Dec 05 Relative: Rep. Conyers won’t seek re-election due to health By Corey Williams, Associated Press DETROIT — A relative says John Conyers, who is battling sexual harassment allegations from former female staffers, won't seek re-election to a 28th term in Congress. Continue reading
Nov 30 WATCH: Pelosi, Ryan say Conyers should resign from Congress By Associated Press Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told reporters Thursday that the accusations against Conyers are "serious, disappointing and very credible. It's very sad." Shortly after, House Speaker Paul Ryan made the same call for Conyers' resignation. Continue reading
Nov 30 A fifth woman accuses Al Franken of sexual misconduct By Richard Lardner and Juliet Linderman, Associated Press An Army veteran has accused Minnesota Sen. Al Franken of inappropriately touching her more than a decade ago while she was on a military deployment to Kuwait. Continue reading
Nov 29 Conyers has no plans to resign amid sexual misconduct allegations, lawyer says By Corey Williams, Mike Householder, Associated Press Detroit-area attorney Arnold Reed said the 88-year-old Conyers is going to fight claims that he inappropriately touched the women and that anyone making the allegations should be prepared to back them up. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 5:08 What we know about the Matt Lauer, Garrison Keillor allegations By PBS News Hour Matt Lauer and Garrison Keillor, two popular personalities of television and radio, have both been fired over allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior. Judy Woodruff reviews what we know so far with David Folkenflik of NPR. Continue watching
Nov 29 House approves mandatory anti-harassment training in wake of sexual misconduct allegations By Alan Fram, Associated Press Pressured to respond to burgeoning sexual misconduct allegations, the House easily approved a bipartisan measure Wednesday requiring annual anti-harassment training for lawmakers and aides after a debate that rang with lawmakers’ own accounts of such episodes. Continue reading
Nov 29 NBC host Matt Lauer fired for ‘inappropriate sexual behavior’ By Larisa Epatko NBC News fired Matt Lauer of the “Today” show on Wednesday due to a complaint filed against the host for inappropriate sexual behavior. Continue reading
Nov 28 Why do state laws put an expiration date on sex crimes? By Laura Santhanam At the state level nationwide, a movement is gaining momentum to ease or eliminate statutes of limitation to prosecute sexual offenses. Continue reading
Nov 27 WATCH: Sen. Franken says he ‘let a lot of people down’ amid sexual misconduct allegations By Joshua Barajas Franken said at a briefing Monday that he was "tremendously sorry," adding that he will try to regain trust, but it will "take time."… Continue reading
Nov 27 Al Franken back to work amid sexual misconduct allegations By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press Minnesota Sen. Al Franken said he doesn't remember whether he touched women inappropriately while having his picture taken with them at campaign events. Continue reading