FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2018 file photo, Indian Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjan Gogoi, right, speaks with Justice Jasti Chelameswar as they address the media in New Delhi, India. A former employee of India’s Supreme Court has accused Gogoi, now the country’s chief justice, of sexual harassment, an accusation that was vehemently denied by the judge, reports said Saturday, April 20, 2019. (File/Associated Press)NEW DELHI — A former employee of India’s Supreme Court has accused the country’s chief justice of sexual harassment, an accusation that was vehemently denied by the judge, the nation’s largest news agency reported Saturday. Last year, Indian actresses and writers flooded social media with allegations of sexual harassment and assault. India’s junior external affairs minister resigned last year amid accusations by 20 women of sexual harassment during his previous career as one of the country’s most prominent news editors.

Source: Washington Post April 20, 2019 15:29 UTC