FBI special agent charged with sexually assaulting 2 women

Pete Hegseth, Trump's defense secretary pick, refutes sexual assault allegations

President-elect Trump's pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, was investigated for an alleged sexual assault in October of 2017, officials in Monterey, California, have confirmed. Hegseth's ...

Hegseth involved in 2017 sexual assault allegation investigation: Police

President-elect Trump's pick for Defense secretary, Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, was investigated as part of a 2017 sexual assault incident in California, according to police. The Monterey ...

Politics - The Hill - November 15

Trump's defense secretary pick was once investigated for sexual assault

Pete Hegseth, a combat veteran and former Fox News host who President-elect Donald Trump tapped to be defense secretary, is coming under scrutiny after it came to light he was investigated in ...

Hegseth scrutiny grows after sexual assault incident reveal

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Politics - The Hill - November 15

Trump’s defense pick reportedly paid sexual assault accuser but denies claims

Peter Hegseth, pick for defense department, says encounter was consensual but woman was paid undisclosed sum. Peter Hegseth, the military veteran, Fox & Friends chat host and Donald Trump’s pick to ...

World - The Guardian - November 17

Trump Stands by Defense Pick Who Says Encounter With Woman Was Not Sexual Assault

A detailed memo sent to the Trump transition team claims the incident occurred when Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for defense secretary, spoke in Monterey, Calif., in 2017.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 18

Hegseth lawyer says settlement paid to sexual assault accuser was "extortion"

President-elect Trump's prospective nominee for defense secretary, Fox News host Pete Hegseth, paid a confidential financial settlement to a woman who accused him of sexual assault out of concern ...

US Republican politician must resign after pleading guilty to sexual assault

Indiana county commissioner John Jessup won re-election while on house arrest, but will not be able to serve in office. Days after winning elected office, a Republican politician in Indiana ...

World - The Guardian - November 19

WSJ editorial board questions Hegseth over sexual assault allegation

The Wall Street Journal's editorial board questioned Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, over a sexual assault allegation in a new op-ed published ...

Politics - The Hill - November 20

Police Report Offers Graphic Details of Sexual Assault Claim Against Hegseth

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for defense secretary was never charged with a crime and vehemently denied to the police that a sexual encounter was coerced.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

GOP senators hold back judgment on Hegseth sexual assault allegation

Republican senators appear to be giving Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick to head the Pentagon, the benefit of the doubt after his lawyer confirmed he paid a woman who accused him of ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Police report details sexual assault allegations against Pete Hegseth

Trump’s Pentagon pick accused of 2017 sexual assault after Republican women’s conference in California. A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

New details of Hegseth sexual assault claim documented in police report

The report documents a police investigation that did not result in charges.

Republican Senators Rally Behind Pete Hegseth Amid Sexual Assault Accusations

Some Republican senators, who will consider his nomination to be defense secretary, shrugged off the accusations and defended him.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Police report released in sexual assault claim against Pete Hegseth

A police report that details a 2017 allegation of sexual assault against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, was released Wednesday. In the report, a woman ...

Conor McGregor, U.F.C. Fighter, Is Held Liable for Sexual Assault in Ireland

The mixed martial arts fighter known as “Notorious” was ordered to pay the equivalent of about $260,000 to a woman who said he raped her in 2018.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Markwayne Mullin 'absolutely' believes Hegseth over sexual assault accuser

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said Sunday he “absolutely” believes Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth over his sexual assault accuser. Mullin joined CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union,” ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Former FBI informant who fabricated Biden claims indicted on tax charges

A former FBI informant who fabricated statements to the bureau that in part spurred a GOP congressional investigation into the Biden family has been indicted on tax fraud charges. Alexander ...

Politics - The Hill - 13 hours ago

Special counsel files to drop Jan. 6 charges against Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith has filed to dismiss the charges against President-elect Trump for his alleged involvement in attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in the lead-up to the Capitol ...

Judge approves special counsel's request to dismiss Trump's Jan. 6 charges

A judge is signing off on special counsel Jack Smith's request to dismiss his federal investigation into President-elect Donald Trump. The cases concerned Trump's mishandling of classified ...

Politics - NBC News - Yesterday

Iranian Agents Plotted to Kill Trump, U.S. Says in Unsealed Charges

The allegation came in a complaint that said Masih Alinejad, a Brooklyn activist, had been the target of a second assassination attempt.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 9

Ex-FBI informant charged with lies related to Biden impeachment case indicted on tax charges

WASHINGTON — A former FBI informant whose false claims about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden were at "the heart" of the Republican impeachment inquiry against the president has now ...

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Biden family business faces new tax charges

Alexander Smirnov, the ex-FBI informant charged with allegedly lying about the Biden family's business dealings, faces a separate new indictment on tax-related charges.

Assault, kidnapping charges against South Carolina star Ashlyn Watkins dismissed

Ashlyn Watkins was arrested in August after an alleged incident in a student housing center on South Carolina’s campus.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 5

British Parliament member charged with assault over an altercation in the street

A British Parliament member has been charged with assault after video showed him beating a man in the street

World - ABC News - November 7

How FBI agents posing as developers ensnared Mississippi city officials in a bribery probe

JACKSON, Miss. — For out-of-state developers hoping to bring a win to Mississippi’s capital, their pitch was flat.

Jan. 6 rioter is convicted of plotting to murder FBI agents who investigated him

WASHINGTON — A Donald Trump supporter who was among the first rioters to breach the U.S.

‘Dances with Wolves’ actor is again indicted on sexual abuse charges in Nevada

A grand jury in Nevada has again indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls for decades

Entertainment - ABC News - October 31

"Dances with Wolves" actor is again indicted on sexual abuse charges

A grand jury in Nevada has again indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls for decades.

Top radio host charged with sexually abusing 8 people

Veteran broadcaster and former Wallabies coach Alan Jones was arrested on Monday.

Alan Jones, Australian Former Radio Host, Arrested on Sexual Abuse Charges

The retired radio host, who was granted bail after being arrested, was accused of abusing eight victims over nearly 20 years.

World - The New York Times - November 18

Alan Wake 2: The Lake House Star Explains Why Remedy Is Special

The final expansion of Alan Wake 2, The Lake House, is out now, closing a chapter for Remedy that was 13 years in the making. In The Lake House, players assume the role of Agent Kiran Estevez as ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 29

Ex-CIA agent Rachel Cuda speaks out on alleged assault, calls for accountability

In July 2022, a former CIA officer accused a colleague of sexual assault at the agency's headquarters, sparking a congressional investigation that found the CIA mishandled allegations of sexual ...

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