Rachel Sorkow, a former Metropolitan Police Department officer accused of taking unauthorized videos of people, was ordered Tuesday to serve probation and perform community service.
Bill Cosby Found Guilty on All Charges The 80-year-old actor has been convicted on three counts of aggravated indecent assault, all of which have a penalty of 10 years in prison. In 2004, Cosby drugged and raped Andrea Constand, a Temple University employee, when she went to him for career advice. Despite only being convicted for Constand’s case, multiple other women have accused Cosby of sexual misconduct. The verdict was delivered by the jury on Thursday after more than 14 hours of deliberation. This was the second trial for Constrand’s case against Cosby after the first trial ended in a mistrial when the jury could not come to a conclusion.
Dallas Mavericks Reportedly Have Hostile Work Environment Filled With Sexual Misconduct A bombshell report from Sports Illustrated details years of sexual misconduct and predatory behavior. Part of the article focuses on the team’s former CEO Terdema Ussery, who is accused of repeatedly requesting sexual favors from employees before he left in 2015. The article also says that Earl Sneed, a beat writer for the team’s website, exhibited violent behavior towards women on more than one occasion. Sneed was even arrested and charged with domestic assault in 2011 but was allowed to remain with the team when charges were dropped. Mavericks’ Human Resources director Buddy Pittman is also featured in the article for reportedly covering up multiple sexual misconduct charges. Dallas Mavericks said in a statement The NBA said in a statement The NBA said in a statement
Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn has been accused of sexual misconduct by dozens of people, according to the Wall Street Journal. Wynn is accused of pressuring employees to perform sex acts, the report said. “The idea that I ever assaulted any woman is preposterous” Steve Wynn’s statement to the WSJ The newspaper reported “a decades-long pattern of sexual misconduct.” The report included details of a $7.5 million settlement paid to a manicurist who complained about Wynn’s behavior.
Celebrity chef Mario Batali has been accused of sexual misconduct by at least four women. Three of the women worked for Batali. ABC has asked Batali to “step away” from his cooking show, “The Chew,” while the allegations are under review. Batali, 57, told The Associated Press that the complaints “match up” with his past behavior.
Clark County School District officials have crafted a policy that spells out how teachers should interact with students on social media. It also requires volunteers who have regular or unsupervised contact with students to undergo fingerprinting and background checks. Development of the policy follows a series of sexual misconduct cases involving teachers and other district employees and students. Parents were infuriated. The Las Vegas Review-Journal chronicled the wrongdoing and the search for solutions in its “Broken Trust” series.
Road-rage incident leaves one man dead, sex, cover-up at Las Vegas fire station alleged in document, indictment dismissed against Las Vegas attorney