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[Link] Model Claims She Was Turned Into a Sex Doll Without Her Permission
Read: 13/1/2022 www.vice.com
The doll has the same dark hair, glasses, lip freckle, and name as her. The company, called Irontech, claims that this was all a coincidence. She first posted publicly about the doll in July 2019, on Instagram.
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[Link] Maryland Mayor Accused of Posting Revenge Porn to r/needysluts Reddit Forum
Read: 15/11/2021 www.vice.com
The mayor of a Maryland city was just charged with 50 counts of distributing revenge porn after he allegedly posted sexually explicit photos of a woman to Reddit while in office, according to a charging document released Monday.
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[Link] Alabama Judge Loses Job After Saying George Floyd ‘Got What He Deserved’
Read: 2/11/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Randy Jinks, the Talladega County Probate Judge, was removed from his position Friday.
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[Link] Activision Blizzard ends forced arbitration as CEO takes a massive pay cut
Read: 31/10/2021 www.theverge.com
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick sent a letter updating employees on the further steps he and the company will take to change its image in the wake of multiple sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuits.
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[Link] McDonald’s Employees Will Strike Over Sexual Harassment
Read: 25/10/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. The employees, organizers said, will strike in cities like Chicago, Detroit, Houston, and Miami. They will also call for workers to unionize, since McDonald’s, they say, has failed to adequately protect employees.
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[Link] Miya Marcano’s Family Just Sued Her Apartment Complex for Wrongful Death
Read: 19/10/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Last month, Armando Caballero, a maintenance man for Arden Villas, allegedly killed Marcano, a college student who was a tenant and employee at the apartment complex in Orlando, Florida.
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[Link] 24 Women Soccer Players Accuse Venezuela's Ex-Youth Coach of Sexual Abuse
Read: 19/10/2021 www.vice.com
Venezuelan prosecutors are seeking the arrest of a former national women's soccer coach on sexual abuse charges after a group of 24 players accused him of a litany of violations in an open letter.
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[Link] Activision sued by another federal agency, settles lawsuit for $18 million
Read: 10/10/2021 www.pcgamer.com
Earlier today the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard after a three year investigation into alleged workplace discrimination.
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[Link] Delivery driver who called worker 'juicy' threatened to sue her after she made complaint
Read: 16/9/2021 www.abc.net.au
Frayne Higgins was hoping to overturn a decision by Tasmania's Anti-Discrimination Tribunal last year, which found he had sexually harassed a female retail employee and ordered him to pay her $45,000.
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[Link] R Kelly accuser describes physical abuse from singer when she was 16
Read: 20/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
A key accuser at the R Kelly sex-trafficking trial returned to the witness stand on Thursday, saying he often videotaped their sexual encounters and demanded she dress like a Girl Scout during a relationship that began when she was a minor.
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[Link] Sam Pepper investigated by LA police in July
Read: 14/8/2021 www.bbc.com
Police in Los Angeles have told Newsbeat they investigated YouTube star Sam Pepper in July on suspicion of a sexual offence against a woman. LAPD have confirmed he was not contacted, questioned or arrested.
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[Link] ‘What He Did to Me Was a Crime’: Cuomo Accuser Brittany Commisso Speaks Up
Read: 9/8/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Brittany Commisso, the woman who last week filed a criminal complaint against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for groping her, is going public and pushing back against the governor’s claim that he never touched anyone inappropriately.
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[Link] Woman awarded $130k damages in sexual harassment case against boss at laundromat
Read: 9/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
A woman who was found to have been sexually harassed while working at a Brisbane laundromat has been awarded $130,000 in damages — a sum her lawyers believe could be a record-breaking amount in Queensland.
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[Link] The Problem Isn’t Just Cuomo, It’s the System That Made Him
Read: 7/8/2021 theintercept.com
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo should have resigned or been removed from his position months ago. This much is obvious. It should have been sufficient that the governor oversaw a cover-up of thousands of pandemic deaths in New York nursing homes — deaths for which he bears major responsibility.
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[Link] Cuomo Is Now Facing Potential Criminal Charges For Sexual Assault
Read: 7/8/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. A woman who accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of groping her has now filed a criminal complaint against him, a move that could ultimately land the embattled governor in handcuffs.
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[Link] Noel Clarke quits his own production company following sexual misconduct allegations
Read: 6/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
Noel Clarke has left his production company, Unstoppable Film and TV, after allegations of bullying and sexual misconduct first reported in the Guardian in April.
[Link] Activision Blizzard Faces Second Lawsuit Over First Lawsuit
Read: 4/8/2021 kotaku.com
A class action lawsuit filed today in the U.S. District Court of Central California on behalf of investors alleges that Activision Blizzard’s intentional failure to disclose its ongoing problems with sexual harassment and discrimination artificially inflated the company’s stock value.
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[Link] Blizzard confirms developer named in lawsuit was removed for “misconduct”
Read: 31/7/2021 arstechnica.com
Last year, reports started to bubble up among Blizzard-watchers that longtime World of Warcraft developer Alex Afrasiabi, who was first hired in 2004, had quietly left the company without any official explanation.
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[Link] Bobby Kotick finally responds to Activision Blizzard employees: our initial response was 'tone deaf'
Read: 31/7/2021 www.pcgamer.com
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has issued a letter to all employees in the wake of a lawsuit alleging widespread sexual harassment and discrimination at the company.
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[Link] US fencers wear pink masks after teammate accused of sexual misconduct
Read: 31/7/2021 www.theguardian.com
Three members of the United States Olympic men’s épée team wore pink masks on Friday amid allegations their teammate is guilty of sexual misconduct. Jake Hoyle, Curtis McDowald and Yeisser Ramirez all wore pink facemasks before the start of the competition.
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[Link] Over 1,000 Activision Blizzard Employees Sign Letter Condemning Company's Response To Allegations
Read: 27/7/2021 kotaku.com
“Following the announcement from Activision Blizzard, and in light of the internal memo circulated by Frances Townsend, a group of over 800 employees from across all of Activision-Blizzard-King and its subsidiaries came together to take action,” a representative of the group told Kotaku.
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[Link] Blizzard Boss Accused Of Failing To Address Sexual Harassment Calls New Allegations ‘Troubling’
Read: 24/7/2021 www.kotaku.com.au
In the email, first reported by ’s Jason Schreier, a copy of which was also viewed by Kotaku, Blizzard president J. Allen Brack wrote, “I personally have a lot of emotions coming out of yesterday, and I know you do, too.
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[Link] Sexual harassment training for politicians will run for one hour and be optional
Read: 15/7/2021 www.abc.net.au
Training to deal with sexual assault, bullying and harassment in Parliament will not happen until September at the earliest, will go for as little as an hour and will be optional for MPs.
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