Tag: sex
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Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries and an alleged accomplice pleaded not guilty on Friday to sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges. Jeffries and James Jacobson entered their pleas during a brief appearance at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, N.Y. Entering the courtroom, Jeffries did not acknowledge Jacobson and let his lawyer, Brian…
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Prosecutors can combine sex crimes cases against Harvey Weinstein, judge rules
Manhattan prosecutors can combine two sexual crimes cases against Harvey Weinstein, a judge ruled Wednesday, delivering a legal victory to the district attorney’s office ahead of the disgraced Hollywood mogul’s retrial. Judge Curtis Farber’s decision came two days after NBC News reported that Weinstein had been diagnosed with an uncommon form of bone marrow cancer,…
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Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries arrested on sex trafficking charges
The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, Mike Jeffries, has been arrested on sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges, according to two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter. Jeffries has been arrested in West Palm Beach, Florida. Two other associates, Matthew Smith of West Palm Beach and James Jacobson of Wisconsin, were also…
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Archdiocese of L.A. reaches $880M child sex abuse settlement over hundreds of claims
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has reached a historic $880 million settlement over hundreds child sex abuse claims. The agreement in principle announced Wednesday settles 1,354 child sexual abuse claims, the plaintiffs’ attorney said in a news release. It is the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese. The lawsuits were filed…
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Two former Indiana University basketball players accuse team doctor of sex abuse
Two former Indiana University basketball players have sued their alma mater alleging their team doctor repeatedly sexually assaulted them and their teammates and the school did nothing to stop him. Haris Mujezinovic and Charlie Miller, who played for the Hoosiers in the 1990s under legendary coach Bob Knight, said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in…
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Ye’s former assistant alleges sex trafficking, sexual assault in amended suit against rapper
Ye’s former assistant filed an amended lawsuit against the rapper last week that accuses him of drugging and sexually assaulting her, trafficking others, using job openings to recruit sex partners and tasking her with delivering him “sex honey.” The suit alleges Ye, who legally changed his name from Kanye West, attacked Lauren Pisciotta in a…
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Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers oppose effort to combine two sex crimes cases
Harvey Weinstein’s attorneys have submitted a filing opposing a move by prosecutors to combine two sexual crimes cases against the disgraced film mogul. Manhattan prosecutors have sought to consolidate new charges with ones previously brought against Weinstein so that they could be tried in court together. But in a court document, a response to the…
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Opera featuring nuns, sex and a lot of blood leaves 18 needing medical treatment
Opera featuring nuns, sex and a lot of blood leaves 18 needing medical treatment
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to make appearance at pretrial hearing on sex trafficking charges
Sean “Diddy” Combs is expected to appear Thursday afternoon before the federal judge in New York assigned to oversee his trial, which the embattled hip-hop mogul’s lawyers would like to begin next spring. Deadlines may be set for various issues related to the trial of Combs, 54, who pleaded not guilty last month to charges…
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Mexican gun dispute and a straight woman’s sex discrimination claim among new Supreme Court cases
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday took up a series of new cases ahead of its new term, including a bid by gun companies to evade a lawsuit filed by the Mexican government and a workplace sex discrimination dispute over claims a woman was discriminated against because she is straight. The court’s nine-month new…