Latest Sexual misconduct News
Attorney seen on video groping clients avoids disbarment
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court decided Tuesday not to disbar a defense attorney, who was caught on video groping six clients in a jail interview room, in a courthouse and while behind the wheel. The 4-3 ruling to indefinitely suspend 86-year-old Dan Purdy...
NY lawmaker urged to resign after allegations from women
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state lawmaker is facing calls to resign from the governor and other fellow Democrats after two women accused him of sexual misconduct in 2015. Gov. Kathy Hochul and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are among a chorus of state and federal elected...
Former Cuomo aide alleging sexual harassment sues New York
NEW YORK (AP) — A onetime aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who accused him of sexual harassment in a federal lawsuit filed a separate lawsuit Wednesday against the state. Charlotte Bennett filed a complaint in state court in Manhattan saying her former employer, the state...
Garcetti confirmed as India ambassador after 20-month fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti won confirmation Wednesday from a divided Senate as the nation’s next ambassador to India, more than a year and a half after he was first nominated by President Joe Biden and after weathering doubts about his truthfulness in a sexual...
2 'The Voice of Holland' ex-stars face sex offense charges
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Two former stars of "The Voice of Holland" will be charged with sex offenses linked to the once-popular Dutch talent show, prosecutors said Tuesday. A case was dropped against a third man for lack of evidence. The show was taken off the air more than a...
Tiger Woods’ girlfriend seeks to nullify NDA with pro golfer
STUART, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods' girlfriend wants to nullify a nondisclosure agreement following a six-year relationship with the professional golfer. Attorneys for Erica Herman filed a complaint seeking declaratory judgment on Monday in Martin County, Florida, circuit court,...
Garcetti India nomination clouded by uncertainty after vote
A politically divided U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday advanced Democrat Eric Garcetti’s nomination to become ambassador to India but it remains unclear when, or if, the former Los Angeles mayor will be confirmed given the ongoing sexual harassment allegations against one of his former top aides. ...
Pennsylvania lawmaker quits amid sex harassment allegations
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state lawmaker submitted his resignation letter Wednesday, a week after a union lobbyist accused him by name of having sexually harassed her four years ago. Democratic Rep. Mike Zabel of Delaware County said in the letter to Democratic Speaker...
WHO fires director in Asia accused of racist misconduct
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has fired its top official in the Western Pacific after the Associated Press reported last year that dozens of staff members accused him of racist, abusive and unethical behavior that may have compromised the U.N. health agency’s response to the...
Pennsylvania lawmaker won't quit amid sex misconduct claim
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state representative accused of sexual harassment said Friday he is not resigning but has stepped down from the Judiciary Committee and plans to enter inpatient treatment of some kind. In a letter to House Democratic leaders, Rep. Mike Zabel of...
