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International Criminal Court prosecutor won't step down during new probe into misconduct accusations
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s oversight body announced Monday it will open an outside investigation into sexual misconduct accusations against its top prosecutor Karim Khan, confirming reporting by The Associated Press. Khan said he won't step down during the...
International court to launch external probe into misconduct accusations against top prosecutor
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court will launch an external probe into sexual misconduct accusations against its top prosecutor, The Associated Press has learned, keeping alive a case that the court’s internal watchdog had closed within five days. Karim...
Alabama prison sergeant charged with sexual misconduct
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A sergeant at an Alabama women’s prison has been arrested and charged with custodial sexual misconduct, officials announced Thursday. Laquentin Brantley, 34, a correctional sergeant at Julia Tutwiler Women’s Facility in Wetumpka, has also been charged...
New York Philharmonic fires two players after accusations of sexual misconduct and abuse of power
The New York Philharmonic is firing principal oboist Liang Wang and associate principal trumpet Matthew Muckey after their union decided not to contest the decision, which followed renewed allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse of power. The orchestra said Monday it issued a...
MrBeast probe ends with some employees fired but finds no proof of sexual misconduct allegations
NEW YORK (AP) — Online video production company MrBeast said Friday it has fired somewhere between 5 to 10 employees following an investigation into the YouTube empire's workplace culture. A company spokesman declined to put a precise number on the firings, say which employees were...
Takeaways from The Associated Press investigation into sexual abuse of incarcerated women
As part of a sweeping two-year investigation into prison labor, The Associated Press found that correctional staff nationwide have been accused of using inmate work assignments to sexually abuse incarcerated women, luring them to isolated spots, out of view of security cameras. Many cases follow a...
Prosecutors say lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs want to 'hijack' criminal case to fight civil claims
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs are trying to “hijack” the music mogul's criminal case from them by asking a judge to force early disclosure of evidence, including his accusers’ identities. The prosecutors urged a judge in papers...
A Virginia jury acquits an ex-CIA recruit in an assault case that led to sexual misconduct reforms
A former CIA officer-trainee was acquitted by a Virginia jury Wednesday of charges that he attacked a female colleague in a stairwell, accusations that spurred a flood of sexual misconduct complaints and reforms at the spy agency. Prosecutors said Ashkan Bayatpour came up behind a...
International court prosecutor who charged Netanyahu faces sexual misconduct accusation
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — As the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor sought war crimes charges this year against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over actions in Gaza, he was engulfed in a very different personal crisis playing out behind the scenes. Karim...
Former Abercrombie & Fitch chief Mike Jeffries arrested on federal sex trafficking charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries, his romantic partner and a third man were arrested Tuesday on charges of luring men into drug-laced, outlandish and coercive sex parties by dangling the promise of modeling for the retailer's once-defining beefcake ads. ...
