Sentences with phrase «over abuse allegations»

The abrupt resignation of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman over abuse allegations Monday set Albany into a frenzy, with legislators now expected to appoint a replacement before a September Democratic primary...

After the initial shock over the abuse allegations that caused Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to resign, lawmakers are now focusing on picking his replacement.

Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, who has said Trump should resign over the abuse allegations against him, said through a spokesman that Trump «has shown through words and actions that he doesn't value women.»

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TechCrunch reports that Michael Goguen, a now - former managing partner at Sequoia Capital, is the target of a breach of contract complaint that includes allegations of sexual abuse over the course of 13 years.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has apologised to the Dean of Jersey over claims he didn't handle abuse allegations properly.

The singer's bereavement comes just weeks after false allegations that he sexually abused children were finally dropped after years of investigation, including a televised raid on his Berkshire home - something he is now suing the BBC over.

Just this month, two top American cardinals, Roger Mahony of Los Angeles and Timothy Dolan of New York, were called on to give legal testimony over lawsuits related to abuse of children, and the leader of Scotland's Catholic Church, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, resigned after allegations he had acted improperly toward four men studying for the priesthood decades ago.

Over the past year, I've been corresponding more regularly with victims of abuse who have patiently and graciously exposed me to the ways in which the Church routinely mishandles abuse allegations by shaming the alleged victims and protecting church leaders.

The study indicates that over the past decade the number of allegations of sex abuse against churches and church agencies has averaged about seventy per week.

The grand jury believed that over 30 priests have remained in ministry in Pennsylvania despite solid, credible allegations of abuse, Williams said.

In England and Wales over the last 40 years 0.4 \ % of all priests have had allegations of such abuse against them.

The police in London and New York said they're looking into complaints involving the disgraced film producer — the latest turn in a scandal that has consumed Hollywood over allegations of sexual abuse and harassment.

This week it emerged David Cameron's own adviser on web filters, Patrick Rock, was arrested last month over allegations of child abuse.

The furor over spousal abuse allegations that forced the resignation of one of Trump's top advisers, Rob Porter, last week has exposed fissures within the White House that had been papered over since John Kelly took over last summer as chief of staff with a mandate to end the dysfunction.

Acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood will take over for Eric Schneiderman, a two - term Democrat who is resigning today amid allegations of domestic violence and drug abuse.

Craig Murray served as the British ambassador to Uzbekistan and resigned over allegation of human rights abuses.

The governor and Manhattan district attorney are putting aside a squabble over who should investigate abuse allegations against former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Syracuse, N.Y. — A showdown looms Tuesday between the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office and the Syracuse Police Department over the records relating to the sexual abuse allegations against Associate Syracuse University Coach Bernie Fine.

State lawmakers held a second round of interviews of candidates for New York attorney general Wednesday more than a week after Eric Schneiderman abruptly resigned over allegations of sexual abuse.

Abelove, 48, of Rensselaer, has begun his push as his nemesis, former state Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman resigned in disgrace this week over allegations of sexual abuse.

But Schneiderman had been tasked with investigating Vance over his handling of a 2015 sexual abuse allegation against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.

Lawmakers Want Overhaul of How NJ Treats Female Prisoners New Jersey's only women's prison faces growing scrutiny over allegations of sexual abuse, but former inmates and their advocates say prisoners there face other daily indignities.

She officially took over Tuesday after Schneiderman resigned in the wake of allegations that he abused four women.

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.

Polling suggests broad disenchantment with Trump's behavior in the White House over allegations of sexual abuse, affairs with a porn star and former Playmate of the year while married to first lady Melania Trump, and his repeated confrontations and threats against special counsel Robert Mueller.

Some staff of the EC petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo in July 2017, to remove Mrs. Osei from office over allegations of fraud and financial malfeasance as well as abuse of office.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- State lawmakers held a second round of interviews of candidates for New York attorney general Wednesday more than a week after Eric Schneiderman abruptly resigned over allegations of sexual abuse.

Bala as he is popularly called was dragged to Court on Wednesday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over allegations bordering on abuse of office while he served as FCT Minister.

Schneiderman had been tasked with investigating Vance over his handling of a 2015 sexual abuse allegation against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.

Hillary Clinton on Wednesday tore into film producer Harvey Weinstein over the plethora of sexual abuse allegations against him, vaguely suggesting she would give away the money he's contributed to her political campaigns.

Judge Alan Simon, who presided over the Spring Valley Village Court and the Ramapo Town Court in Rockland County, was found by a judicial oversight commission to have a history of bullying and verbally abusing court staffers, and has been suspended with pay pending a review of the allegations against him.

The Senate had argued that there is a pending indictment by the Directorate of State Security over allegations of highhandedness and abuse of his office.

State Supreme Court judges are locked in a conflict over whether the state agency that investigates abuse allegations for facilities for people with developmental disabilities — like Sunmount in Tupper Lake — has the power to prosecute.

Hillary Clinton tore into Weinstein over the plethora of sexual abuse allegations against him, vaguely suggesting she would give away to charity the money he's contributed to her political campaigns.

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.

Labour's shadow cabinet office minister has written to the country's top civil servant asking «a number of important questions» over the arrest of the Prime Minister's former deputy policy adviser over allegations linked to child abuse images.

Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood has written to the shadow Cabinet Office minister to say «there has been no contact from officials» with former No 10 policy adviser Patrick Rock since his arrest over allegations linked to child abuse images.

Meanwhile, the army in Maiduguri said it has granted pardon to three UNICEF staff over «unfounded» allegations of human rights abuse and rape.»

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.

Schneiderman resigned May 8 over allegations reported in the New Yorker magazine that he physically abused several women he dated.

The body which bestows the annual Nobel Prize in Literature has been hit by the withdrawal of a number of its members after a row over allegations of sexual abuse and harassment.

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A Catholic boarding school under investigation over its handling of abuse allegations has been stripped of its safeguarding responsibilities by the Charity Commission.

At least 67 private schools in New England have been affected by allegations of sexual abuse by employees disclosed over the past 25 years.

This is the case in Cameroon, for example, where Survival International (SI), which campaigns for the rights of Indigenous peoples, has made serious allegations over abuses of the Indigenous Baka people by forest guards employed by the government, but supported by WWF with uniforms, supplies and training, including human rights training.

Prime Minister Theresa May today said she will not allow an «industry of vexatious allegations» against UK troops over claims of abuse in Iraq.

Justice Doherty noted that there were no material facts supporting the students» allegation that the Diocese knew or should have known of the ongoing abuse; there were no material facts supporting a direct relationship between the Diocese and the school or the students; there was no allegation that the Diocese founded, controlled or was involved in the operation of the school in any way; and there was no allegation that the Diocese had any power over the headmasters in so far as running the school was concerned.

The BBC has settled with Lord McAlpine over a libel claim concerning allegations of child abuse made on the Newsnight programme which implicated the former Conservative politician.

The department has successfully defended cases on copyright allegations, identity fraud, modification of computer systems, diversion of funds, file sharing over the internet through mediums including Torrent, Kazaa and Napster, trade description infringement, piracy, offences involving misuse, abuse and the unlawful access and modification of computer systems, as well as understanding digital language, such as «warez», «phishing», «pharming», «hacking», «cracking», «spamming», «DOS attacks» and «Botnet».

The scandal over a BBC report featuring allegations of child abuse by a former Conservative politician has placed renewed scrutiny on the legal implications of comments posted on social media sites such as Twitter.