William Henry Cosby Jr. is an American former comedian,actor,spokesman,and media personality. Cosby gained a reputation as "America's Dad" for his portrayal of Cliff Huxtable on The Cosby Show (1984–1992). He has received numerous awards and honorary degrees throughout his career,although many of them were revoked following sexual assault allegations made against him in 2014.
Indiana University Bloomington is a public research university in Bloomington,Indiana. It is the flagship campus of Indiana University and its largest campus with over 40,000 students. Established as the state's seminary in 1820,the name was changed to "Indiana College" in 1829 and to "Indiana University" in 1838.
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law is the law school of Indiana University Indianapolis,a public research university in Indianapolis,Indiana. The school has been based in Lawrence W. Inlow Hall in Indianapolis since 2001. IU McKinney is one of two law schools operated by Indiana University,the other being the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington. Although both law schools are part of Indiana University,each law school is wholly independent of the other.
Joel Seligman is an American legal scholar and former academic administrator. He served as the 10th president of the University of Rochester,in Rochester,New York,from 2005 to 2018. Seligman is also one of the leading authorities on securities law in the United States. Seligman stepped down from his presidency in 2018 following his handling of a university-wide sexual harassment scandal.
WMBD-TV is a television station in Peoria,Illinois,United States,affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group,which provides certain services to Bloomington-licensed Fox affiliate WYZZ-TV under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Cunningham Broadcasting. The two stations share studios on North University Street in Peoria,with a secondary studio and news bureau on East Lincoln Street in Bloomington. WMBD-TV's transmitter is located on Pinecrest Drive in East Peoria,a section of Groveland Township,Tazewell County.
The Kobe Bryant sexual assault case began on July 18,2003,when the news media reported that the sheriff's office in Eagle,Colorado,had arrested then professional basketball player Kobe Bryant in connection with an investigation of a sexual assault complaint,filed by a 19-year-old hotel employee.
Frank Edward McKinney Jr. was an American competition swimmer,Olympic champion,and former world record-holder. He later became a prominent executive in the American banking industry,but died in a mid-air collision of two aircraft.
WMBD is a commercial AM radio station. It is the oldest station in the Peoria,Illinois,area. It broadcasts a news/talk format and is owned by Duke Wright with the license held by Midwest Communications,Inc. The radio studios and offices are on Fulton Street in Peoria. The WMBD transmitter site is located on County Road 2100 East in Groveland Township,Illinois. The station is powered at 5,000 watts,with a directional signal. By day,a two-tower array is used,switching to a four-tower array at night to avoid causing interference with other stations.
Sally Kay Mason is an American academic administrator. She became the 20th president of the University of Iowa in Iowa City,Iowa,on August 1,2007. She retired on August 1,2015.
Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana.
The Indiana University Maurer School of Law is the law school of Indiana University Bloomington,a public research university in Bloomington,Indiana. Established in 1842,the school is named after alumnus Michael S. "Mickey" Maurer,an Indianapolis businessman who donated $35 million to the school in 2008.
The Indiana Law Journal is a general law review founded in 1925. It is published quarterly by students of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law at the flagship Bloomington campus. One of the ten most-cited law review articles of all time was published by the Indiana Law Journal;this was written by Robert Bork.
Gary Robert Conelly is an American former swimmer who represented the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich,Germany. Conelly swam for the winning U.S. teams in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter freestyle relay and 4×200-meter freestyle relay. Under the 1972 Olympic rules,however,he was ineligible to receive a medal because he did not swim in the final of the relays.
In late 2014,multiple allegations emerged that Bill Cosby,an American media personality,had sexually assaulted dozens of women throughout his career. Cosby was well known in the United States for his eccentric image,and gained a reputation as "America's Dad" for his portrayal of Cliff Huxtable on The Cosby Show (1984–1992). He received numerous awards and honorary degrees throughout his career,many of which have since been revoked.
"A Rape on Campus" is a retracted,defamatory Rolling Stone magazine article written by Sabrina Erdely and originally published on November 19,2014,that describes a purported group sexual assault at the University of Virginia (UVA) in Charlottesville,Virginia. Rolling Stone retracted the story in its entirety on April 5,2015. The article claimed that UVA student Jackie Coakley had been taken to a party hosted by UVA's Phi Kappa Psi fraternity by a fellow student. At the party,Jackie alleged in the article,her date led her to a bedroom where she was gang raped by several fraternity members as part of a fraternity initiation ritual.
Louis Blasdel Ewbank was an American lawyer,politician,judge,and jurist. He served as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 1,1920 to January 3,1927. He was considered by President Warren G. Harding as a potential nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Andrea Constand v. William H. Cosby,Jr. is a civil suit filed in March 2005 and resolved with an undisclosed cash settlement in November 2006. It was later revealed that the amount paid to Constand was $3.38 million. The case was filed by Andrea Constand,a former college and Canadian national team basketball player,against comedian and entertainer Bill Cosby,concerning a sexual assault that occurred in Cosby's home in January 2004 while Constand was working for Temple University women's basketball team in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. At that time,no criminal charges were filed.
The USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal relates to the sexual abuse of hundreds of gymnasts—primarily minors—over two decades in the United States,starting in the 1990s. It is considered the largest sexual abuse scandal in sports history.
There have been many reported cases and accusations of sexual abuse in the American film industry reported against people related to the medium of cinema of the United States.
Kristen M. Gibbons Feden is an American attorney,legal analyst,and former Assistant District Attorney of Montgomery County,Pennsylvania. She is known for her legal work in sex crimes,civil rights,and elder abuse cases. She is best known for being one of the prosecutors working on the Bill Cosby sexual assault cases,prosecuting Cosby for three counts of aggravated indecent assault against Andrea Constand,resulting in his conviction in 2018.
