Category: SEXUAL HARASSMENT
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Sexual harassment Feds seek halt to civil lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell
To continue “would adversely affect” the criminal prosecution, they argued. September 10, 2020, 8:47 PM• 8 min readFederal prosecutors pursuing the criminal case against Ghislaine Maxwell in New York are asking a judge to temporarily halt proceedings in a civil lawsuit filed by an alleged child sex-abuse victim against Maxwell and the estate of the…
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Sexual harassment Congress investigates Fort Hood following soldier deaths
Congress is launching an investigation into recent incidents and the leadership response at Fort Hood after 28 soldiers from the U.S. Army base in Texas died this yearBy ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/ Associated PressSeptember 8, 2020, 8:04 PM• 4 min readAUSTIN, Texas — Congress will launch an investigation into sexual assault, disappearances, deaths and…
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Sexual harassment Thai students seeking reforms debate education minister
Round 2 of a dialogue between Thailand’s education minister and high school students seeking radical reforms has taken place with a robust though mostly polite exchange of views but no resolutionBy TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated PressSeptember 5, 2020, 2:53 PM• 3 min readBANGKOK — Round 2 of a dialogue between Thailand’s education minister and high school…
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Sexual harassment Navajo Nation calls for investigation into Fort Hood deaths
The Navajo Nation has joined calls for an accounting of the deaths at Fort Hood after one of its members became the latest soldier from the U.S. Army post in Texas to dieSeptember 6, 2020, 6:06 PM• 2 min readDALLAS — The Navajo Nation has joined calls for an accounting of the deaths at Fort…
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Sexual harassment Ex-NRA insider speaks out: Gun owners should be ‘horrified’ by what I saw
A former high-ranking official within the National Rifle Association is breaking ranks with the powerful gun lobby, publishing a book that accuses its leaders of decades worth of mismanagement and fraud that he says has left the organization in a state of financial and moral disarray.In an exclusive interview with ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent…
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Sexual harassment Lawsuit: Whistleblower in VA deaths wrongfully suspended
A man who says he alerted authorities to a string of suspicious patient deaths at a veterans hospital in West Virginia has filed a lawsuit saying he was wrongfully suspended for his actionsSeptember 2, 2020, 7:24 PM• 3 min readCLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A man who says he alerted authorities to a string of suspicious patient…
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Sexual harassment Attorneys present revised Weinstein bankruptcy plan to judge
Attorneys for The Weinstein Co. presented a Delaware judge on Wednesday with a revised bankruptcy plan that provides about $35 million to pay creditors including victims of sexual misconduct by film mogul Harvey WeinsteinBy RANDALL CHASE Associated PressSeptember 2, 2020, 7:51 PM• 5 min readDOVER, Del. — Attorneys for The Weinstein Co. presented a Delaware…
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Sexual harassment Army launches new ‘in-depth investigation’ into Fort Hood’s handling of Vanessa Guillen case
The new investigation will look at the entire chain of command at Fort Hood.September 2, 2020, 12:36 AM• 6 min readThe Army has named a four-star general to head an “in-depth investigation” into how the chain of command at Fort Hood, Texas, handled a large number of disappearances and deaths, including that of Spc. Vanessa…
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Sexual harassment Editorial Roundup: US
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:———Aug. 30The Washington Post on Washington NFL team owner Daniel Snyder:Just when you think there is nothing more Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder can do to debase what was once a winning, well-run and, yes, cherished sports franchise, there come disgusting new revelations. This time,…
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Sexual harassment Michigan State’s Nassar review mostly clears staff
Michigan State University mostly found no violations of campus policy in a review of roughly 20 former or current staff members who were said to have received complaints about Larry NassarBy ED WHITE Associated PressSeptember 1, 2020, 9:06 PM• 3 min readDETROIT — Michigan State University mostly found no violations of campus policy in a…