sexual assault
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Former NBA Star Mike Bibby Being Investigated for Alleged Sexual Abuse
Former NBA point guard Mike Bibby is being accused of sexually assaulting a high school teacher at the Arizona school where he coaches basketball. According to the Arizona Republic, a female teacher claims that Bibby—the number two pick in the 1998 draft who is now the the head coach of the boys basketball team at…
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Black Campaign Staffer Files Lawsuit Alleging Trump Kissed Her Without Consent: Report
Former campaign staffer Alva Johnson claims that during Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, as rumors were swirling of allegations that he’d sexually assaulted several women, the then-Republican nominee for the White House kissed her without her consent, a moment she calls “super-creepy and inappropriate.” Johnson told the Washington Post in an exclusive interview that during…
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As Sexual Assault Allegations Hit Home, Lisa Borders Resigns Leadership of Time’s Up
A cruel irony has rocked the leadership of one of the primary organizations combating inequality and sexual misconduct. Following an announcement by Time’s Up President and CEO Lisa Borders on Monday that she’d be stepping down from the post she’d assumed only last October “to address family concerns that require [her] singular focus,” it has…
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Justin Fairfax's Second Accuser Reaffirms Offer to Testify in Public
Meredith Watson, the second woman to accuse Virginia Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax of sexual assault, penned an op-ed for the Washington Post, which the paper released Monday. In it, she repeated her offer to testify publicly in front of state lawmakers. Late last month, Watson alleged Fairfax raped her while they were both students at…
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Vanessa Tyson, Who Accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of Sexual Assault, Calls Sexual Violence an 'Epidemic' at #MeToo Event
Nearly a week after releasing a statement in which she accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexually assaulting her, Vanessa Tyson spoke Tuesday night at a Stanford University symposium that addressed sexual violence. Tyson did not directly address the allegations against Fairfax, according to CBS News, but she told the audience that when reporting…
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Second Justin Fairfax Accuser Alleges Assault by Corey Maggette During Sophomore Year at Duke University
A woman who has alleged a sexual assault at the hands of Justin Fairfax, lieutenant governor of Virginia, has said former Duke University and Los Angeles Clippers basketball player Corey Maggette raped her during her time at the university. Meredith Watson, who alleges Fairfax raped her in 2000 while they attended Duke, calling his actions…
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Virginia Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax's Law Firm Places Him on Leave, 4 Staffers Resign Following 2nd Sexual Assault Allegation
I believe it was the captain of the Titanic who said “everyone is abandoning the ship because of the massive hole in the bottom!” If evacuation is the second sign of trouble, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax might want to see what’s going on below deck because two of his three government staffers, and two employees…
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Exclusive: Virginia Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax Speaks Out on Sexual Assault Allegations and His Future in Virginia [Updated]
The top three elected Democrats in the state of Virginia have been mired in controversy for the last week. On Friday, Feb. 1, a medical school yearbook pictures from 1984 surfaced showing two people in blackface and a Ku Klux Klan uniform on Gov. Ralph Northam’s page, as well as showing a racist nickname in…
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Extra's A.J. Calloway Suspended Amid Sexual Assault Investigation
Warner Bros. Television announced on Saturday that Extra host A.J. Calloway, who’s been accused of sexual assault and other acts of misconduct by multiple women, has been suspended pending further investigation of the allegations. “Upon becoming aware of allegations of sexual misconduct against AJ Calloway, we began an internal review to determine whether there had…