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Senate confirmation of Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary
The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Defense Secretary, Peter Hegseth, with a vote of 54-4. During the hearing, Hegseth called the allegations against him ” anonymous smears”. Hegseth has been accused of sexual assault, abusive behaviour, public drunkenness and fiscal mismanagement of two nonprofit veteran’s groups.
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Law enforcement raided homes linked to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyer said the rapper was not detained during raids on two homes associated with him on Monday, but was stopped by authorities who “took a number of electronic devices”. He added that Combs was not detained during the exchange and that he cooperated with authorities. This comes amid ongoing lawsuits accusing…
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The New York Times wrote about #MeToo and Donald Trump in court
A New York judge has allowed testimony of two women who have accused Donald Trump of sexual assault and harassment. The two women who say Trump harassed them and made unwanted sexual advances will be called to testify. Earlier, the judge said Trump made an “entirely inappropriate” online statement about the trial and warned the…
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Sexual assaults at the US Merchant Marine Academy were not investigated due to the culture of fear
The US Coast Guard has opened an investigation after it learned about a sea-based alleged sexual assault by a US Merchant Marine Academy cadet on board a cargo ship. The captain allegedly raped one cadet and attempted to sexually assault the other. The Coast Guard didn’t name the academy that the cadets attended, but they…
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Harvey Weinstein was convicted in a criminal trial of raping a woman
Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of rape and sexual assault by a jury in Los Angeles in a case filed by 10 women. The 70-year-old producer was convicted of rape and forcible oral copulation. Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape in New York. “I’m relieved that [he] has been convicted…
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The sex abuse case against R. Kelly was dropped by the Chicago prosecutor.
The Cook County state’s attorney’s office in the US has dropped the sexual assault charges against American singer-songwriter R Kelly, who was convicted of child pornography in a federal case in 2017. “While this may not be the result…they were expecting, due to the sentences that Mr Kelly is facing…justice has been served,” Cook County…
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Even though he faces a new sexual assault lawsuit, Bill Cosby plans to tour in 2023.
Five women, including two ‘The Cosby Show’ actors, have filed a sexual assault lawsuit against comedian Bill Cosby using a new New York law, known as the Adult Survivors Act, that lets victims sue abusers even after the statute of limitations expires. The law was signed by New York State Governor Kathy Hochul. It lets…
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Steven Tyler is accused of sexually abusing a woman in the 1970s.
A woman has filed a lawsuit against Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler, alleging sexual assault, coercion of an abortion and involuntary infamy in the 1970s when she was a minor and he was in his mid-20s. The lawsuit further alleges that Tyler has “intentionally publicized the acts he perpetrated” on Julia Misley through multiple books…
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Harvey Weinstein was convicted of 3 of 7 sexual assault charges.
Actor Harvey Weinstein, who was convicted of raping a woman in New York earlier this month, could face 60 years to life in jail if he’s found guilty in the second sexual assault trial of him. Weinstein is accused of sexually assaulted another woman in 2010 and also sexually assault two other women on separate…