Google reveals 48 employees fired for sexual harassment
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google announced that it has fired 48 employees for sexual harassment during the past two years and sent them away without severance packages, hours after a news report that it...
View ArticleGoogle employees leave work to protest treatment of women
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Carrying signs that included a mocking reference to the company’s original “Don’t be evil” motto, thousands of Google employees around the world briefly walked off the job...
View ArticleNeil deGrasse Tyson denies sexual misconduct allegations
NEW YORK (AP) — Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says he will cooperate fully with an “impartial investigation” into allegations of sexual misconduct that have been leveled against him....
View ArticleFormer CBS chief Moonves accused of more sexual misconduct
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An internal investigation of former CBS chief Les Moonves has turned up more evidence of sexual misconduct, as well as lying and destruction of evidence,...
View ArticleCBS meeting adjourns without discussing Moonves scandal
By MAE ANDERSON and ALEXANDRA OLSON, AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — CBS shareholders quickly elected a revamped 11-member board before their annual meeting adjourned without discussion of an...
View ArticleDocumentary puts new attention on R. Kelly sex allegations
(AP) — R. Kelly, one of the top-selling recording artists of all time, has been hounded for years by allegations of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls — accusations he and his...
View ArticleAllegations against son led to Time’s Up CEO’s resignation
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The gender equality initiative Time’s Up says its president and CEO resigned because of sexual misconduct allegations against her son. The group on Friday issued a statement...
View ArticleRegulators fine Wynn Resorts $20M over sex allegations
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino mogul Steve Wynn’s former company was fined a record $20 million by Nevada gambling regulators on Tuesday for failing to investigate claims of sexual misconduct made against...
View ArticlePope requires sex abuse to be reported to church, not police
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking new church law Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual...
View ArticleChef Mario Batali pleads not guilty to assault charge
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Celebrity chef Mario Batali, whose career crumbled amid several sexual misconduct accusations, pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge that he...
View ArticleProsecutors drop groping case against Kevin Spacey
BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped a case accusing Kevin Spacey of groping a young man at a Massachusetts resort island bar in 2016. The Cape and Islands district attorney said Wednesday that they...
View ArticleCuba Gooding Jr. pleads not guilty to sex misconduct claims
NEW YORK (AP) — Cuba Gooding Jr. has pleaded not guilty to an indictment alleging two instances of sexual misconduct. Gooding appeared Tuesday before a judge in New York City and was released on his...
View ArticleWeinstein reaches tentative $25M deal with accusers
NEW YORK (AP) — A tentative $25 million settlement revealed Wednesday to end nearly every sexual misconduct lawsuit brought against Harvey Weinstein and his former film studio’s board was praised by a...
View ArticleWeinstein trial turns to accusers, starting with Sciorra
NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Annabella Sciorra is set to confront Harvey Weinstein at his New York City rape trial, more than a quarter-century after she says he pinned her to a bed and raped her. The...
View ArticleNew Hanover County School Board searching for new superintendent
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — On Tuesday, The New Hanover County Board of Education held a special meeting, taking the first steps today to hire a replacement for now-former superintendent Tim Markley....
View ArticleWinston-Salem teacher charged with sexual misconduct involving student
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina middle school teacher has been charged with sexual misconduct involving a student. Authorities say 32-year-old Carly Erin Kaczmarek of Belew Creek was...
View ArticleThree more victims accuse former New Hanover County teacher of sex crimes
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — More victims are coming forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against a former New Hanover County Schools teacher. Three former students have joined the lawsuit...
View ArticleChef Mario Batali on trial in Boston sexual misconduct case
BOSTON (AP) — Celebrity chef Mario Batali’s pandemic-delayed sexual misconduct trial is opening in Boston. Batali has pleaded not guilty to a charge of indecent assault and battery. The case involves...
View ArticleGary Busey charged with sex offenses
CHERRY HILL, NJ (AP) — Actor Gary Busey has been charged with sexual offenses at a New Jersey fan convention this month. Busey, 78, was charged Friday with two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual...
View ArticleBoard of Education, plaintiffs in Kelly case reach $5.75M settlement
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The New Hanover County Board of Education and Plaintiffs in the Michael Kelly civil case have mutually announced that they have reached a settlement to resolve claims by 14...
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