Accuser: Franken said it was his ‘right’ to kiss me

A former Democratic congressional aide claims Sen. Al Franken attempted to forcibly kiss her, according to a new report. The unidentified accuser told Politico that the Minnesota Democrat made the unwanted move after a taping of his talk radio show in 2006 – three years before he was elected to the ...

Accusers take on toxic culture in TV newsrooms

A group of women who say they were harassed or mistreated by powerful men in TV news are part of a support network called Press Forward. Michael R. Sisak and Yvonne LeeAssociated Press. Women who say they were sexually harassed or mistreated by powerful men in television news have ...

Bishop ‘paid $10000 to silence accuser

Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson allegedly knew about horrific instances of child sexual abuse carried out by a fellow priest in the NSW Hunter Region in the 1970s and 80s and paid $10,000 to silence a would-be complainant against the Catholic Church, a court has heard. Archbishop Wilson, who ...