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If GOP lawmakers are going to express reservations about Gaetz on those grounds, she said, then they should be ready to explain their alleged coverups of “sexual harassment and assault claims” using taxpayer money.

From Salon

In 2017, police in Monterey, California, investigated Hegseth for an “alleged sexual assault,” a fact that only came to light a day after he was nominated for Defense secretary.

From Salon

Since Panorama’s initial investigation, the school and gym have shut down, and three former school employees have been charged with offences including assault and abusive behaviour.

From BBC

The Israeli peace activist had been helping Palestinian farmers pick their olives when she was assaulted without provocation.

From BBC

She will spearhead the Trump administration’s education policies, which could reshape federal financial aid, federal research funding and civil rights for LGBTQ+ people and those accused of sexual assault.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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