sexual misconduct

Politics & Government

New Calls To Impeach Justice Kavanaugh: How It Would Work And Why It Likely Won't

7:37pm September 16, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Democratic presidential candidates are calling for the ouster of the controversial justice over a new allegation of sexual misconduct published in a New York Times essay.

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The United Nations headquarters in New York City. The agency has released the results of a survey on sexual harassment experienced by employees, consultants and volunteers.

Report Says 1 In 3 U.N. Staffers Has Been Sexually Harassed

5:17pm January 22, 2019

by Malaka Gharib

The organization surveyed over 30,000 respondents. The findings reflect a disturbing trend of inappropriate behavior in the humanitarian world.

Buddhist monk Xuecheng, shown here at a conference in 2014, has resigned from his post after sexual misconduct allegations.

Senior Chinese Monk Resigns After Sexual Misconduct Allegations

5:17pm August 15, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

A top Buddhist monk in China was accused by multiple nuns in a report that circulated on social media. He has publicly denied the reports of misconduct.

CBS CEO and Chairman Leslie Moonves arrives arrives at a promotional boxing aprty in August 2017. The 68-year-old has been accused by six women of sexual assault and harassment.

Les Moonves Remains At Helm As CBS Investigates Sexual Misconduct Allegations

5:58pm July 30, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The company's board of directors decided not to take further action against the CEO and chairman as it conducts an independent investigation into sexual assault allegations against him.

Arts

CBS CEO Les Moonves Accused Of Sexual Harassment

6:31pm July 27, 2018

by Ted Robbins

A New Yorker article cites accusations by employees against Moonves and other men at CBS. The accusers say their careers were harmed by resisting sexual advances. CBS indicated it will investigate.

More than 100 former students have provided firsthand accounts that allegesexual misconduct by the now-dead Ohio State University team physician, Dr. Richard Strauss.

More Than 100 Former Ohio State Students Allege Abuse By School Doctor

7:08pm July 20, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Officials said the allegations of inappropriate touching and harassment date from 1979 to 1997. They include students who were varsity players in 14 sports and patients of Student Health Services.

Four women, including a state lawmaker, have accused Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill of sexual misconduct. Hill denies the charges and has called for an investigation.

Indiana Attorney General Calls For Investigation Into Groping Accusations Against Him

5:07pm July 06, 2018

Three legislative staffers and a state lawmaker say Curtis Hill groped them at a party in March. The governor and state legislative leaders have called for him to step down. Hill says he won't quit.

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, pictured at a House Judiciary Committee meeting, denies allegations that he knew about and failed to report claims of sexual abuse at Ohio State University.

Rep. Jim Jordan Denies He Knew Of Decades-Long Sexual Abuse At Ohio State

10:20pm July 03, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

A spokesman for the Republican congressman says he "never saw any abuse, never heard about any abuse, and never had any abuse reported to him" when he was an assistant coach of the wrestling team.

Tony Tooke's resignation as head of the U.S. Forest Service is effective immediately. The Department of Agriculture confirmed last week to PBS that it had "engaged an independent investigator" to look into claims about Tooke's behavior.

U.S. Forest Service Chief Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

9:10am March 08, 2018

by Doreen McCallister

Tony Tooke's resignation, which is effective immediately, came days after PBS NewsHour reported that the U.S. Agriculture Department was investigating sexual misconduct complaints against him.

Conductor James Levine, rehearsing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Paris in September 2007.

Music & Culture

New Details Emerge In Abuse Allegations Against Conductor James Levine

11:11pm March 02, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

On Friday the Boston Globe published allegations accusing of the conductor of sexual, emotional and physical abuse in the 1960s and '70s, in behavior that former students describe as "cult-like."