Sentences with phrase «alleged sexual abuse of»

New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia said an investigation is underway into the alleged sexual abuse of two children on Buffalo school buses.

Perhaps the secondary or tertiary motive is revealing his alleged sexual abuse of women in his office.

A Los Angeles congressman has acknowledged he's the unnamed target of a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse of teenage girl and his lawyer vehemently denies allegations.

Not exact matches

Along the way, the alleged misconduct of his personal life has seeped to the surface, as he has faced allegations of sexual abuse and backlash from his decision to marry Soon - Yi Previn, the adopted daughter of his ex-partner, Mia Farrow.

Former Thinx employees, many of them women in their 20s and 30s, allege some very un-feminist practices, including substandard pay, verbal abuse and sexual harassment.

The act of kicking a member out of the Academy is rare, but the AMPAS board in October did vote to expel Harvey Weinstein after a special emergency meeting in October, following bombshell reports the New York Times and New Yorker about decades of alleged sexual harassment and abuse.

According to the Lansing State Journal, which is also part of the USA TODAY Network, at least 95 gymnasts have alleged sexual abuse by Larry Nassar, who was the national team physician from 1996 to 2015.

Similarly, the recovered - memory hysteria, in which false «memories» of childhood sexual abuse ruined the lives of alleged abusers, was fostered by mental health professionals — the very people who should have known better.

Finnegan's other attorney, Dan Monahan - who also filed the suits on behalf of the previous two alleged victims of sexual abuse - said he would file as many lawsuits as he has to.

Finnegan's suit alleges that the archdiocese «actively concealed their knowledge of Kline's previous offenses, lied to parishioners and created a sham sexual abuse victim assistance program for the archdiocese.»

Lynn, dressed in all black and wearing a priest collar, listened intently as Coelho argued that he knowingly covered up incidents of sexual abuse, including alleged acts by Brennan, and «ignored common sense and placed children at risk.»

In its wake, alleged victims of sexual abuse are suing the archdiocese and other high - ranking church officials because the report states the archdiocese knowingly withheld the identity of predator priests.

The Guardian: Bishop's arrest part of broad inquiry into Chichester diocese child abuse The arrest of Bishop Peter Ball on suspicion of sexual offences against boys and men at addresses in East Sussex and elsewhere is the latest development in a wide - ranging and often contentious series of official inquiries into decades of alleged child protection failures in the diocese of Chichester on England's south coast.

(CNN)- A cardinal at the center of an international scandal over alleged sexual abuse reversed course Sunday, acknowledging wrongdoing.

had to do not with the number but with the nature of the sexual abuses alleged: The report states that 80 \ % to 90 \ % of priests who sexually abused children over the past 52 years had been involved with adolescent boys - ephebophilia - not prepubescent children - paedophilia.»

Pennsylvania's attorney general charged Sandusky, 67, with 40 counts in what authorities allege was the sexual abuse of eight young boys over several years.

More Women Sue Bill Gothard and IBLP, Alleging Sexual Abuse Amended lawsuit increases severity of allegations.

The measure, first introduced years ago by Margaret Markey, a New York State Assembly Democrat, would extend the statute of limitations for civil suits against alleged sexual abusers of children and against institutions that fail to act against such abuse under their roofs.

The report from the attorneys» group was released a negotiations stalled this week between the state Senate and Gov. Andrew Cuomo over enactment of a law that would create a one - year period for alleged victims of sexual assault to file a lawsuit against their abusers or any organization that may have enabled the abuse.

It has additionally become apparent to me that a number of broadcasters and newspapers have, without expressly naming me, also been alleging that a senior Conservative party figure from that time was guilty of or suspected of being guilty of the sexual abuse of residents of this children's home.

The board of directors of Las Vegas - based Wynn Resorts is facing mounting lawsuits from shareholders — including the NYS pension fund — who allege they breached their fiduciary duties when they ignored what has been described as a longstanding pattern of sexual abuse and harassment by the company's founder, Steve Wynn.

Legendary Metropolitan Opera conductor James Levine molested an Illinois teenager from the time he was 15 years old, sexual abuse that lasted for years and led the alleged victim to the brink of suicide, according to a police report obtained by The NY Post.

Allegations of sexual harassment and assault by Mr. Weinstein were disclosed this month in The New York Times and The New Yorker, which prompted other women to share their accounts of his alleged abuse, set off criminal investigations, roiled the entertainment world and triggered a social media movement of women from other industries and backgrounds telling their stories.

Disgraced Attorney General Eric Schneiderman bolted out of his Upper West Side apartment and into a waiting car Wednesday — grinning as he dodged questions about his alleged abuse and sexual harassment of four women.

A notice of claim filed by an employee, alleged the county was aware of prior reports of sexual harassment or abuse committed by commissioner Al Dirschberger and did not act appropriately to stop the behavior.

New York is among the most restrictive states in the nation when it comes to allowing victims of sexual abuse from years ago to file lawsuits against their alleged perpetrators.

Yesterday, we reported that The Wrap founder Sharon Waxman had accused The New York Times of backing down from a story she had written in 2004 that would have exposed Weinstein's alleged history of sexual abuse because of «intense pressure» from high - profile figures in the movie industry — specifically actors Matt Damon...

Even putting aside the fact that Terrence Howard, who has a history of alleged domestic abuse and sexual harassment, seems to have his history swept under the rug with each subsequent season of Empire, it's equally odd that a soap opera — which largely appeals to women and gay men, if we're keeping it real — keeps putting a character front and center who's misogynistic, homophobic, and the embodiment of toxic masculinity.

May 8, 2018 • The bankruptcy judge approved a $ 310 million deal that doesn't promise a fund to compensate alleged sexual abuse victims of company co-founder Harvey Weinstein.

It's a very different story in the greater - Phoenix area, where school administrators involved in three highly publicized cases of alleged sexual abuse by teachers are being investigated by Arizona education officials for possible mishandling of the incidents.

The proposal, which was prompted by the scandal enveloping the Los Angeles Unified School District over the long career of former Miramonte Elementary School teacher Mark Berndt, who now faces 23 charges of what the law politely calls lewd acts upon a child, arose the ire of the two unions because it would have allowed school districts to suspend teachers accused of alleged sexual and substance abuse crimes without pay and allowed dismissals to be presented before an administrative law judge instead of the usual three - person panel of the state's Professional Competence commission that is largely slated in favor of NEA and AFT.

by Merritt Clifton David K. Wills, 62, charged in multiple Texas counties in 2015 for alleged felonious continuous sexual abuse of a child and continuous trafficking of a child, first came to my notice as an investigative subject in September 1989, through conduct which, unknown to him, I personally witnessed.

While Ben Roethlisberger was exonerated of all criminal charges, doubts still remain as to his liability in the alleged sexual abuse incident.

,» «Independent Mental Evaluations of Children Alleging Sexual Abuse,» «South Carolina's Sex Offender Registry has Turned into Punishment,» and «Special Concerns Involving Juvenile Sex Offender Registration.»

Ten Twitter trolls learnt this the hard way when they revealed the identity of the woman who accused footballer Ched Evans of rape — despite the fact that alleged victims of sexual abuse are given anonymity for life — and earned themselves police cautions.

We must watch and see whether other courts follow the lead of Justice Lederer, particularly in the situation more commonly seen where the deceased person is not the alleged sexual abuse victim as in Fox v. Narine, but rather the alleged wrongdoer.

Consider, for example, the implications for estates of deceased individuals alleged to have committed sexual abuse.

Defense counsel should consider requesting an independent mental evaluation of a child alleging sexual abuse in two circumstances.

The case creates a «very high threshold» for regulated health professionals seeking to challenge a proposed interim suspension or interim conditions, in the face of a complaint alleging serious misconduct, such as sexual abuse, says Lad Kucis, partner and co-chairman of the health law group with Gardiner Roberts LLP in Toronto.

Claimants who had suffered sexual abuse but need to seek the discretion of the court under s 33 were driven to alleging that the abuse was the result of, or accompanied by, some other breach of duty which could be brought within the language of s 11.

Sexual Assault Victim Collects Judgement S. (GW) v. R. (WW) 2010 BCSC 1741 is a case alleging a fraudulent conveyance of assets from the plaintiff's stepfather, to his son, The stepfather had sexually abused the plaintiff for several years when she was very young.

The suit also alleges the former priest continued his abuse of James C. Doe even after police questioned him about a sexual abuse case in 2005 and church officials ordered him not to have contact with minors.

After R.A. ended the relationship and retained family law counsel, the complainant went to the police and alleged a history of physical, sexual and verbal abuse.

After a bitter separation and a decision by the court to place the children in the care of Mr. R.G., the former wife went to police an alleged historical physical and sexual abuse.

In Re S (Children)[2016] EWCA Civ 83, [2016] All ER (D) 148 (Feb) the Court of Appeal looked at whether a child, K, who had alleged serious sexual abuse by her brother, B, since she was six, should give oral evidence.

«[30] Ensuring that documents prepared for College proceedings are always inadmissible in civil proceedings is especially important in cases, like this one, of alleged sexual abuse.

Emma Phillips talks to the Toronto Star about Canada's role in providing support for victims of alleged sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers.

Alison regularly represents parents in complex care proceedings including those involving international elements and where non-accidental injury, serious physical abuse, or sexual abuse of the child has been alleged, and cases with parallel criminal proceedings.

It's «very rare» to see victims of alleged sexual assault found liable for defamation, said Elizabeth Grace, a lawyer who specializes in sexual abuse, but was not involved -LSB-...]

The judge referred to the governing legal test for determining if an employer is vicariously liable for employee sexual misconduct, and concluded that because the alleged abuse was said to have occurred while the teacher was simply carrying out his ordinary duties as a teacher, without taking advantage of any specialized opportunities afforded to him by virtue of his employment, no vicarious liability would have attached to the school board even if the alleged sexual misconduct had been proven.