{"id":86764,"date":"2021-09-28T20:54:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T00:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=86764"},"modified":"2021-09-28T20:54:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T00:54:16","slug":"don-lemon-next-up-on-the-docket-for-sexual-assault-why-does-cnn-hire-so-many-sexual-abusers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=86764","title":{"rendered":"Don Lemon next up on the docket for sexual assault. Why does CNN hire so many sexual abusers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sexually charged assault suit against CNN\u2019s Don Lemon expected to land in court after prolonged legal process<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Lemon was accused of sexually charged assault in 2018<\/h3>\n

Brian Flood
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Chris Cuomo isn\u2019t the only high-profile CNN host accused of\u00a0inappropriate touching<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The attorney for the man who accused fellow CNN host\u00a0Don Lemon<\/a>\u00a0of a\u00a0sexually charged assault<\/a>\u00a0expects the case to finally end up in court early next year after a prolonged legal process.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been over two years since Dustin Hice filed an explosive lawsuit against Lemon \u2013 who is openly gay \u2013 accusing the “CNN Tonight” host of assault and battery at a bar on\u00a0New York’s Long Island<\/a>\u00a0during the summer of 2018.<\/p>\n

DON LEMON’S ASSAULT ACCUSER SAYS CNN ANCHOR A ‘LIAR AND HYPOCRITE’ WITH #METOO COVERAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo engage in a nightly handoff where they briefly overlap to discuss current events with playful banter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“[Lemon] put his hand down the front of his own shorts, and vigorously rubbed his genitalia, removed his hand and shoved his index and middle fingers into Plaintiff’s mustache and under Plaintiff’s nose,”\u00a0according to the lawsuit, filed Aug.\u00a011, 2019 in Suffolk County Court.<\/p>\n

“Lemon intensely pushed his fingers against Plaintiff\u2019s face under Plaintiff\u2019s nose, forcing Plaintiff\u2019s head thrust backward as Defendant repeatedly asked Plaintiff \u2018Do you like p—y or d–k?\u2019 While saying this, Mr. Lemon continued to shove his fingers into Plaintiff\u2019s face with aggression and hostility,” the suit alleged.<\/p>\n

In an answer to the complaint, Lemon denied all wrongdoing and called the suit “frivolous.”<\/p>\n

A lengthy discovery process and the\u00a0coronavirus<\/a>\u00a0pandemic have kept the case out of court, but Hice\u2019s legal team told Fox News Digital the suit was ongoing and may wind up in court around January 2022.<\/p>\n

Lemon\u2019s CNN program has followed Cuomo\u2019s, and the two frequently engage in a nightly handoff during which they discuss current events with playful banter. Last week, veteran television producer Shelley Ross accused Cuomo of sexually harassing her when they worked together at ABC News in 2005. The “Cuomo Prime Time” namesake issued a statement in which he reiterated his apology for the incident 16 years ago.<\/p>\n

While Ross didn\u2019t take legal action and said she simply wanted Cuomo to learn a lesson, Hice has been seeking “damages in an amount to be determined at trial, plus prejudgment interest, attorneys\u2019 fees, expenses, costs, and disbursements.”<\/p>\n

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Dustin Hice says CNN host Don Lemon assaulted him during the summer of 2018.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Last year, Hice\u00a0told Fox News the alleged “vile, disgusting, lewd and inhumane” attack by Lemon would be treated much differently if Hice were a woman.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m not doing this for notoriety or fame, I\u2019m doing this because I\u2019m standing up for myself and what I believe in,” Hice told Fox News. “I\u2019ve grown a new respect for people dealing with mental health issues because stress, depression, anxiety, those are all very serious things. It consumed my life.”<\/p>\n

The alleged incident occurred at Murf\u2019s Backstreet Tavern,\u00a0in the prestigious Sag Harbor town of the Hamptons area east of New York City in July 2018.<\/p>\n

CNN and Lemon\u2019s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

The allegations against Lemon and Cuomo are hardly CNN\u2019s only issue with its high-profile talent being accused of inappropriate behavior. CNN also allowed legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin to return to the network after he was caught masturbating on a Zoom call with coworkers from his other gig at the New Yorker. The magazine fired Toobin but CNN welcomed him back after an extended leave of absence.<\/p>\n

Fox News\u2019 Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

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