Spike Lee has apologized for words he said were “wrong” after voicing support for Woody Allen and criticizing cancel culture.
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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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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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‘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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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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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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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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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.
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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.
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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.