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Arcade Fire: inside first concert since accusations of sexual misconduct against frontman Win Butler

The Canadian band made no mention of the allegations during their performance in Dublin – and many fans vocally maintained their support for Butler

The Guardian - UK

Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver suspended and fined $10 million

Robert Sarver is banned from all NBA and WNBA events, facilities, and activities.

Mic

Dublin Arcade Fire gigs to go ahead despite sexual misconduct claims against lead singer

Four people allege the indie rock band's frontman Win Butler behaved inappropriately and sent unwanted sexual messages to them between 2015 and 2020

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Arcade Fire's Dublin gigs to go ahead this week despite lead singer being accused of sexual misconduct

Another woman called Sarah said she was 23 in 2018 when Butler responded to her message about how much his music means to her. She said he sent explicit sexual videos which left her feeling “nervous and so ashamed”.

Irish Mirror

Arcade Fire’s Win Butler denies sexual misconduct as four accuse singer of ‘inappropriate’ behaviour

Musician said that all relationships were consensual

The Independent UK

Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler accused of sexual misconduct

Win Butler, the frontman for Grammy-winning rock band Arcade Fire, has been accused of sexual misconduct by four people.

Los Angeles Times

Jurors hear more testimony on alleged R. Kelly conspiracy

CHICAGO — The second week of R. Kelly’s Chicago federal trial continued Tuesday with cross-examination of Lawrence Berkland, a lie-detector test administrator, as prosecutors outlined an alleged conspiracy to cover up Kelly’s alleged sexual misconduct before his Cook County criminal trial.

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Deshaun Watson’s reputation is toxic. But do Browns fans care?

The quarterback is supremely talented but has been tarnished by allegations of sexual misconduct. How will he be treated in his new home?

The Guardian - US

A Dragon Ball voice actor loses his appeal of his sexual harassment defamation suit

Vic Mignogna's defamation suit against two women who accused him of sexual misconduct has put a spotlight on sexual harassment in the Japanese animation industry.

WEKU

Single lawsuit last remaining legal issue for Deshaun Watson

The only remaining legal issue still pending for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is one unsettled lawsuit now that he and the NFL have agreed on an 11-game suspension and a $5 million fine as part of a settlement related to sexual misconduct allegations

The Independent UK

A Democratic-aligned super PAC is ordered to pay Roy Moore $8.2M in a defamation suit

A federal jury found that a Democratic-aligned super PAC defamed the Alabama Republican in a TV ad recounting sexual misconduct accusations during his failed 2017 U.S. Senate bid.

WEKU

Browns' Watson 'truly sorry' after accusations of sexual misconduct

Washington (AFP) - Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, facing an NFL suspension over sexual misconduct allegations, offered his first apology to his accusers on Friday before playing a pre-season game.

AFP

Money, sex and power – National at war

It started with a dispute over a loss of power, and money, and ended with allegations of persistent sexual misconduct: the spectacular fallout between two key National figures is laid bare

Newsroom.co.nz

Sexual exploitation by UN peacekeepers in DRC: fatherless children speak for first time about the pain of being abandoned

My father left my mother while she was pregnant – she gave birth when he had already left. People call me “daughter of a bitch”. They disturb and hurt me so much. They say they will chase me because I am a foreigner. I am suffering.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Deshaun Watson's sexual misconduct case has forced the NFL to change its ways

The National Football League might actually be showing signs of positive change after years of shoulder-shrugging and looking the other way when players are caught engaging in lewd or abusive actions, drunken driving or other outrages. Until last week, when it came to holding the line for moral virtue against…

Tribune News Service

Geoff Baker: New affiliation almost dragged Kraken into hockey's reckoning with sexual misconduct

SEATTLE — That's one Kansas City-sized cow pie the Kraken just barely avoided stepping in last week upon announcing their latest minor league affiliate.

AFP

Apple accused of mishandling sex misconduct complaints: report

San Francisco (AFP) - Over a dozen women accused Apple of mishandling sexual misconduct claims they lodged while working for the iPhone maker, according to a Financial Times report out Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

BBC ‘may have missed chances to explore concerns’ about Tim Westwood

Internal review finds corporation received several reports in 2012 about alleged misconduct of former Radio 1 DJ

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Evening Standard

Tim Westwood: BBC launches inquiry into DJ’s time at corporation after sexual misconduct allegations

Broadcaster says independent inquiry expected to take six months to complete

WEKU

NFL appeal opens the possibility for a longer suspension for Browns QB Deshaun Watson

The NFL is appealing a disciplinary officer's decision to suspend Deshaun Watson for six games for violating the league's personal conduct policy over sexual misconduct allegations.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sexual misconduct investigation forces out lauded charter school leader Tim King, sources say

An attorney for King, the founder of Urban Prep Academies, denied allegations he engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a student.

Chicago Tribune

Emails sent from R. Kelly prosecutor’s burner account to author of singer’s book at issue as trial looms

CHICAGO — The Chicago federal case against R. Kelly took yet another strange twist Wednesday when it was revealed that the onetime lead prosecutor used a burner email account and a fake name to communicate with the author of a book on Kelly’s sexual misconduct.

The National (Scotland)

Labour plot takeover bid of scandal-rocked SNP council following leader resignation

LABOUR councillors in a scandal-rocked SNP local authority are plotting a takeover bid after its leader stepped down in disgrace.

ABC News

Deshaun Watson banned for six NFL games after 24 allegations of sexual misconduct

The NFL's disciplinary officer finds Deshaun Watson engaged in sexual assault and showed no remorse, but her punishment falls well short of the year-long suspension the league said it hoped for.

WEKU

Deshaun Watson is suspended for 6 games over sexual misconduct

The NFL confirmed the Browns quarterback is being suspended for violating the league's personal conduct policy following accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by two dozen women in Texas.

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