Pelosi ‘satisfied’ with Biden’s response to sexual assault allegation, praises his ‘integrity’

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April 30, 2020

Pelosi ‘satisfied’ with Biden’s response to sexual assault allegation, praises his ‘integrity’

The House speaker offered her fullest defense to date of the presumptive Democratic nominee, who has been accused of misconduct in the mid-1990s by a former Senate staffer.
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February 4, 2020

Former Bread of Life official pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges

Jeffrey A. Tyler, 48, of Augusta denied allegations he sexually assaulted a female victim at least three times, beginning when she was a minor.
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January 23, 2020

‘Sopranos’ actress says Weinstein raped her in the mid-1990s

Annabella Sciorra testifies against the former Hollywood studio boss at his New York City rape trial.
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December 27, 2019

Disney characters say tourists inappropriately touched them

Disney World employees who portray Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck file reports with police.
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October 9, 2019

Cape Elizabeth principal defends response to allegations of sexual assault

Jeffrey Shedd sends a letter to a school community embroiled in controversy over notes alleging there is a 'rapist in our school,' saying the 3 students who left the notes ‘made a really bad choice.’
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October 7, 2019

Cape Elizabeth students walk out to protest suspensions for sexual assault allegations

The administration says the 3 girls violated the school's bullying policy when they posted notes accusing an unnamed person of sexual assault.
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August 13, 2019

Britain’s Prince Andrew faces new scrutiny over ties to Jeffrey Epstein

A 2001 photo of the Duke of York with his arm around the bare waist of a 17-year-old girl has never been explained by the royal family.
Published
May 20, 2019

Former Salvation Army officer now living in Saco accused of abusing teen

The Salvation Army says it terminated Gary Crowell's officership after he was accused of abusing a teenage girl who lived with him and his wife in New York, but the alleged victim says the organization failed to tell police.
Published
April 30, 2019

Maine Senate backs bill to extend statute of limitations on sex crimes

Maine's current law sets an 8-year statute of limitations on sexual assaults, but a bill that received unanimous approval in the Senate on Tuesday would make it 20 years.
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April 17, 2019

Survivors of domestic violence press for $5 million in state support

Dozens rally and testify in support of a bill to fund nonprofit groups that provide support services. It would be the first state funding increase for the programs since 2000.