Jul 24 India’s Parliament rocked by protests for a third day over ethnic violence in remote state By Associated Press Opposition lawmakers carried placards and chanted slogans outside the Parliament building as they demanded a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the violence in Manipur state before a debate on the issue. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 6:33 Investigation finds sexual assault claims against immigration officials routinely ignored By Morgan Till, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrian Aranda A new investigation by the Pulitzer Prize-winning organization Futuro Investigates and Latino USA shines a light on allegations of sexual abuse and assaults filed by migrants in U.S. immigration detention facilities. Geoff Bennett discussed more with NewsHour producer Zeba Warsi,… Continue watching
Jun 27 Mississippi sheriff fires deputies accused of sexually assaulting Black men and shooting one in mouth By Michael Goldberg, Associated Press Mississippi deputies accused of beating and sexually assaulting two Black men before shooting one of them in the mouth have been fired. Continue reading
Jun 08 Trump’s lawyers seek to cut sex abuse jury award from $5 million to under $1 million By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The lawyers noted in a written submission Thursday that a Manhattan federal court jury last month rejected a rape claim made by the writer, E. Jean Carroll. Continue reading
Jun 06 Cuba Gooding Jr. settles civil sex abuse case, averting trial right before it would’ve started By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Minutes after jurors were to begin assembling in a courtroom, a calendar entry in the official court record said: “TRIAL OFF.”… Continue reading
Jun 01 ‘That ’70s Show’ actor Danny Masterson convicted of 2 counts of rape, faces life sentence By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Jurors have found "That '70s Show" star Danny Masterson guilty of two out of three counts of rape, and he could get 30 years to life in prison. Continue reading
May 09 Jury finds Trump liable for sexual assault and defamation in E. Jean Carroll case By Associated Press A jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House. Continue reading
May 08 Jury to soon begin deliberating merits of allegations in Trump civil trial By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The jury hearing a columnist's claims that she was raped by Donald Trump in the 1990s is likely to have wide latitude in deciding the merits of the civil allegations against the former president when it begins deliberations as early… Continue reading
May 01 On the stand, Trump accuser says not reporting rape to police ‘not surprising for somebody my age’ By Larry Neumeister, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press E. Jean Carroll told a Manhattan federal court jury that she was born in 1943 and was a “member of the silent generation,” taught “to keep our chins up and to not complain.”… Continue reading
Apr 25 What you need to know about the rape defamation trial against Trump By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Jury selection starts Tuesday in E. Jean Carroll's rape lawsuit in a New York federal court. The former Elle magazine advice columnist alleges that Trump raped her in a luxury department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. Continue reading