Sexual Misconduct

De aankondiging van de taskforce volgt op het aftreden van twee congresleden te midden van beschuldigingen van seksueel wangedrag US politics live – laatste updates Voorzitter van het Huis Mike Johnson en minderheidsleider Hakeem Jeffries kondigden woensdag een bipartisane inspanning aan om seksueel wangedrag op Capitol Hill te bestrijden. Het "partnerschap", geleid door de voorzitters van de Republikeinse en Democratische vrouwencaucussen – congresleden Kat Cammack uit Florida en Teresa Leger Fernández uit New Mexico – heeft tot doel "hervormingen en oplossingen te identificeren om het Congres tot een veiligere werkomgeving te maken voor vrouwen en alle overlevers", aldus de leiders in een gezamenlijke verklaring. Lees verder...

• Representative Eric Swalwell announced his resignation from Congress following sexual assault allegations, with the announcement coming on Tuesday of this week. • Representative Tony Gonzalez also announced his resignation the same day after admitting to sexual misconduct with a staffer earlier in the year. • Both Democrats stepped down within hours of each other amid mounting calls for them to leave office due to the serious allegations against them.

Departures came after lawmakers from both parties threatened to introduce resolutions expelling the two menUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDemocratic congressman Eric Swalwell and Republican Tony Gonzales submitted their resignations to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, abruptly ending their political careers amid bipartisan furor over allegations of sexual misconduct against both.Swalwell resigned at 2pm eastern time, while Gonazales’s resignation will take effect at 11.59pm on Tuesday evening, according to the House clerk. Continue reading...

Ex-hedge fund manager ‘forced to accept’ newspaper likely to succeed in its public interest defence, say his lawyersCrispin Odey, the former hedge fund manager, has dropped his £79m libel claim against the Financial Times over its reporting of sexual misconduct allegations against him, his lawyers have said.In 2023, the FT published several articles from 20 women alleging sexual assault and harassment against Odey, covering a period of five decades. He has previously denied the allegations against him. Continue reading...