The Post placed Sonmez on paid leave while newsroom managers look into the episode. Bryant was charged with sexual assault and false imprisonment, but the charges were dropped after the woman declined to testify. Those allegations should not be minimized in any way.”ADSonmez, who has been open about her own experience with sexual assault, said survivors of assault and their family members praised her for highlighting the Bryant allegations. the hours after Bryant’s death were a fraught time to share reporting about past accusations of sexual assault. Sonmez said that she had been warned previously by Post management about statements on social media regarding her own sexual assault allegations and that this has left her “deeply frustrated.”

Source: Washington Post January 27, 2020 21:51 UTC