Markwayne Mullin ‘absolutely’ believes Hegseth over sexual assault accuser

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 - 6 hours ago

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 ...

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 - 3 days ago

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 - 4 days ago

Trump defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth denies sexual assault allegation, acknowledges payment to accuser

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s attorney on Sunday confirmed to NBC News that Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has named as his candidate for defense secretary, paid a woman an ...

Hegseth paid settlement to woman who accused him of sexual assault, lawyer says

A lawyer for Hegseth said in a statement that he settled in December 2020 only because he feared his career would suffer if her allegations were made public.

Hegseth denies sexual assault allegation: Attorney

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's pick for secretary of defense, has denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2017, saying in a statement through his lawyer that he was subject ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Behind Trump's response to Hegseth sexual assault allegations

President-elect Donald Trump is standing by Pete Hegseth, his choice for defense secretary, after details about apparent sexual assault allegations against the Fox News host emerged. CBS News' ...

Trump standing by Hegseth amid sexual assault allegations

President-elect Donald Trump is standing by Pete Hegseth, his selection for secretary of defense. The former Fox News host's lawyer says Hegseth paid a confidential financial settlement to a woman ...

Police report details Hegseth sexual assault allegations

A California woman told police that veteran and media host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick for Defense secretary, sexually assaulted her in 2017 after he took her phone and refused to ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

New details on Hegseth sexual assault allegations

A police report on alleged sexual assault apparently perpetrated by Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, has emerged as lawmakers meet with the president-elect's nominee. CBS ...

Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago

Hegseth on sexual assault allegations as police report emerges

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, is responding to a sexual assault allegation detailed in a 2017 California police report. CBS News Confirmed's Rhona ...

Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago

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

Hegseth scrutiny grows after sexual assault incident reveal

{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Hegseth scrutiny grows after sexual assault incident ...

Politics - The Hill - November 15

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 - 3 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 - 3 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 - 3 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.

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 ...

Sean Combs accused of sexually assaulting 10-year-old in new lawsuit

In 2005, parents of a 10-year-old boy from Los Angeles sought to help their son's burgeoning career and flew with him to New York to meet people in the music industry.

Two new lawsuits accuse Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexually assaulting boys

The music mogul faces multiple lawsuits and criminal charges alleging sexual abuse, including of minors. He denies any wrongdoing.

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 defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth was probed for alleged sexual assault in 2017

Officials in California have confirmed that President-elect Trump's pick for defense secretary, Fox News host Pete Hegseth, was investigated for an alleged sexual assault in 2017. Monterey police ...

Trump seemingly moving forward with Hegseth nomination amid news of past sexual assault probe

Trump communications director Steven Cheung on Friday expressed support for defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth after news broke of a sexual assault allegation Hegseth was investigated for in 2017. ...

Newly released police report details 2017 sexual assault allegation against Pete Hegseth

A newly released police report provides details about the 2017 sexual assault allegation against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Defense secretary. The accuser reported ...

Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago

Police report surfaces on Hegseth sexual assault allegation, FBI asked for Gaetz files

A California police report is revealing new details about the 2017 sexual assault allegation made against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense. Meanwhile, ...

Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago

Police report details alleged sexual assault by Trump's defense pick Pete Hegseth

A woman told police that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, took her phone and blocked her from leaving his hotel room before sexually assaulting her in 2017 ...

Politics - NBC News - 3 days ago

Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused in new lawsuits of sexually assaulting 10- and 17-year-old boys

Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused in a new lawsuit of drugging and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in a New York City hotel room in 2005

Entertainment - ABC News - October 28

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexually assaulting 10- and 17-year-old boys

Lawsuits are latest in wave of accusations in which people allege they were assaulted by Combs over last two decades. Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused in one of two lawsuits filed on Monday of ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Sean Combs accused in lawsuits of sexually assaulting 10- and 17-year-old boys

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused in separate lawsuits of sexually assaulting two boys, one who was 10 at the time, and another who was 17.

Sean Combs' former bodyguard sues woman who accused them both of sexual assault

A former body guard for Sean Combs has filed a defamation lawsuit against a woman who in September accused him of physically and sexually assaulting her in 2001.

Trump defense secretary pick facing questions about paying woman who accused him of sexual assault

Trump defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth is facing new questions tonight over a settlement he paid to a woman who accused him of sexual assault. NBC News' Allie Raffa reports.

Trump defence pick paid accuser to save TV job, but denies sexual assault

Pete Hegseth maintains he is innocent and says the sexual encounter in 2017 was consensual.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of sexually assaulting 39-year-old man in new lawsuit

Diddy is accused of sexually assaulting a then-39-year-old man at a house party in New York City in 2022, according to a new filing.

Kanye West accused of sexually assaulting model on music video set, new lawsuit says

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, is being accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit that alleges he strangled a model on a music video set in 2010 and shoved his fingers in her mouth in ...

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