sexual misconduct

The FBI special agent in charge in Albany, New York, quietly retired last year after the Office of Inspector General — the Justice Department’s internal watchdog — concluded he sexually harassed eight female subordinates in one of the FBI’s most egregious known cases of sexual misconduct.

A middle school teacher in Duxbury, Massachusetts, has been fired amid accusations of sexually assaulting a student 15 years ago. John Blake, a longtime gym teacher and hockey coach at Duxbury Middle School, was placed on leave in the fall. Police are now investigating more than a dozen anonymous tips related to the case, according to The Boston Globe. A...

A middle school teacher in Duxbury, Massachusetts, has been fired amid accusations of sexually assaulting a student 15 years ago.

LSU’s former athletic director recommended in 2013 that Les Miles be fired as Tigers football coach because of his behavior with female student workers

Attorney General Maura Healey and former U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III have pulled their endorsements of a candidate for the state Legislature following allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment. Representatives of Healey and Kennedy — both Democrats — told GBH News that they are rescinding their backing of Valentino “Tino” Capobianco following allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment. A Healey…

A tentative settlement has been reached in a lawsuit that alleged James Franco intimidated students at an acting and film school he founded into exploitative sexual situations

Vermont state officials are vowing to make conditions safe for women serving prison time and for those who work in correctional facilities. The push follows the release of an independent review Wednesday that found a troubling number of sexual misconduct claims associated with the state’s female prison. “One incident is too many,” said Tris Coffin, an attorney with the...

State officials in Vermont are vowing to make conditions safe for women serving prison time and those who work for corrections.

FBI Director Christopher Wray is seeking to reassure agents that the bureau won’t tolerate sexual misconduct in the workplace, promising more resources and full investigations into claims brought against FBI officials — regardless of rank or title

Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse, who is running to replace U.S. Representative Richard Neal in the First Congressional District of Massachusetts, has responded to allegations of sexual misconduct. Morse has been accused of using his political status to engage in inappropriate relationships with college students. Additionally, he is accused of making other college students feel uncomfortable by talking to them...

A Massachusetts police officer facing several allegations of sexual misconduct resigned from his position. Falmouth Police Officer Clifford Harris stepped down following a monthslong investigation into seven allegations of misconduct, the Cape Cod Times reported Sunday. The department’s Internal Affairs report found the allegations were sustained in four of the instances where his behavior was “unbecoming an officer” and...

Two women who have accused Cuba Gooding Jr. of sexual misconduct will be allowed to testify at his trial on charges that he groped three other women at Manhattan bars in 2018 and 2019.

An investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and excessive alcohol use at a seminary run by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston did find some “inappropriate” sexual conduct but no evidence of criminal behavior or sexual activity between seminarians and faculty members, the archdiocese announced Friday. The investigation was launched in August 2018 when two seminarians said in social media...

A hearing has been scheduled for next month in the indecent assault and battery case against celebrity chef Mario Batali. Batali did not appear at a brief pre-trial hearing in a Boston courtroom on Friday. He had waived his right to appear.

A hearing has been scheduled for next month in the indecent assault and battery case against celebrity chef Mario Batali. Batali did not appear at a brief pre-trial hearing in a Boston courtroom on Friday. He had waived his right to appear.

A hearing has been scheduled for next month in the indecent assault and battery case against celebrity chef Mario Batali. Batali did not appear at a brief pre-trial hearing in a Boston courtroom on Friday. He had waived his right to appear.

A not guilty plea was entered Friday for celebrity chef Mario Batali, who appeared in court on a criminal charge that he forcibly kissed and groped a woman at a Boston restaurant in 2017. Donning a black suit topped with a baseball cap, Batali entered Boston Municipal Court on a charge of indecent assault and battery. He walked into the...

The University of Southern California is losing national accreditation for a medical training program dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct.

More than a hundred public figures have been accused of sexual misconduct since allegations against Harvey Weinstein surfaced.

Former Scottish leader Alex Salmond, one of the country’s best-known politicians, appeared in court on Thursday on charges including attempted rape and sexual assault. Salmond was arrested Wednesday, and faces 14 charges including nine counts of sexual assault and two of attempted rape. In a brief statement outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court, Salmond said: “I am innocent of any criminality whatsoever.”...