Sentences with phrase «of allegations of sexual assault»

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I have not found a case that has considered this question in the context of allegations of sexual assault; in fact, there appears to be little case law regarding the enforceability of confidentiality provisions in agreements to settle civil disputes where the underlying facts could also support a criminal prosecution.

Baroness Jenkin was one of a number of high profile female politicians who has spoken out in the wake of allegations of sexual assault and rape made against Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein.

At issue is Vance's handling of allegations of sexual assault against Harvey Weinstein, a once - powerful Hollywood mogul.

There are only a few fraternities on or off campus, and fewer than a hundred students live in them, but they have been the object of allegations of sexual assault, and students and faculty have demanded that something be done.

During a talk at The Connecticut Forum earlier this month, former First Lady Michelle Obama shared her thoughts about the recent wave of allegations of sexual assault, harassment and misconduct against powerful men.

Recently, the Criminal Law Group even secured a withdrawal of an allegation of Sexual Assault against a Jehovah Witness in its R. v. R.K. [2014].

Not exact matches

On Monday, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that his office would open a civil rights investigation of The Weinstein Company following allegations of sexual assault against producer Harvey Weinstein.

Lauer's ouster is the latest in a long (and growing) list of high - profile men in media, entertainment, and other industries who have lost their jobs over a flood of sexual harassment, assault allegations, and other misconduct, including Charlie Rose, Garrison Keillor, Harvey Weinstein, and Kevin Spacey.

Ivanka Trump has weighed in on the allegations of sexual assault and misconduct against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, claiming that she believes the accounts of the women who have come forward.

This year's Tony hosting slot finally went to Kevin Spacey, the decorated actor who has since been disgraced by allegations of sexual harassment and assault from men dating back decades.

In the wake of the sexual harassment and assault allegations that rippled throughout the entertainment, media, and political worlds, 300 prominent women in show business have created an initiative to fight systematic harassment in Hollywood and blue - collar workplaces.

Moore, a controversial far - right Republican, is facing multiple allegations that he sexually assaulted teenage girls while he was in his 30s, while Trump has been accused by more than a dozen women of sexual misconduct.

Its creation went hand - in - hand with the #MeToo movement of women coming forward with allegations of sexual harassment and assault.

He stayed loyal to him even as numerous allegations of sexual misconduct and assault emerged over the past month.

But again we have been rocked by explosive allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault.

In the past, models and celebrities who worked with the photographer accused him of creating a sexually hostile environment on set, encouraging provocative poses, and sexual assault and harassment, according to a comprehensive list of the allegations leveraged against Richardson compiled by Complex.

Many of the women who came forward with their sexual assault allegations took to Twitter.

Sexual harassment in the workplace is hardly a new phenomenon, but the deluge of disturbing allegations of sexual assault and harassment by powerful, high - profile men has prompted an increasing number of women to come forward with stories of how harassment has impacted their caSexual harassment in the workplace is hardly a new phenomenon, but the deluge of disturbing allegations of sexual assault and harassment by powerful, high - profile men has prompted an increasing number of women to come forward with stories of how harassment has impacted their casexual assault and harassment by powerful, high - profile men has prompted an increasing number of women to come forward with stories of how harassment has impacted their careers.

Since major allegations broke a few weeks ago of sexual harassment and assault by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, lodged by dozens of women, it's like a dam has broken.

Sharper's Las Vegas attorney, David Chesnoff, appeared Friday before a Las Vegas judge on two sexual assault charges stemming from allegations that he forced sex on two women in January 2014 while they were incapable of resisting.

The Republican nominee offered up coverage of a spate of recent sexual - assault allegations against him as supposed evidence the media was rigged against him.

Oliver Stone intitially declined to condemn Harvey Weinstein over the mounting allegations of sexual assault that have engulfed the once celebrated film producer.

Clinton has faced multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment, most famously his affair with Monica Lewinsky — which, while consensual in some sense, was nonetheless textbook sexual harassment of a subordinate of a kind that would (or perhaps more accurately,

Trump himself is the subject of an array of sexual assault and other misconduct allegations, none of which has been properly investigated by congressional Republicans, who prefer to stay in the dark.

Clinton has faced multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment, most famously his affair with Monica Lewinsky — which, while consensual in some sense, was nonetheless textbook sexual harassment of a subordinate of a kind that would (or perhaps more accurately, should) get many CEOs fired from their companies.

(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.)

«Harvey Weinstein's decades - long campaign of sexual predation — with the newest allegations of assault coming from actress Dominique Huett and Weinstein's former production assistant Mimi Haleyi — reveals that secrets are often deployed by the powerful as a tool to maintain control.

On Tuesday, The New Yorker published a report that included multiple allegations of sexual assault, including forced oral and vaginal sex.

The Running List: Since Harvey Weinstein resigned from his company amid sexual - assault allegations, 68 other men have been accused of sexual misconduct.

Netflix has fired executive Andy Yeatman over allegations he told one of actor Danny Masterson's sexual assault victims that the company bosses did not believe her claims.

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

The sexual assault allegations come in the middle of a reckoning that began with allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, leading to hundreds of women coming forward with their own allegations against dozens of powerful and high - profile men.

Judd was one of the first women in October 2017 to make an on - the - record allegation of sexual misconduct against Weinstein, which soon afterward evolved into the social media #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and assault.

It speaks more to the possibilities of women than to the limitations, and Sokolowski said it was chosen based on spikes seen in online searches after three events: the Women's March, the release of «Wonder Woman» and the uncovering of sexual assault allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.

A spokeswoman said: «Three members of Victoria police travelled to Rome last week where Cardinal George Pell voluntarily participated in an interview regarding allegations of sexual assault.

A former priest and cathedral clergyman in Northern Ireland has been suspended from ministry over allegations of sexual assault.

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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.

The details of the allegations against the 76 - year - old have yet to be released to the public, although police have described the charges as «historical» sexual assault offences.

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.

Scotland Yard is also investigating Spacey over two allegations of sexual assault said to have taken place in Lambeth, south London, in 2005 and 2008.

He quit the job at the start of August after he was questioned by police investigating allegations of historic sexual assault.

He quit as Bishop of Gloucester at the start of August after he was questioned by police investigating allegations of historic sexual assault.

Bishop Michael stepped back from public ministry at the start of August after being questioned by police investigating allegations of historic sexual assault.

Since the Jimmy Savile abuse story broke last October, not a month has passed without a fresh allegation of sexual assault by authority figures.

In early 2015, Baylor's Title IX Office first learned of the sexual assault allegation in connection with three other reports of sexual assault involving multiple football players.

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.»

Michigan State University Police is investigating allegations of sexual assault against three MSU student - athletes.