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Multiple Women Recall Sexual Misconduct and Retaliation by Gordon Sondland

November 29, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Gordon Sondland after his testimony at an impeachment hearing on Nov. 20. (Victoria Pickering)

Three women recall Sondland made unwanted sexual contact in business settings. One says he exposed himself. All recall professional retaliation after they rejected him. Sondland denies the allegations.

Fruehan Pleads to a Felony and is Sentenced to 24 Months of Probation, With Mandatory Mental Health Evaluation

August 16, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Florence Fruehan after his plea and sentencing in court this afternoon, as he was getting ready to meet with a probation officer. (c FlaglerLive)

Former Palm Coast physician Florence Fruehan pleaded to a felony battery count admitting guilt in groping a female patient, the culmination of a case that resulted in several women making similar accusations.

Ex-Dr. Fruehan Set to Plea to Felony Count in Patient-Groping Cases and Face 2 Years Probation

August 15, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Florence Fruehan, the former Palm Coast physician, is set to plea to a felony count of battery on a woman 65 or older at a court hearing Friday, the result of allegations that he sexually groped patients in his office.

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October 4, 2018 | Pierre Tristam | 66 Comments

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Whether Kavanaugh was confirmed or not is irrelevant: whoever’s next might be less personally sleazy, more temperamentally amoebic, but judicially? Same shill, different name.

The Cruelty of the GOP’s Kavanaugh Charade

September 27, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 61 Comments

A few of us posted about sexual assault in general or about our own past assaults on our Facebook pages. Then the private messages began. The details are painful to talk about.

Sheriff Files Criminal Charges Against Dr. Florence Fruehan, Alleging Pattern of Inappropriate Touching

September 20, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Florence Fruehan is an elected member of the East Flagler Mosquito Control District. (© FlaglerLive)

At least five women have now come forward with allegations of inappropriate touching by Florence Fruehan, the Palm Coast physician who agreed to surrender his license last month.

Dr. Fruehan Will Surrender License, Quitting Medicine in Face of Allegation of Sexual Improprieties With Patient

August 23, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 69 Comments

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Palm Coast physician Florence Fruehan will surrender his license ahead of the conclusion of a state investigation into allegations that he groped a female patient. He is also under local sheriff’s investigation.

Palm Coast Physician Florence Fruehan Accused Of Groping Female Patient; State Orders Him Restricted

August 8, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 173 Comments

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Long-time physician Florence R. Fruehan of Palm Coast Urgent Care, who is also an elected official, is under an Emergency Restriction Order from the State Department of Health.

Latvala and Company: At Least 18 Lawmakers Gone or Punished Over Harassment in Capitols

December 26, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Sen. Jack Latvala in an October image from his Facebook page., He resigned last week.

The movement that has empowered women across the country to levy sexual assault and harassment allegations against powerful men continues to snowball.

Facing Harassment Charges and Damaging Reports, Florida Sen. Jack Latvala Resigns, Derisively Blaming “Political Correctness”

December 20, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Latvala devoted much of his resignation letter to contest the charges against him and went as far as claiming that the drive to oust him was a matter of opportunism even as a special master is recommending a criminal investigation.

Stephen Bittell, Party Chair and High Hope for Florida Democrats, Is Latest Disgraced Over Leering Behavior

November 19, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Bittel’s boorish behavior was hardly a secret in Democratic circles. It was impossible for him to remain the chairman after all four Democratic gubernatorial candidates demanded that he step down.

Lawsuit Against Palm Coast’s Golden Corral Alleges Sexual Harassment of 17-Year-Old Girl

June 2, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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The lawsuit and the company’s response raise questions about the extent of a company’s responsibility in protecting its employees from undue hostility and differentiates, in the company’s view, between issues involving peer-employees as opposed to employees and their supervisors or superiors.

Publix Wins as Jury Verdict Concludes Sex Harassment Claim at Palm Coast Store Was Fabrication

September 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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A jury decided swiftly that not only had sex harassment taken place, but Robert Barry’s claims of wrongful termination didn’t need to be considered at all in light of the fabrication.

Case Against Publix Wilts as Judge Tosses Whistleblower Charge and “Biscuitbutt” Refutes Sex Harassment

September 10, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The Flagler civil trial continues though the case of a fired employee weakened further when the women he alleged had been sexually harassed–whose nickname is “Biscuitbutt”–testified nothing of the sort had ever happened, but other machinations had.

In Trial Day 2, Case Against Publix Falters Over Credibility and Tempers of 2 Main Witnesses

September 9, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Robert Barry ‘s claim of wrongful termination against Publix frayed Wednesday as his temper and questionable veracity proved to be his biggest liabilities, with Publix’s witnesses yet to take the stand Thursday.

Publix on Trial as Ex-Palm Coast Employee Claims He Was Fired For Whistleblowing Sex Harassment

September 8, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Robert Barry, 30, claims he was fired from the Palm Coast Town Center store after alerting superiors about a supervisor’s sex harassment of a coworker. Publix claims Barry made up the story and fired him for dishonesty.

Flagler Detention Deputy of the Year Twice Reprimanded for Sexual Improprieties With Inmates in Last 2 Years

October 29, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Deputy Randy Stephen Vickers was disciplined in May for having a relationship with a repeat offender and inmate and two years ago for asking an inmate, jokingly, if she’d like to be sexually assaulted.

Revenge Porn: Florida Lawmakers Take National Lead in Battling Bullying’s New Virus

April 16, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

In a more lurid consequence of sexting, Florida women and girls have been targeted by revenge porn–the online posting of nude images without the victim’s consent–in several documented instances, leading the Legislature to seek to criminalize the practice as a second or third-degree felony.

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