A 18-month investigation found U.S. Biathlon national champion Joanne Reid was sexually harassed and abused for years by a ski-wax technician while racing on the sport’s elite World Cup circuit.
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Trump testifies in his defense in E. Jean Carroll defamation suit – for less than 3 minutes
Once the jury had left, Trump let his displeasure be known as he was almost out the door by turning his head and shaking it as he looked back toward a packed room, saying: ‘This is not America. This is not America. This is not America.’
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Trump’s sex abuse defamation trial postponed due to juror illness
There was no indication that Trump himself isn’t feeling well, and he didn’t wear a mask in court as he watched Monday’s brief proceeding.
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Paula Abdul accuses ‘American Idol’ producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault in lawsuit
The lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles also accuses Lythgoe of sexually assaulting Abdul after she left ‘American Idol’ and became a judge on Lythgoe’s other competition show ‘So You Think You Can Dance.’
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Independent lawyers begin prosecuting cases of sexual assault and other crimes in U.S. military
Under new law, special counsels will have the authority to make prosecution decisions on several major crimes, including murder, rape, and several other sexual assault-related offenses.
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Reports say Russell Brand interviewed by British police over claims of sexual offenses
Without naming Brand, the Metropolitan Police Force said that “a man in his 40s attended a police station in south London on Thursday.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of years of rape, abuse by singer Cassie in lawsuit
Cassie, whose legal name is Casandra Ventura, said Combs began the pattern of abuse as soon as their relationship did.
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Mistrial declared after jury cannot reach verdict in Augusta man’s child sexual abuse trial
Jurors could not agree on whether or not Jonathan M. Michaud, 30, was guilty of two counts of unlawful sexual contact.
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Toy box emerges as key evidence in trial of Augusta man accused of sexually abusing child
Jonathan M. Michaud, 30, is facing two counts of unlawful sexual contact. His trial began Monday.
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Albion man accused of sexually assaulting child has request to see friends’ children denied
A Superior Court justice denied the request Thursday of local business owner Sean M. Eori, 43, after a state prosecutor argued it was the ‘exact same situation’ that led to Eori’s alleged crimes.