Producer who accused Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs adds Cuba Gooding Jr. to sexual assault, harassment lawsuit

A music producer who filed a lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs last month has now accused actor Cuba Gooding Jr. of sexually harassing and assaulting him, an amended federal complaint filed Monday night shows. The amended civil complaint was filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan hours after federal officials searched Combs’ homes. Combs is… Continue reading Producer who accused Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs adds Cuba Gooding Jr. to sexual assault, harassment lawsuit

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs homes raided amid allegations of sexual assault and illegal activity

LOS ANGELES — Sean “Diddy” Combs is a subject of a federal investigation amid a wave of civil lawsuits that have been filed against the rap music mogul since November, a source familiar with the matter told NBC News. Three women and a man have been interviewed by federal officials in Manhattan and three other… Continue reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs homes raided amid allegations of sexual assault and illegal activity

A woman repeated her son’s claim of sexual abuse. Now, she’s being sued.

In 2016, as the stress of wedding planning bore down on Joseph Sinclair, he got into an argument with his parents and told them something that sent his family into a tailspin: As a child, he said, he was sexually abused by a neighbor they had hired to babysit him. The revelation wreaked havoc on… Continue reading A woman repeated her son’s claim of sexual abuse. Now, she’s being sued.

Doctors must show zero tolerance of sexual harassment, says UK medical council | Doctors

Doctors will be expected to demonstrate “zero tolerance” of sexual harassment, the General Medical Council has announced. For the first time, new professional standards, published on Tuesday, introduce explicit rules on sexual harassment towards colleagues. The announcement follows a Guardian/BMJ investigation that found more than 35,606 “sexual safety incidents” were recorded by NHS hospitals in… Continue reading Doctors must show zero tolerance of sexual harassment, says UK medical council | Doctors

Michael Jackson sexual abuse lawsuits revived by appeals court

LOS ANGELES — A California appeals court on Friday revived lawsuits from two men who allege Michael Jackson sexually abused them for years when they were boys. A three-judge panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal found that the lawsuits of Wade Robson and James Safechuck should not have been dismissed by a lower… Continue reading Michael Jackson sexual abuse lawsuits revived by appeals court

Marine is charged with sexual assault after missing 14-year-old found in barracks

A Marine who was detained in June after a missing 14-year-old girl was found in the barracks of a California base has been charged by military prosecutors with sexual assault of a minor, authorities said Friday. Military police at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Oceanside found the teenager June 28, more than two weeks… Continue reading Marine is charged with sexual assault after missing 14-year-old found in barracks

Iraq bans media from using term ‘homosexuality’, says they must use ‘sexual deviance’

Iraq’s official media regulator on Tuesday ordered all media and social media companies operating in the Arab state not to use the term “homosexuality” and instead to say “sexual deviance,” a government spokesperson said and a document from the regulator shows. The Iraqi Communications and Media Commission (CMC) document said that the use of the… Continue reading Iraq bans media from using term ‘homosexuality’, says they must use ‘sexual deviance’

Homeland Security identifies 311 child victims of sexual exploitation in ‘cold cases’

More than a dozen international law enforcement organizations worked together under U.S. leadership to identify and locate victims of child sexual exploitation in a just-completed operation that officials say is likely the most successful of its kind. In the three-week “surge” known as Operation Renewed Hope, which began July 17, investigators combing through sexually graphic… Continue reading Homeland Security identifies 311 child victims of sexual exploitation in ‘cold cases’

A Virginia pediatrician is accused of sexual battery by the mother of one of his patients, lawsuit alleges

A Virginia pediatrician who has been accused by two teenage patients in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing them during medical examinations is being sued again, this time by a mom who says the doctor assaulted her as she held her baby boy. The 31-year-old mom says in a recently filed civil lawsuit that Dr.… Continue reading A Virginia pediatrician is accused of sexual battery by the mother of one of his patients, lawsuit alleges

Chris Noth addresses sexual assault allegations in first interview

“Sex and the City” actor Chris Noth addressed the sexual assault allegations against him in his first interview since several women came forward with accusations more than a year ago. Noth told USA Today in an article published on Monday his only offense was cheating on his wife, Tara Wilson. “I strayed on my wife, and it’s devastating to her and… Continue reading Chris Noth addresses sexual assault allegations in first interview