Sentences with phrase «on allegations of sexual assault»

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.

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.

(CNN)- Former Vice President Al Gore will not face prosecution on an allegation of sexual assault from 2006.

After Montreal police demanded M.C. travel from Vancouver to Montreal to turn himself in on an allegation of sexual assault, Mr. Duncan successfully negotiated with Crown Counsel in Montreal to obtain bail WITHOUT BEING ARRESTED and with MINIMAL CONDITIONS.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

The tweet from Trump was in response to Gillibrand's call for the president to resign after women who accused him of sexual assault and harassment re-told their allegations on Monday.

Acting on a request from Cuomo, state AG Eric Schneiderman's office said it would name a special deputy soon to review the interactions between the NYPD and the Manhattan DA, Cyrus Vance Jr., regarding the handling of a 2015 sexual assault allegation against Harvey Weinstein that was not prosecuted.

But the embattled Alabama Senate candidate, who is facing allegations that he sexually assaulted, harassed or made sexual advances toward teenagers, still appears to have the support of a big chunk of his base ahead of the special election being held on Dec. 12: Alabama's white evangelical Protestants.

But Cuomo would not say whether he agrees with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on whether President Donald Trump should resign because of sexual harassment and assault allegations first made against him last year.

New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who has feuded with Trump on Twitter after calling for his resignation because of sexual harassment and assault allegations, doesn't make these people nervous.

Her remarks come amid a heightened conversation on harassment and sexual assault of women following the allegations leveled at Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein by multiple women.

In a question regarding whether or not the Republican nominee for president should resign amidst allegations of sexual assault — which was greeted with murmurs from the audience — both candidates found one point they could fully agree on; disappointment.

Rapp went on to say that the recent allegations of sexual misconduct and assault that have been made against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein ultimately prompted him to come forward.

But late on Monday, hours after Ms. Nixon jumped into the race, Mr. Cuomo did make a splash of his own: directing the state attorney general to review the Manhattan district attorney's handling of a 2015 sexual assault allegation into Harvey Weinstein.

It started off on Monday with the shocking resignation of the Attorney General within hours of detailed allegations of sexual assaults appearing in media reports.

At two consecutive campaign stops in Pennsylvania today, Ivanka Trump, the daughter of Republican presidential nominee, kept the focus on her view of her father as a «mentor,» declining to address the sexual assault allegations made against him in the past 24 hours.

Three women appeared on «Megyn Kelly Today» to accuse Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, and request a Congressional investigation into the ongoing harassment and assault allegations against the president.

The wife of a Kentucky lawmaker who killed himself after a sexual assault allegation surfaced this week defended her husband and said she will run for his seat because «these high - tech lynchings based on lies and half - truths can't be allowed to win the day.»

The statewide inspection will ensure that all colleges and universities are fulfilling their obligations under the law to protect students from sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking, and are taking every measure to properly investigate allegations of sexual assault on campus.

On Monday morning, three women appeared on Megyn Kelly Today to accuse Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, and request a Congressional investigation into the ongoing harassment and assault allegations against the presidenOn Monday morning, three women appeared on Megyn Kelly Today to accuse Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, and request a Congressional investigation into the ongoing harassment and assault allegations against the presidenon Megyn Kelly Today to accuse Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, and request a Congressional investigation into the ongoing harassment and assault allegations against the president.

In a strange twist of fate, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown's name is appearing on Republican nominating petitions that also have the name of former City Councilman Dennis Gallagher, who Brown's office prosecuted in 2007 on sexual assault allegations.

It found eruptions of anti-Semitism around certain news events, including an October 2017 report by the New York Times on sexual harassment and assault allegations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who is Jewish.

Former Schneiderman aides were shocked by the allegations against a man who has recently been at the forefront of legal advocacy on behalf of survivors of sexual assault and violence.

On Monday, as Ms Nixon said that she would run, Mr. Cuomo directed the state attorney general to review the ways in which the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., had handled — or mishandled — a 2015 allegation of sexual assault against Harvey Weinstein.

Following the damning report published by the Human Rights Watch about the alleged sexual assault by some police soldiers, vigilante, and other government officials on female IDPs in various camps in the North east, President Buhari instructed the Inspector General of Police and governor of the states with IDP camps, to investigate the allegations.

«We can not and must not forget Trump's unapologetic comments about grabbing women or the dozens of sexual assault allegations against him and what that means for all of us,» said Ossorio, noting that Trump's team had erased information on assaults against women from the White House website.»

A long time fighter for women's rights and civil rights, Allred has taken on Trump, Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein in the past year in the courts and in the court of public opinion as allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault have instigated potentially transformative movements in Hollywood.

Seacrest, whose presence on the red carpet was surrounded by controversy due to lingering sexual assault allegations, was trying to do his normal hosting thing for E! but was missing one major part of the job: people to talk to.

Further, Weinstein's estranged wife Georgina Chapman is a judge on a current and upcoming season of «Project Runway: All Stars,» both of which were shot prior to the sexual assault allegations becoming public.

As the stars in Hollywood gathered at the Golden Globes under the shadow of the recent wave of sexual assault allegations in Hollywood — and the #TimesUp movement — many of those watching closely from home were quick to use social media to call out the men in the room who had made questionable headlines over the years, and proudly stood in solidarity with the women of Hollywood on Globes night.

Harassment Epidemic Updates AV Club on Hollywood's long overdue moral reckoning New Yorker Emily Nussbaum has a terrific piece on Louis CK's comedy through the lens of recent allegations New York Times Louis CK has confessed to the claims against him «These stories are true» Medium Actor Anthony Edwards has come forward to say he was molested by a producer when he was underage Guardian Ellen Page has detailed homophobic remarks director Brett Rattner made to her during the production of X-Men: Last Stand Washington Post showing their utter depravity GOP officials are now citing the bible to justify Roy Moore's sexual assault on an underage girl.

After Kevin Spacey was dismissed from Netflix's House of Cards over allegations of sexual assault and misconduct, the show was put on a break while Netflix figured out how to rework the final season.

RT @AmericaFerrera: #TIMESUP on ignoring, discounting and invalidating allegations of sexual assault made by Women of Color - even when we m...

Placing him in the same hallowed company as accused girlfriend beater Chris Brown, Dustin Hoffman has now been vocally defended by actor Michael Rapaport, who hopped on Twitter tonight to dub comedian John Oliver a «selfish fuck» for grilling Hoffman about allegations of sexual assault that have been levied against...

While she was there, many in the audience engaged in a silent protest of her promotion of for - profit schools and commitment to reversing guidance on how colleges should handle allegations of sexual assault on campus.

Mr. Clark as criminal defence counsel secured verdicts of not guilty on false allegations of sexual assault, touching for a sexual purpose the body of a person under the age of fourteen years, inviting a person under the age of fourteen years to touching for a sexual purpose, and being a person in position of authority / trust touching for a sexual purpose the body of a person under the age of fourteen years.

On 30 January 2008 the House of Lords announced its decisions in A v Hoare and other appeals [2008] UKHL 6, [2008] All ER (D) 251 (Jan)-- appeals arising out of allegations of sexual assault and abuse.

Prosecuting a Defendant charged with Robbery on a taxi driver, where her defence included an allegation of sexual assault.

Here I'm struck by the contrast between the accounts of the prevalence of «whacking» and the judicial response to it (e.g. that it is common and the courts / crowns rarely intervene) and accounts that I hear from practicing crowns (e.g. that it is uncommon and, when it occurs, the court's response vigorously and, further, that the court, crown and police are uncommonly solicitous to complainants in sexual assault cases — a claim that the Ghomeshi cases seems to confirm given the seemingly well - founded criticism of the police in that case for failing to adequately probe the complainant's allegations, meaning that inconsistencies in their statements were discovered on cross-examination by the defense, fatally undermining their credibility).

Following his articles, Ryan worked as an associate for Greenspan Partners and acted on cases involving allegations of fraud, sexual assault, drug trafficking and murder.

Based on the statement of the mother, there appeared to very limited opportunity to have committed any of the alleged sexual assaults and more importantly when comparing the circumstances as described by the mother and the complainant, as to the nature of the relationships, the allegations seemed highly implausible.

Partner Peter Binning comments on ITV News on the new file of evidence handed to the Crown Prosecution Service, regarding singer Sir Cliff Richard and allegations of historic sexual assault.

First Look Media told Selena Larson of CNN on Thursday that the role he had been hired for had been «phased out,» and that the organization was not aware of any sexual assault allegations.