Sep 24 Former ABC News executive says Chris Cuomo harassed her By David Bauder, Associated Press The executive, Shelley Ross, said Friday she's concerned that Cuomo's reaction to her story and his role advising his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, indicates that he's learned little about harassment and what it does to women. Continue reading
Sep 14 Beijing court rules against woman in China #MeToo case By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press The Haidian People's Court said Zhou Xiaoxuan, who had become the face of the country's #MeToo movement, did not meet the burden of proof in claiming in 2018 that her superior at Chinese state broadcaster CCTV sexually harassed her. Continue reading
Aug 26 Time’s Up CEO Tina Tchen resigns in wake of Cuomo scandal By Associated Press In a statement posted to Twitter, Tchen — the former chief of staff to Michelle Obama — said she's "spent a career fighting for positive change for women" but she wasn't the right person to lead the #MeToo-era organization at… Continue reading
Aug 07 Albany sheriff: Cuomo could face misdemeanor in groping case By Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press The complaint, filed this week, is the first known instance where a woman has made an official report with a law enforcement agency over alleged misconduct by the Democratic governor. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 6:11 Former Cuomo aide: ‘he embraced me a little bit too tight, too long’ Karen Hinton was questioned by the New York Attorney General's investigators as part of their probe after she came forward earlier this year accusing Gov. Cuomo of touching her inappropriately in 2000. She served as an aide to him when… Continue watching
Jul 21 Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to sexual assaults in California By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Weinstein's indictment involves five women in incidents spanning from 2004 to 2013. Continue reading
Jun 30 Why Bill Cosby’s conviction was overturned By Maryclaire Dale, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction has been thrown out by Pennsylvania's highest court, which ruled that he was unfairly prosecuted because a previous district attorney had promised he wouldn't be charged. Continue reading
Jun 30 Bill Cosby released from prison after court finds due process violation By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press Bill Cosby has been freed from prison after Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned his sexual assault conviction. It is a stunning reversal of fortune for the comedian once known as “America's Dad.”… Continue reading
Mar 07 Calls grow for Cuomo to quit from top New York lawmakers By Karen Matthews, David Porter, Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins became the first senior Democrat in the state to say the three-term governor should resign. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie stopped short of demanding that Cuomo quit, but said in a statement that “it is time… Continue reading
Feb 28 Crisis deepens for Cuomo; AG wants to lead harassment probe By Karen Matthews, Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press Democrats statewide appeared to be abandoning Cuomo in large numbers as Attorney General Letitia James rejected two proposals by the governor for an investigation of his conduct. Continue reading