year - old wrote for the first time about the allegations first made 21 years ago during a custody battle between Allen and Mia Farrow, not only opened by saying that Allen «sexually assaulted» Farrow, but it called out Blanchett by name, along with stars of other Allen movies.

In addition to the «Me Too» movement, Milano penned an op - ed for Patriot Not Patriotism in response to the numerous allegations of sexual harassment and assault against Harvey Weinstein, including Milano's Charmed co-star, Rose McGowan, who alleges that the movie mogul raped her.

Jon tweeted «Strange that Gary Oldman didn't thank his publicist for keeping all of those domestic violence assault allegations from getting too much coverage this awards season #Oscars»

For a time, Chalamet seemed like a potential dark - horse spoiler, but the best picture nomination for Darkest Hour — and the curious failure of the assault allegations in his past, which were dismissed in court, to affect his campaign — have made that seem virtually impossibFor a time, Chalamet seemed like a potential dark - horse spoiler, but the best picture nomination for Darkest Hour — and the curious failure of the assault allegations in his past, which were dismissed in court, to affect his campaign — have made that seem virtually impossibfor Darkest Hour — and the curious failure of the assault allegations in his past, which were dismissed in court, to affect his campaign — have made that seem virtually impossible.

As recently as December, Winslet praised Allen for his directing ability and spoke enthusiastically about her time working with him, avoiding the topic of his sexual assault allegations.

The premiere was dominated by warm praise for the efforts of director Ridley Scott, who managed to revamp the thriller in six weeks, completely cutting star Kevin Spacey from the film following sexual harassment and assault allegations waged against the actor.

Placing him in the same hallowed company as accused girlfriend beater Chris Brown, Dustin Hoffman has now been vocally defended by actor Michael Rapaport, who hopped on Twitter tonight to dub comedian John Oliver a «selfish fuck» for grilling Hoffman about allegations of sexual assault that have been levied against...

While she was there, many in the audience engaged in a silent protest of her promotion of for - profit schools and commitment to reversing guidance on how colleges should handle allegations of sexual assault on campus.

Mr. Clark as criminal defence counsel secured verdicts of not guilty on false allegations of sexual assault, touching for a sexual purpose the body of a person under the age of fourteen years, inviting a person under the age of fourteen years to touching for a sexual purpose, and being a person in position of authority / trust touching for a sexual purpose the body of a person under the age of fourteen years.

Initially, there had been a crisis within the Commission, especially the trained lawyer Commissioners, as to whether it was proper to accept sexual assault and rape allegations for this type of civil resolution, rather than referring them straight away to the police for criminal charges.

For example, the stigma associated with allegations of assault can damage both your personal and professional reputation.

Regardless of whether or not the case results in a conviction, assault allegations can have lifelong consequences for those accused.

Following several public allegations against US Actor Kevin Spacey, the public is in uproar about sexual assault being swept under the carpet, about celebrity reactions to accusations, about the lack of public support for victims, but also about the press's forceful reporting of allegations as if...

Following several public allegations against US Actor Kevin Spacey, the public is in uproar about sexual assault being swept under the carpet, about celebrity reactions to accusations, about the lack of public support for victims, but also about the press's forceful reporting of allegations as if proven fact.

Although details of the specific allegations will not be released until later in their statement of claim, the notice of action indicates that our nation's armed force may soon be held to account for not preventing crimes, such as sexual assault and harassment, against its military members by their own comrades.

Here I'm struck by the contrast between the accounts of the prevalence of «whacking» and the judicial response to it (e.g. that it is common and the courts / crowns rarely intervene) and accounts that I hear from practicing crowns (e.g. that it is uncommon and, when it occurs, the court's response vigorously and, further, that the court, crown and police are uncommonly solicitous to complainants in sexual assault cases — a claim that the Ghomeshi cases seems to confirm given the seemingly well - founded criticism of the police in that case for failing to adequately probe the complainant's allegations, meaning that inconsistencies in their statements were discovered on cross-examination by the defense, fatally undermining their credibility).