FILE PHOTO: Thomas Frieden, director of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He was arrested on charges of sexual abuse, forcible touching and harassment.A 55-year-old woman filed a complaint against Frieden in July, accusing him of grabbing her buttocks without permission last October at his Brooklyn Heights apartment, Muniz said. The woman's name was not divulged.Frieden, 57, remained in custody on Friday, Muniz said.He was due to make an initial appearance in Brooklyn criminal court on Friday, the district attorney's office said. In 2009, President Barack Obama appointed him to head the CDC, the country's main public health agency. "At the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, we take any allegation of personal misconduct very seriously and are monitoring the situation closely," the statement said.The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said it took allegations of sexual misconduct very seriously.

Source: Egypt Today August 24, 2018 23:37 UTC