Mets ignored sexual harassment in 2018, report says | ‘This is a pattern!’

NJ.COM

Another dark and ugly cloud is hovering over the Mets’ organization for their treatment of women. The third in a month’s time emerged Wednesday morning when The Athletic reported that former Mets major league hitting performance coach Ryan Ellis was accused of sexually harassing three female employees in 2018. read more »

After state blunder, Pa. abuse victims ask: ‘Who the hell are we supposed to trust?’

WITF

The news that Pennsylvania had screwed up the process for putting a constitutional amendment before voters that would allow victims of decades-old sexual abuse to sue hit Jay Sefton hard. read more »

Epstein ex-girlfriend alleges abuse by guard in federal jail

AP

Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend claimed through her lawyer Tuesday that a guard physically abused her at a federal lockup in Brooklyn, and then she was punished for complaining about it. read more »

Indian Court Clears Journalist of Defamation Claim in #MeToo Case

NEW YORK TIMES

A court in New Delhi on Wednesday acquitted an Indian journalist of defamation after she accused M.J. Akbar, a prominent former government minister and newspaper editor, of sexual harassment, a dispute widely seen as a barometer of the country’s fledgling #MeToo movement. read more »