... cited unnamed people who said the Republican Pennsylvania representative used thousands of dollars from his congressional office fund to settle the sexual harassment complaint the ex-aide filed last summer to the congressional Office of Compliance. The Times didn't identify the accuser and says ...
Several media outlets at this hour are reporting that U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan, a Delaware County Republican who represents part of Berks County, spent taxpayer money to settle a misconduct complaint against him by a former aide. Meehan's office has not yet commented on the reports and further ...
Meehan, who is decades older than his accuser, allegedly grew hostile when she did not accept his romantic overtures. The Times discussed the allegations with seven people close to the situation, as the woman is under a nondisclosure agreement. After leaving the lawmaker's office, she moved back ...
A man at the scene reported Allen “was harassing him and accusing him of being a snitch” before he allegedly produced a black handgun and pointed it at his accuser's legs. He also said another teen at the scene – later identified as Martel Lavel Jones, also 18 and from Muncie – urged Allen to fire his ...
Under federal law, accusers must undergo a confidential process in which co-workers who might be able to provide corroborating evidence are excluded. They often must wait about three months before filing an official complaint, yet they must initiate the process no later than 180 days after the offending ...
A pseudonymous accuser said the actor had, during a date, pressured her to take a sexual encounter farther than she wanted to, despite what the writer described as “non-verbal cues” to stop. The story kicked off a furor. All too many commentators seemed to question the account, demanding to know ...
She told the crowd on Saturday she was there to "assess the necessity of women to speak out and change things." Dozens of activists have gathered in Rome to denounce violence against women and express support for the #MeToo movement against sexual assault and harassment. They were joined ...
A female writer for The Atlantic called the piece “revenge porn,” designed to embarrass Ansari over a date that fell short of his accuser's expectations. The accuser did write she expected more of Ansari, whose reputation and work is one of showing respect for women. She said she was inspired to reveal ...
The Aziz Ansari you see in public is different from the Aziz Ansari you might meet in private. Ansari, the immensely talented actor who just won a Golden Globe for his work on "Master of None", has been very publicly accused of unwanted sexual aggression during a first date by an anonymous ...
It is 2018, and it's time to stop talking about an accuser's credibility; it's time to start talking about men's actions during sex, and a general sexual culture that favors men. At his apartment, she alleges he quickly made sexual advances on her. "When he did not rise to her expectations, she converted her ...
