Not exact matches
As powerful men across an array of industries have been accused of
harassing and abusing
women, both
parties have had to deal with misconduct allegations in their ranks.
The parade of liberal late - night TV hosts — including Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, and James Corden — flat - out ignored Thursday the blistering New York Times report alleging that Hollywood super-producer and Democratic
Party mega-donor sexually
harassed multiple
women over a period of decades.
More than 100 Liberal Democrat activists and the
party's youth wing signed a letter urging Nick Clegg to demand the withdrawal of the whip from Rennard unless the peer apologised following over allegations that he
harassed women.
How can I vote for a
party that does not react strongly when it's
women activists are reported to be being sexually
harassed?
A
woman who claims she was sexually
harassed by the peer refused to rule out legal action, while a statement issued on behalf of Rennard confirmed he was «having to take legal advice with a view to civil action» following an internal investigation into whether he has brought the
party into disrepute.
Lopez, once a highly regarded Democratic
party leader in Brooklyn and head of the chamber's coveted housing committee, had been censured by the Assembly the year before, after he was accused of sexually
harassing two
women who worked in his district office.
Two
women have indicated they are open to mediation over allegations that Lord Rennard
harassed them, as senior
party figures on Wednesday stressed that the priority was to stop the row descending into «mutually assured destruction» and a legal battle.
Lopez, the former head of the Brookyln Democratic
Party, was forced to resign in 2013 after an ethics probe concluded he
harassed multiple
women.