Texas state Rep. Bryan Slaton resigned as a member of the Legislature on Sunday following allegations of sexual misconduct. In his resignation letter, Slaton, a Republican, expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to represent his community but said that his resignation was necessary to ensure his constituents’ expectations are met by a new representative. “This…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has dismissed one of its senior doctors at its Geneva headquarters after multiple women accused him of “sexual misconduct,” officials have confirmed. “Dr. Temo Waqanivalu has been dismissed from WHO following findings of sexual misconduct against him and corresponding disciplinary process,” WHO spokeswoman Marcia Poole said in a statement to Agence France-Presse on…

A new report (pdf) released on March 9 by the Department of Defense, shows a significant rise in sexual assaults at U.S. military academies during the 2021–22 school year. The report revealed that there have been increases in unwanted sexual contact across the board, involving both men and women. The report covered the Army, Navy,…

Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet is denying allegations of sexual misconduct made against him by a woman in 2020. On Friday, the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Quebec City confirmed that it had received a second complaint against Ouellet, the former archbishop in the provincial capital A Vatican investigation was conducted in the wake of the second…

A former Arkansas judge has been arrested by federal agents on charges he solicited sexual favors in exchange for a favorable ruling in a criminal case. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Thomas David Caruth was caught on an audio recording suggesting sex from a woman who asked him to help her boyfriend—a defendant…

Ibrahim Khan, the chief of staff for New York Attorney General Letitia James, is under investigation for misconduct and has resigned from his post. Khan, who has been a close political adviser to James for almost a decade, said in a Dec. 2 statement that he had already planned to depart from the post by…

NEW YORK— More than three dozen women have filed a lawsuit in New York against writer and director James Toback, accusing him of sexual abuse. The lawsuit, filed in state Supreme Court in Manhattan on Monday, comes after New York state last month instituted a one-year window for people to file lawsuits over sexual assault…

A Labour MP has resigned—after a parliamentary watchdog upheld complaints of “serious sexual misconduct” by a young assistant—triggering a by-election. Christian Matheson, 54, had denied the allegations but said he had decided to resign as MP for the City of Chester, a constituency he had held since 2015. The Independent Expert Panel had recommended a suspension of…

Internal Department of Justice (DOJ) documents obtained from FBI whistleblowers show at least 44 high-level FBI officials either resigned or retired without being disciplined after sexual misconduct charges were documented against them, according to Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). Those 44 officials left the FBI before the DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) was able to…

Former Hollywood film producer and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein has failed to secure a delay to his October trial after a judge denied a bid by his attorneys to do so on Monday. However, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa Lench did agree to approve Weinstein’s request to get his missing teeth fixed. Lawyers for Weinstein had asked the judge to delay…