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A decade - old allegation of sexual misconduct has come back to haunt one of Ulster County's most prominent lawmen, leading to

Despite the #MeToo movement, the White House is considering finding a role for Andrew Puzder, President Donald Trump's first pick for labor secretary, who withdrew his nomination in February after old allegations of domestic abuse resurfaced.

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Alex Fielding, the founder of the $ 250 million robotics company Ripcord, is stepping aside as CEO in the wake of an investigation into a 19 - year - old former employee's allegations that she was fired after complaining of a toxic work environment.

The nearly three - year - old dispute is based on allegations from three large U.S. airlines — Delta, United and American — that three of their Middle Eastern competitors receive illegal subsidies from their governments, making an uneven playing field for other airlines.

After allegations of phone hacking, fraud and general nastiness surfaced at its highly - profitable News of the World newspaper, the company decided that the best way to starve the scandal of oxygen was to shutter the 168 - year - old muckraking juggernaut.

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.

He has never faced criminal charges, and the majority of the allegations against him stem from incidents that are decades old, well outside of the statute of limitations.

In the post about the report, the company described the type of requests they get as pertaining to «serious criminal records, embarrassing photos, instances of online bullying and name - calling, decades - old allegations, negative press stories, and more.»

Rupert Murdoch's media empire on Thursday shut down the 168 - year - old muckraking tabloid, which has been engulfed by allegations its journalists paid police for information and hacked into the phone messages of celebrities, young murder victims and even the grieving families of dead soldiers.

While these Cosby allegations have come to the forefront relatively recently, public awareness of Polanski's criminal actions are decades old.

The same could be said of Bill Cosby and Roger Ailes — allegations against them began to stick when they were old men, no longer at the peak of their careers.

Two weeks later, CNN beat Fox again on another major scoop when it obtained a campaign statement quoting Trump's ex-wife Ivana denying decades - old allegations aired in a Daily Beast article that she accused Trump of raping her while they were married.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed a «reimbursement» as part of a hush agreement with porn star Stormy Daniels over allegations of a decade - old affair, but he said campaign money wasn't involved.

The stony - faced daughter of a Korean billionaire, whose older sister was brought low by the «nut rage» scandal, apologised Tuesday as she reported to police for questioning over allegations she sprayed a business associate in the face with fruit juice.

But allegations of sexual abuse related to BJU and the school's response have been ongoing at least since 2010, when former board member and former Trinity Baptist Church pastor Chuck Phelps was accused of helping to «cover up repeated instances of sexual abuse committed more than a decade earlier by an older male parishioner against his step - daughter.»

In his lengthy piece, Stetzer offers a forensic examination of Patterson's record detailing his intolerance of criticism along with a series indiscretions, including crude public comments about a 16 - year - old girl, scheming against the appointment of David Platt as new president of SBC's International Mission Board and his connection with Paul Pressler, who is now facing a lawsuit for sexual abuse allegations.

Revd Jim Percival, 64, from Holy Trinity Church in Freckleton was questioned by officers on Tuesday on suspicion of a historical rape allegation, relating to a 28 - year - old woman.

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.

CNN: Creflo Dollar latest in long line of top pastors facing allegations of wrongdoing Atlanta area megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar said on Sunday that he neither choked nor punched his 15 - year - old daughter, as she claimed in a report to police on Friday.

Media feminist activists are using allegations of personal misbehavior that are over ten years old and selective personal anecdotes to discredit the ability and judgment of a high profile professional jurist.

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.

Last year, a prominent Christian leader was forced to resign amid allegations that he was having a sexual relationship with a 17 - year - old girl, a prior victim of sexual abuse, who had come to him for pastoral care.

To many victims» advocates, commentators and others, the parallels between this week's allegations about how Penn State dealt with reports of sex abuse and decade - old revelations about sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church are uncanny.

Amid a tide of Westminster sleaze allegations in October, Mr Crabb was reported to have admitted sending explicit messages to a 19 - year - old woman he interviewed for a job.

The 17 - year - old allegations have largely overshadowed the upcoming release of the film, and have led to larger conversations about how audiences should attempt to separate the artist and their art (similarly to Hollywood names like Woody Allen and Bill Cosby).

Liverpool tried to cover up their tapping - up of an 11 - year - old boy by instructing his father to lie to Premier League investigators, according to shocking new allegations about their conduct.

European football's control, ethics and disciplinary body acknowledged that the allegation was made in good faith by the 17 - year - old but, after a number of extensive interviews with players and match officials, it came down to Brewster's word against that of Spartak captain Leonid Mironov.

The 29 - year - old Benzema has not figured for France since October 2015 over allegations of his involvement in a sex - tape scandal featuring midfielder Mathieu Valbuena.

The 26 - year - old former lover of Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock has won her bid to be allowed to remain in Britain, despite MI5 allegations that she was a Russian spy.

However, responding to the allegations, Mr Amidu wrote in a long letter that: «As for Koku Anyidoho's recent timid insinuation that I may be in the payroll of the NPP, it is an old and tested lie taking its roots from the ganging up from the first publications of the NDC rented press starting from 3rd January 2012 accusing me of favouring the NPP and prosecuting NDC supporters and financiers.

He was initially staying in London to avoid extradition to Sweden to face questioning over allegations of sex crimes, which the 46 - year - old has always denied.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and other Republicans say they take issue with the look - back window included in the Assembly bill, which creates a one - year period during which survivors of past abuse can bring civil suits for decades - old allegations.

Meanwhile, a measure that would extend the statute of limitations for child molestation — and allow victims to sue over decades - old abuse allegations — is supported by the Assembly and Cuomo, but has been held up in the Senate.

«While we understand the nervousness of the APC Federal Government over our rebranding and the renewed popularity of the PDP, which has signaled their inevitable death knell, resorting to outlandish allegations will not help them as Nigerians have since seen through such old - fashioned propaganda and gimmicks.

A female congressional candidate dropped out of the Kansas race over a 12 - year - old lawsuit accusing her of sexually harassing a male subordinate, an unusual case of a woman facing the sort of misconduct allegations that have forced numerous men out of their jobs in recent weeks.

This week, Quigley also said that he and the rest of the town board were aware of the old allegations against Taggard while they were making the decision on who should succeed Watzka.

The Manhattan district attorney has moved to recuse himself from the criminal investigation into an allegation that former Gov. Eliot Spitzer assaulted a 26 - year - old woman at the Plaza Hotel, saying the close ties between his office and Mr. Spitzer had created an apparent conflict of interest.

The revival of corruption allegations stains Cuomo, especially nationally, where the nuances of who allegedly took what money in which bathroom stall are secondary to the perception of same - old - Albany ugliness.

The allegations were first made public following the suicide of 21 - year - old Tory activist Elliott Johnson in September.

«Unproven allegations, twenty year old DUI's and a tax debt that's a tiny fraction of Mayor Robert Duffy's own overtime padding and double - dipping won't stir the voters.

Liu's campaign has been floundering since the arrest of the 25 - year - old campaign treasurer in February on allegations that she helped use straw donors to channel illegal contributions far above the legal limit into Liu's campaign coffers.

Several high - profile proposals appear to losing momentum, including Cuomo's call to allow advance voting and the Child Victims Act, a measure that would extend the statute of limitations on child molestation and allow victims to sue over decades - old abuse allegations.

TROY — A nearly 4 - year - old grand jury investigation into allegations the Rensselaer County Democratic chairman was shaking down government workers for political contributions has re-emerged in the backdrop of a contentious district attorney's race.

Allegations of cover - up are also surrounding Louisiana GOP Rep. Rodney Alexander, the sponsor of the 16 - year old Louisiana page to whom Foley sent messages concerning masturbation and erections, and New York Republican Rep. Tom Reynolds, the chairman of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee.

Staten Island congressman Michael Grimm talks about the decade - old allegations from a former NYPD officer which appeared in the latest issue of The New Yorker in which Grimm allegedly waved around his firearm at a Queens nightclub after a scuffle with five men, made racist remarks and abused his authority as an FBI agent.

WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about thousands of teamsters avoiding a pension cut, the jury selection process in the trial of UAlbany students accused of making up allegations of being the targets of a racist attack on a CDTA bus, and the tragic story of a boat and the death of an eight - year - old girl.

Meanwhile, Catholic bishops have spent on average $ 300,000 a year lobbying lawmakers in New York on a variety of topics, including against passage of the Child Victims Act, which would change the statute of limitations on civil and criminal cases of child sexual abuse and allow victims a one - year window to sue over potentially decades - old allegations.

The 39 - year - old Barrow MP, a former aide to Gordon Brown, has had the whip withdrawn by Labour's general secretary over allegations of sexual harassment, which he denies.

Fingering the hands of the Presidency in the latest plot, with Oni and Fayemi as the local arrowheads, the governor alleged that a concocted fresh suit was being rehashed and to be filed against him on the same «old allegation» that had been trashed up to the Supreme Court.

Now, amid allegations that a British tabloid owned by the News Corporation, News of the World, hacked the cellphone of a murdered 13 - year - old girl nine years ago, Mr. Murdoch has announced the appointment of Mr. Klein to «provide important oversight and guidance» in investigating the matter.