Sentences with phrase «by accusers»

However, the complaints by these accusers were not at issue in the just concluded Cosby trial, which only dealt with accusations of one, Andrea Constand.

The irony is that the ones who are making bold accusations in their opinion blogs against the authors of peer reviewed published scientific studies don't seem to think that the same scientific standards, which are mandated for scientists when they publish their stuff, should be adhered by the accusers themselves.

Both agencies acted with official city and state misconduct, and in both cases, honest, credible evidence was repeatedly dismissed and ignored, and so was the corruption that remains to date — where knowingly false statements were made to discredit me (then later completely reversed during oral argument by my accusers), and both the DOI investigators (who appeared at my doorstep many times to collect evidence) and MTA Office of the Inspector General investigators invited me back to their headquarters (more than six times), from 1989 to 2008), and continued to take no action to restore and reinstate my city job, pension and social security contributions.

In a 28 - point response sighted by ClassFMonline.com, Mrs Osei denied any acts of fraud or financial malfeasance on her part as claimed by her accusers based on which they have petitioned President Nana Akufo - Addo to remove her.

When chaos broke out in the garden of Gethsemane on the night Jesus was arrested, what do we find Him doing — healing the guard whose ear had just been lobbed off (by his accuser and enemy).

In certain medieval European chivalric romances, such as Marie de France's Le Fresne, a woman cites a multiple birth (often to a lower - class woman) as proof of adultery on her part; while this may reflect a widespread belief, it is invariably treated as malicious slander, to be justly punished by the accuser having a multiple birth of her own, and the events of the romance are triggered by her attempt to hide one or more of the children.

Sometimes these provisions are desired by the accuser, but most often they are simply demanded by the employer, and more often end up protecting the tormentor over the victim.

FWIW, this is much more generous than under U.S. law in which no compensation of any kind is payable to an acquitted criminal defendant in the vast majority of cases either by the government or by an accuser.

(a) There was a presumption in favour of open justice and confrontation of a defendant by his accuser.

A documentary - maker seeks help to speak to those accused and / or convicted of harassment or stalking in cases where the accused is innocent or has been treated unfairly in some way by the accuser or the prosecuting authorities, or where the law has been wrongly applied.

Not exact matches

And then there's Canter, who responded to the Times» accusations of harassment by saying he «disliked [his accuser's] ideas so he behaved the way he did to make her go away,» and that she had «used her sexuality publicly.»

According to a statement about the sale, as reported by NPR, the deal immediately nullifies all the non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) that Harvey Weinstein made his accusers sign when he settled with them.

In an appearance Friday morning on Fox News, Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence blamed the news media for what he characterized as an obsession with «unsubstantiated» claims by Trump's accusers.

If God gave humans Free Will then broke the promise, by compelling Judas to betray (or merely, be the appointed accuser / betrayer) then, Judas would be rewarded for being a puppet in the plan and fulfilling the Will of God.

For some reason it never seems to occur to the clergy person (s) to ask whether the accuser (s) have first personally confronted the defendent, as instructed to do by Scripture, before appealing to an authority figure.

And He wrote in the sand the unspeakable sins of all, and one by one the accusers departed in shame.

Milligan disclaims The Kid's clean record as a basis for our credence; she is offended by the very idea of needing to establish the credibility of an accuser.

Comments by Larry Nassar accuser Rachael Denhollander in a Christianity Today interview have revived debate over a dismissed abuse lawsuit against Sovereign Grace Ministries (SGM) dating back to 2012.

The prominent Georgia pastor being sued for sexual coercion by four men will face his accusers in court next summer if the cases can not be settled through mediation before then.

It seems the drum beat is all about how bad the church is... how we need to listen to our accusers... could we not present the accusations and discuss them one by one... rather than alluding to them and things done so far in the past that to correct them is almost impossible.

After years of the mishandling of sex - abuse accusations by bishops in this country, there is a widespread and understandable skepticism about whether either accusers or accused are treated justly.

Of course, Jesus cautioned the adulterous woman not to continue her adulterous behavior, the penalty was death by stoning and she might not be fortunate enough to have someone around with the courage to call out her accusers should she be found out again.

Informations without the accuser's name subscribed must not be admitted in evidence against anyone, as it is introducing a very dangerous precedent, and by no means agreeable to the spirit of the age.»

A woman caught in adultery is brought out to be stoned to death, and Jesus rescues her by writing in the dust and telling her accusers that the one without sin may throw the first stone.

They do indeed struggle with Satan, their accuser, but they conquer him «by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they did not cling to life even in the face of death» (12:11).

By Dana Garrett, CNN State College, Pennsylvania (CNN)-- As former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky faced his accusers on Tuesday for the first time since he was indicted on child sex abuse charges, his pastor of 20 years was at the courthouse.

This leads to the saying about reconciliation with an accuser given by Matthew in the Sermon on the Mount (Lk 12:58 - 59; Mt 5:25).

He shows very convincingly that his most prominent accusers are motivated by misguided and vain moralistic indignation far more than any grasp of what Strauss actually wrote.

Thus, her male accusers, vicariously, get to participate in the adultery — and the question asked of them by Jesus becomes both pointed and relevant — the accusers become the accused.

Oh, heavy hour of labor (although labor is at rest), when the account is rendered, yet there is no accuser there; when all is called by its own name, yet there is nothing said; when each improper word must be repeated, in the light of eternity!

The case was heard promptly, and Paul worsted his opponents by claiming that it was on account of the resurrection that he was in chains, thus splitting Pharisee and Sadducee among his accusers.

Nifong may have also violated rules by failing to tell the defense last spring that DNA from four unidentified men was found on the accuser's body and underwear.

The accuser was further interviewed by police Tuesday and maintained that she had lied about the details of the incident Saturday.

Rep. Blake Farenthold used taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment claim brought by his former spokesman — the only known sitting member of Congress to have used a little - known congressional account to pay an accuser, people familiar with the matter told POLITICO.

It's widely assumed JCOPE is investigating alleged sex harassment by Assemblyman Lopez, and, perhaps, Speaker Silver's approval of a six - figure secret payout to Lopez's accusers, CBS 2's Tony Aiello reported.

That's when Silver and top Assembly staffers, along with reviews by top staffers for Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, authorized a secret $ 103,000 settlement for Lopez's first accusers.

A supposed torn and empty evidence bag, reportedly found at the home of the mother of rape suspect Patrick Kane's accuser, is a hoax carried out by the mother.

Sedita held a memorable press conference in late - September to explain that alleged evidence tampering was actually an elaborate hoax carried out by the mother of the accuser.

Rep. Blake Farenthold, a Texas Republican, reportedly used taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment claim brought by his former spokesman — the only known sitting member of Congress to have used a little - known congressional account to pay an accuser.

Good digging by Times reporters has kept the story alive, but Silver has helped by dribbling out damaging details and allowing himself to become a punching bag for Gloria Allred, the lawyer representing some of Lopez's accusers.

Silver, who an ethics panel criticized for quietly authorizing a settlement to two of Lopez's accusers, said on Monday: «The degradation and emotional duress endured by the young women identified in the report who were harassed while they served in the Assembly weighs heavily on me.»

Lopez's first two accusers were essentially outed by a JCOPE report issued in early 2013 that did not name them but did describe their jobs and when they held them.

Cuomo said the statements by Schneiderman's accusers in the magazine article should force a criminal probe.

He was sanctioned on Tuesday after the committee determined McLaughlin lied about the circumstances of the situation while also leaking information about the allegations by revealing the name of his accuser.

Hundreds of people — including one of Harvey Weinstein's accusers — took to the streets of Hollywood yesterday afternoon to march against sexual assault, as the worlds of politics and media continue to be rocked by a flood of allegations.

The New York Times responded to the latest bombshell report about Harvey Weinstein's efforts to silence accusers, along with the Times journalist working to tell their stories, by firing the law firm that the studio executive used to employ private investigators: Boies Schiller Flexner.

A three - page report commissioned by Klein from Loeb & Loeb, a law firm, attempts to portray his accuser as inappropriate and unstable based on the fact that she was a) drinking (with Klein), and b) extended a casual invitation for him to attend her family's Passover celebration.

The truth is that no matter how far and fast falsehood has traveled, it must eventually be overtaken by truth and this time, the truth emerged from the mouth of the accuser, albeit, in a Freudian slip.

In 2006, Silver and Assembly leaders forked over roughly $ 500,000 to settle a suit by a Boxley accuser.

The matter was later investigated by parliament, but the accusers were supposedly unable to prove their claims.