California grants more time for filing child sexual abuse allegations under new law

Victims of childhood sexual abuse will have more time to report allegations and file a lawsuit under a California law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The legislation was introduced following widespread allegations of abuse of minors by Catholic priests as well as the 2018 conviction of Larry Nassar, a former U.S. Olympic gymnastics team doctor, for molesting young athletes. read more »

Blumenthal calls for Uber, Lyft to take steps to protect riders from sexual assault

Senator Richard Blumenthal Thursday called for ridesharing giants Uber and Lyft to take new steps to protect passengers from drivers accused of sexual abuse, after two people in Fairfield County said they were assaulted by their driver in separate cases.

He said both companies are “failing to take significant steps to make their riders safer.”

The senator said he’s calling for the ride-hailing companies to add fingerprint-based background checks, to immediately report cases of sexual assault to law enforcement agencies, and to share information on drivers banned from their rideshare platform with competing companies. read more »

#MeToo two years on: Weinstein allegations 'tip of iceberg', say accusers

Two women whose accounts of sexual misconduct by Harvey Weinstein kick-started the #MeToo movement have warned that the allegations against the film mogul are “only the tip of the iceberg”. read more »

Bill Gates Met With Jeffrey Epstein Many Times, Despite His Past

Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender who committed suicide in prison, managed to lure an astonishing array of rich, powerful and famous men into his orbit.

There were billionaires (Leslie Wexner and Leon Black), politicians (Bill Clinton and Bill Richardson), Nobel laureates (Murray Gell-Mann and Frank Wilczek) and even royals (Prince Andrew).

Few, though, compared in prestige and power to the world’s second-richest person, a brilliant and intensely private luminary: Bill Gates. And unlike many others, Mr. Gates started the relationship after Mr. Epstein was convicted of sex crimes. read more »