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September 12, 2019

Harvard says it received $8.9M in donations from Jeffrey Epstein

Harvard University received nearly $9 million in donations from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein over a nine-year period, the Ivy League university’s president disclosed in an email Thursday night. 

September 12, 2019

University of Florida RA accused of sex assault released after judge agrees he's 'high-achieving'

A University of Florida residence hall assistant accused of trying to sexually assault a female student was reportedly released on his own recognizance last week after a judge agreed with the man's attorney that the 21-year-old's record as a "high-achieving student" — and the approach of Hurricane Dorian — were factors in his favor.

September 12, 2019

Former Disney star Ricky Garcia sues ex-manager for sexual abuse: report

A member of the boy band Forever in Your Mind claims his ex-manager sexually assaulted him for years and passed him around as a “sexual plaything” to other industry pedophiles.

September 12, 2019

California judge recalled after Brock Turner case loses new job as high school tennis coach

Aaron Persky, the former California judge who was ousted by voters in 2018 after receiving harsh backlash over his handling of former Stanford University swimmer and convicted sex offender Brock Turner’s sexual assault trial, lost his new job as a public high school tennis coach Wednesday, school officials said.

September 11, 2019

Judge in Brock Turner case now works as high school tennis coach

The former California superior court judge who was ousted by voters in 2018 after receiving harsh backlash over his handling of former Sanford University swimmer and convicted sex offender Brock Turner’s case will rejoin the workforce a year later as a public high school tennis coach this fall, the school district said Tuesday.   

September 10, 2019

'View' co-host Joy Behar has sharp words for Billy Bush, other disgraced media figures

"The View" host Joy Behar pushed back the idea that media figures should come back to television after coming under fire during the wave of #MeToo movement accusations.

September 10, 2019

'Riverdale' star Camila Mendes reveals she was sexually assaulted

"Riverdale" star Camila Mendes said she survived a harrowing sexual assault.

September 10, 2019

Rose McGowan wants Harvey Weinstein's former advisor Lisa Bloom disbarred

“She Said,” Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey’s account of reporting their New York Times investigation of Harvey Weinstein that helped reignite the #MeToo movement, will be published on Tuesday — but a story about the book in the New York Times on Sunday has already set off a firestorm on the internet. In an interview with Variety, Rose McGowan said that the revelations about her from the news story were “deeply wounding.”

September 8, 2019

Actor Hosea Chanchez accuses college official of sex abuse

Actor Hosea Chanchez says a friend's father sexually assaulted him in Alabama when he was 14 years old, identifying his abuser as a college administrator who later worked at a state university in Pennsylvania and faced accusations that he harassed and molested several male students.

September 6, 2019

Judge allows consolidation of charges against Harvey Weinstein

A New York City judge on Friday approved a motion by prosecutors to consolidate the charges in the criminal trial of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.