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Women walking Camino de Santiago speak of ‘terrifying’ sexual harassment
Sexual aggression said to be ‘endemic’ on route through Spain, Portugal and France with solo female pilgrims at risk. ‘I feared for my life’: stories of sexual harassment on the Camino de ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
ICC prosecutor to face external investigation into sexual misconduct claims
Allegations against Karim Khan to be examined by outside body ‘to ensure fully independent, impartial and fair process’. The chief prosecutor of the international criminal court will face an ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
ICC Orders Probe of Chief Prosecutor Khan After Sexual-Misconduct Reports
The probe comes as the court weighs Karim Khan’s request to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 12 -
PC who sexually assaulted six-year-old girl jailed
Dean Dempster admitted sexually assaulting the child along with making indecent child sex images.Top stories - BBC News - November 13 -
Trump's defense secretary pick was probed for alleged sexual assault in 2017
President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary in his second term, Pete Hegseth, was investigated for alleged sexual assault in 2017, officials in Monterey, Calif. confirm.Top stories - CBS News - November 15 -
A ‘gut punch’: Trump’s alleged sexual assault victims and their advocates on his win
Trump’s alleged victims, as well as other victims of sexual abuse, voice disappointment that he was elected again. When Donald Trump was elected to a second term last week, women who say he ...World - The Guardian - November 15 -
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 ...Top stories - CBS News - November 15 -
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 -
Two Trump cabinet choices in jeopardy over sexual misconduct allegations
Uncertainty surrounds nominations of Pete Hegseth as defense secretary and Matt Gaetz as attorney general. The confirmation prospects of two of Donald Trump’s most controversial cabinet choices ...World - The Guardian - 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 ...Top stories - CBS News - 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 -
ICC prosecutor’s UN ties ‘may jeopardise integrity of sexual misconduct inquiry’
Court staff understood to have raised concerns about Karim Khan’s links to UN watchdog likely to investigate claims against him. The integrity of an inquiry into sexual misconduct allegations ...World - The Guardian - November 16 -
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 - 6 days ago -
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 - 6 days ago -
Top radio host charged with sexually abusing 8 people
Veteran broadcaster and former Wallabies coach Alan Jones was arrested on Monday.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
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 - 5 days 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 ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Two of President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks face sexual misconduct allegations
CBS News has learned President-elect Trump's choice to lead the Department of Defense, Fox News host Pete Hegseth, paid a settlement to a woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017. Hegseth's ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
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 - 5 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 -
Rio Tinto Says Sexual Harassment, Racism Still Happening at Miner
The miner is finding it difficult to stamp out sexual harassment, racism, and bullying as it faces resistance and backlash from some workers to its efforts to overhaul the culture.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago -
4 Trump administration picks have sexual misconduct allegations in their past
Four men chosen by President-elect Donald Trump for top positions have been accused of varying degrees of sexual misconduct.Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago