sexual misconduct

Public NYPD Discipline Records Keep Disappearing

Sergio Hernandez / ProPublica May 9, 2024 The department’s site for tracking officers’ discipline is shockingly unreliable. Cases against officers frequently vanish for days — sometimes weeks — at a time. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Weinstein Charged With Sex Crimes in L.A. on Eve of N.Y. Trial

ANDREW DALTON, TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK / The Associated Press Jan 6, 2020 Disgraced movie mogul faces new charges of assaulting two women during Oscar week in 2013 as jury selection is set to begin in Manhattan. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Who Gets to See the Kavanaugh FBI Report?

MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated Press Oct 4, 2018 All 100 senators will be able to read the FBI's new report on sexual misconduct allegations against the Supreme Court nominee. But it's unclear if the public will see it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

3rd Kavanaugh Accuser Has History of Legal Disputes

MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, MICHAEL BIESECKER and MARTHA MENDOZA / The Associated Press Sep 30, 2018 Julie Swetnick's lawyer, Michael Avenatti, says he "fully vetted" her and that prior court cases don't alter the credibility of her claims about the Supreme Court nominee. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Women’s Bodies Should Not Be a Battleground

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Sep 27, 2018 The mounting allegations of sexual assault against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, demand a thorough FBI investigation, not a rush to judgment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Third Kavanaugh Accuser Submits Statement to Senate Panel

ALAN FRAM, LISA MASCARO and LAURIE KELLMAN / The Associated Press Sep 26, 2018 Julie Swetnick alleges that the nominee "engage[d] in excessive drinking and inappropriate contact of a sexual nature with women in the early 1980s." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump Calls Push to Block Kavanaugh a ‘Con Job’

ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO / The Associated Press Sep 25, 2018 The Senate Judiciary Committee votes Friday; GOP leaders lay plans that may keep the Senate in session over the weekend, with a final roll call soon after. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sentencing Options for Cosby Include Prison, Jail, Probation

MARYCLAIRE DALE / The Associated Press Sep 20, 2018 Bill Cosby is due in court Monday for a two-day sentencing hearing that follows his conviction in the spring on three felony counts of aggravated indecent assault. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Kavanaugh Denies Allegation of Sexual Misconduct During His Youth

LISA MASCARO / The Associated Press Sep 14, 2018 The Supreme Court nominee's statement comes after Sen. Dianne Feinstein, top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said she notified federal investigators about information she received but won't disclose publicly. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Second CBS Executive Ousted in Wake of Sex Abuse Probe

DAVID BAUDER / The Associated Press Sep 12, 2018 Jeff Fager's firing is "not directly related" to allegations made against him in a New Yorker article, according to the president of CBS News, who says the dismissal resulted from a text message that Fager sent to a reporter covering the story. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

1st State Lawmaker Expelled Since #MeToo Seeks Office in Arizona

Melissa Daniels / The Associated Press May 31, 2018 Don Shooter says he has filed about 900 signatures to seek the GOP nomination for a state Senate seat in Arizona. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Slim Victory in Arizona Race Leaves GOP Fretting

BOB CHRISTIE and ANITA SNOW / The Associated Press Apr 24, 2018 The election for a U.S. House seat sends a big message to Republicans nationwide: Even the reddest of districts in a red state might be in play this year. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )