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Kevin Spacey's waterfront Baltimore condo sold at auction after foreclosure

Jul. 26, 2024 12:03 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Kevin Spacey’s $5.6 million waterfront condominium in Baltimore has been sold at auction amid the disgraced actor's financial struggles following a slew of sexual misconduct allegations. Last summer, a London jury acquitted Spacey on sexual assault charges...

Harvey Weinstein hospitalized with COVID-19 and pneumonia

Jul. 25, 2024 22:14 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former film mogul Harvey Weinstein has been transferred from a New York City jail to a hospital to undergo treatment for a variety of health problems including COVID-19 and pneumonia in both lungs, his representatives said Thursday. Weinstein, who is awaiting trial...

Third man pleads guilty in connection with threats and vandalism targeting New Hampshire journalists

Jul. 24, 2024 17:13 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — A third man has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with threats and vandalism targeting public radio journalists in New Hampshire. Prosecutors allege that four men were involved in a plot to vandalize the homes of New Hampshire Public Radio news director...

A top Chinese university fires a professor after a student accused him of sexual harassment

Jul. 22, 2024 23:26 PM EDT

HONG KONG (AP) — A top Chinese university fired a professor on Monday, a day after a graduate student accused him of sexual harassment on social media in a rare public allegation and posted recordings as evidence, drawing widespread support. The woman, who identified herself as...

Moroccan ex-minister who defended government critics sentenced to five years

Jul. 22, 2024 14:53 PM EDT

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Mohamed Ziane, an ex-Moroccan minister of human rights, was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday in a corruption case that his attorney described as retribution for outspokenness and work defending political prisoners. An appeals court in Rabat handed...

Former NFL star Lawrence Taylor charged with failing to update address on sex offender registry

Jul. 19, 2024 18:35 PM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor was charged in Florida with failing to update his address on the state's sex offender registry, according to court records. The former New York Giants linebacker turned himself in to the Broward County Sheriff's...

Harvey Weinstein retrial in NYC tentatively set for November

Jul. 19, 2024 17:59 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Friday tentatively scheduled Harvey Weinstein's planned retrial on rape and sexual assault charges to begin on Nov. 12. Weinstein wore an American flag pin on his jacket during a brief court appearance in Manhattan that was delayed by more than 90 minutes...

Beloved priest Abbe Pierre was the conscience of France. Several women now accuse him of assault

Jul. 17, 2024 17:26 PM EDT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A legendary French priest and a lifelong advocate of the homeless has been accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” his foundation said Wednesday, in the latest instance of a Catholic spiritual leader facing allegations of...

Trump-appointed judge in Alaska resigns over sexual misconduct, leaving only 1 judge in state

Jul. 10, 2024 19:13 PM EDT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. District Court judge in Alaska has resigned and could face impeachment after having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a clerk who later became an assistant U.S. Attorney and then repeatedly lying about it to investigators, a judicial investigation found. ...

NYC prosecutors intend to bring new sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein ahead of retrial

Jul. 09, 2024 14:41 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan prosecutors said Tuesday that they intend to bring new sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein as they anticipate a November retrial for the disgraced media mogul. Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg said in court that prosecutors are...