Sexual Abuse, Harassment, Assualt, Misconduct Complaints and Sex with a minor

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Jay-Z says lawsuit accusing him of raping a child at awards after-party is part of an extortion ploy

NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z says a rape allegation made against him is part of an extortion attempt.

https://apnews.com/article/jayz-rape-allegation-sean-combs-diddy-mtv-b3d1f6c2e40e151870dc01221ea699a0?

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US Biathlon officials ignored sexual harassment and abuse of female racers for decades, athletes say

Sexual abuse and harassment by coaches and others who held positions of power over women on the U.S. Biathlon team have been dismissed, ignored or excused over decades by officials more concerned with winning medals than holding offenders accountable, according to a half-dozen former Olympians and other biathletes.

https://apnews.com/article/biathlon-sexual-harassment-female-athletes-investigation-b5c09737637b10f2f6bc5093ee950529?

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Olympic officials put coach on leave after AP reports sexual abuse allegations

The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee placed an employee on administrative leave Thursday after The Associated Press reported that one of its coaches was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete, causing her so much distress that she attempted suicide.

https://apnews.com/article/sexual-abuse-harassment-biathlon-olympics-753cbe61f0cca13fcdbaf0ab9aaa7010?

3 men say in lawsuits that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs drugged and sexually assaulted them

NEW YORK (AP) — Three men sued Sean “Diddy” Combs in New York on Thursday, claiming the hip-hop mogul drugged and raped them.

https://apnews.com/article/diddy-sean-combs-rape-lawsuit-dfc1afdb47d31effc297a2120a9f0d81?

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Paula Abdul settles lawsuit alleging sexual assault by ‘American Idol’ producer Nigel Lythgoe

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paula Abdul and former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe have agreed to settle a lawsuit in which she alleged he sexually assaulted her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the show.

https://apnews.com/article/paula-abdul-nigel-lythgoe-lawsuit-5147b3263b1a047fd23252f49f0cc31f?

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Blake Lively accuses ‘It Ends With Us’ director Justin Baldoni of harassment and smear campaign

Blake Lively has accused her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the movie and a subsequent effort to “destroy” her reputation in a legal complaint.

https://apnews.com/article/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-harassment-complaint-10a90da60d7a325f33f3fa6bbf263e29?

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Lawyers for ex-Abercrombie CEO say dementia may leave him incompetent to face sex charges

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Defense lawyers say the former longtime CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch may have dementia, and a competency hearing is necessary to determine if he can face sex charges.

https://apnews.com/article/abercrombie-fitch-ceo-jeffries-sex-charges-52a0963dcd8d1b333fbf560dcc3da2e0?

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Judge says woman accusing Jay-Z, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of raping her at age 13 can proceed anonymously

NEW YORK (AP) — An Alabama woman who says she was raped by Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs when she was 13 can proceed anonymously, for now, in her lawsuit against the rap moguls, a judge ruled Thursday.

https://apnews.com/article/jayz-diddy-sexual-assault-vmas-f810e7e674d1baa7b6278dfc4279864b?

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Anchorage Police Say They Witnessed a Sexual Assault in Public. It Took Seven Years for the Case to Go to Trial.

The evidence was overwhelming from the time it all began in 2017. A sexual assault in broad daylight at a popular Anchorage park, with a witness who dialed 911 and described the attack as it was happening. A police officer hoisting the suspect from atop one of the victims, the suspect’s pants still around his knees. DNA evidence corroborating the crime.

https://www.propublica.org/article/anchorage-alaska-pretrial-delays-sexual-assault?