Ghosh accused of rape, set to miss Gold Coast Games

Table tennis player Soumyajit Ghosh is likely to be suspended and dropped from India's Commonwealth Games contingent after being accused of rape, a charge that was denied by the former national champion, who claimed his accuser has been blackmailing him. A complaint has been lodged with the ...

Bill O’Reilly accuser Laurie Dhue sues for defamation

Laurie Dhue is suing Bill O'Reilly for defamation. (Getty Images and AP file photos). NEW YORK — A former Fox News anchor has sued Bill O'Reilly for defamation. Former anchor Laurie Dhue filed the lawsuit Thursday in Manhattan federal. It claims O'Reilly engaged in a “smear campaign” against her ...

The Yale Rape Trial Isn’t Over Yet

The trial centered on the credibility of the accuser's testimony—which was halting, tearful, and contrary to proven facts on some points—and of her claim that she was so drunk that she could barely stand or walk, flitted in and out of consciousness, and awakened in her bed for just long enough to feel ...

Bill Cosby civil settlement with accuser becomes pretrial issue

During a pretrial hearing two weeks ago, defense lawyer Thomas Mesereau Jr. informed the judge he intends to introduce evidence of the lawsuit that accuser Andrea Constand settled for an undisclosed sum with Cosby in October 2006, hinting at a defense strategy of financial motive and greed. At that ...