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Institutional change needed in NWSL, says interim CEO

Reuters
Posted at Oct 21 10:47 AM

The NWSL has agreed in principle on how to handle the changes that are being demanded by players after allegations of sexual misconduct engulfed the league. Read more »

Former prosecutor to head probe of sexual misconduct in NWSL

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 04 10:51 AM

The US Soccer Federation is calling on a former federal prosecutor to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct in the NWSL. Read more »

NFL: Texans star Watson facing 16 accusers as lawyer hits back

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 24 09:11 AM

The number of lawsuits filed by women alleging sexual misconduct by Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson rose to 16 on Tuesday. Read more »

NFL: Massage therapist sues Texans' Watson, who denies improper contact

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 18 09:19 AM

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson says he looks forward to clearing his name after being sued by a massage therapist alleging sexual misconduct in March 2020. Read more »

New sex assault allegation made against Trump

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 17 10:35 PM

Trump has faced more than a dozen allegations of sexual misconduct, including a claim by prominent American columnist E. Jean Carroll that he raped her in a department store changing room in the mid-1990s. Read more »

Cavite gov seeks 'a little compassion' for village execs in sex scandal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 28 12:11 PM

Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla appealed Friday for "a little compassion" for 2 village officials in the province who were caught having sex during a video conference with their peers.  Read more »

DILG to probe Cavite village officials caught in illicit act during videoconference

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 01:50 PM

The Department of the Interior and Local Government said Thursday it would investigate a report that 2 village officials in Dasmariñas, Cavite were caught in an illicit act inside the barangay hall during a videoconference meeting. Read more »

Former USA Gymnastics coach faces charges of lewdness with a minor

Marie Fazio, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 13 07:00 AM

A former coach for USA Gymnastics was arrested in Las Vegas on Friday and faces more than a dozen counts of lewdness with a minor, the authorities said. Read more »

'You messed with the wrong women,' say Weinstein accusers, turning sights to LA

Reuters
Posted at Feb 26 06:32 AM

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Some of the more than 80 women who have accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct said on Tuesday they are looking to the disgraced producer’s trial in Los Angeles to build on what they called a seismic shift in attitudes signaled by his conviction in New York. Read more »

Cleared in sex abuse case, healing priest wants bishops to lift ban

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 12:31 PM

Fr. Fernando Suarez, 53, said there was no more reason to prevent him from practicing his healing ministry in at least 4 dioceses that earlier shut their doors on him and members of his Missionaries of Mary Mother of the Poor. Read more »

Polanski faces calls for boycott of new film after fresh rape claim

Rana Moussaoui and Fiachra Gibbons, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 06:43 AM

PARIS, France - Roman Polanski was facing calls for a boycott of his new film which opened in France on Wednesday, in the wake of the latest rape accusation against the controversial director. Read more »

Google parent Alphabet scrutinizing handling of misconduct claims

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 09:38 AM

Google's parent company Alphabet confirmed Wednesday that its board is investigating how executives handled accusations of misconduct including sexual harassment. Read more »

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. to face new US charges in groping case

Brendan Pierson, Reuters
Posted at Oct 11 07:17 AM

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actor Cuba Gooding Jr.’s trial on charges of groping a woman at a Manhattan bar was postponed Thursday as prosecutors revealed they had brought new charges against him in connection with another incident. Read more »

Placido Domingo resigns from LA Opera leadership

Reuters
Posted at Oct 03 06:59 AM

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Opera singer Placido Domingo on Wednesday resigned as general director of Los Angeles Opera, saying that accusations of sexual misconduct had compromised his ability to continue in the role.   Read more »

Placido Domingo pulls out of Met Opera while disputing sexual misconduct accusations

Reuters
Posted at Sep 25 06:33 AM

(Reuters) - Opera singer Placido Domingo on Tuesday dropped out of a performance at the Metropolitan Opera in New York while disputing accusations of sexual misconduct leveled by several women in the classical music world.   Read more »

11 more women accuse tenor Placido Domingo of sexual misconduct

Reuters
Posted at Sep 06 12:38 AM

Spanish tenor Placido Domingo said in a statement on Thursday that the new claims of sexual misconduct "are riddled with inconsistencies." Read more »

LA Opera to investigate sexual misconduct accusations against Placido Domingo

Reuters
Posted at Aug 14 06:24 AM

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Opera said on Tuesday it will investigate accusations of sexual misconduct against Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, as two organizations canceled planned appearances by him. Read more »

Louis Vuitton drop Michael Jackson clothes from new collection

Fiachra Gibbons, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 15 07:54 AM

Louis Vuitton said Thursday they were pulling Michael Jackson-themed clothes from a new collection in the wake of the "Leaving Neverland" documentary which revived claims that the singer sexually abused children. Read more »

Lawsuit accuses Trump of kissing campaign worker without her consent

Letitia Stein, Reuters
Updated as of Feb 26 11:51 AM

A woman who worked on Donald Trump's presidential campaign sued the president on Monday, accusing him of kissing her without consent before a 2016 rally in Tampa, Florida. Read more »

Authorities fight sex trafficking with soap at the Super Bowl

Jason Fields, Reuters
Posted at Feb 01 08:58 AM

Ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl, tens of thousands of unaccompanied men will arrive in Atlanta to schmooze and be schmoozed, but most of all to party. Read more »