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Sexual Harassment

Latest 11 August 2021

New York Governor Cuomo resigns in sexual harassment scandal

Faced with mounting legal pressures and demands for his departure from President Joe Biden and others, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned on Tuesday following an inquiry that found he…

13 Aug 2019 Placido Domingo accused of sexual harassment For decades, Placido Domingo, one of the most celebrated and powerful men in opera, has tried to pressure women into sexual relationships… 25 Dec 2018 Kevin Spacey to be arraigned for alleged sexual assault Oscar-winning US actor Kevin Spacey is facing a felony charge for alleged sexual assault of a teenager in a restaurant in 2016,… 30 Jul 2018 Bill Cosby’s lawyers challenging the legality of the process regards classification of former actor as ‘sexually violent predator’. AP reports that Bill Cosby's lawyers are challenging the legality of the process under which a Pennsylvania board recommended he be classified… Morning Briefing · 3 Jun 2018 Sunday’s Morning Briefing Good morning, Malta 's newspapers cover a myriad of topics. The salient points include the ongoing investigations in Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder… UK · 3 Jun 2018 UK: 30% of teachers and 11% of teaching support staff say they have suffered sexually inappropriate behaviour The Guardian reports that more than one in 10 teaching support staff say they have experienced sexually inappropriate behaviour from pupils. The… Saudi Arabia · 30 May 2018 Saudi Arabia’s cabinet approves criminalisation of sexual harassment amidst criticism for detention of women rights’ activists Saudi Arabia's cabinet approved a measure which criminalises sexual harassment. The Saudi's state news agency SPA reported that legislation, which awaits an… Nobel Prize · 4 May 2018 No Nobel Prize for Literature amidst sexual harassment allegations For the first time since 1949, the secretive jury within the Swedish Academy which decides the Nobel Prize for Literature that hands…