Jimmy Williams President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is under renewed scrutiny after the Monterey Police Department released a report Wednesday detailing a 2017 sexual assault allegation against him. Hegseth has denied the accusations, which stem from an alleged incident after a Republican women’s convention in California. …
Read More »New York City Mayor Eric Adams Faces Sexual Assault Allegations Stemming from 1993, Denies Accusations
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been confronted with accusations of sexual assault dating back to 1993, as disclosed in a legal summons filed in New York Supreme Court on Wednesday. The plaintiff, who asserts she was a city employee at the time of the alleged incident, is pursuing …
Read More »Senate Passes Bill To End Forced Arbitration In Sexual Harassment Cases
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill barring forced arbitration in workplace sexual harassment cases. The measure passed on a bipartisan voice vote. The House passed the bill with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote earlier this week. It will now go to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. Sen. …
Read More »New law will revamp military investigations into sexual assault, harassment
By Ren Larson, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica Dec. 29, 2021 Commanders will no longer be involved in military sexual harassment or sexual assault investigations under a new federal law named for a murdered Fort Hood soldier that goes into effect on Jan. 1. Provisions of the “I Am Vanessa …
Read More »Schumer Urged To Fund Domestic Violence Programs In Spending Bill
Democratic Senators have written a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urging him to include funding for domestic violence and sexual assault programs in the upcoming reconciliation package bill. “At a time when incidents of domestic violence and sexual assault have sharply increased, additional funding for these programs is critical,” …
Read More »Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Says FBI’s Brett Kavanaugh Investigation Was “Politically Constrained And Perhaps Fake”
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse says the FBI’s investigation into sexual assault and misconduct against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was “politically constrained and perhaps fake.” After former President Donald Trump nominated Kavanaugh in 2018, multiple women accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault and misconduct. One of his accusers, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, testified …
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