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Former Fox News employee's suit accuses former anchorman of rape

Signage is seen at the Fox News offices after it was announced that news anchor Shepard Smith had quit the network in New York City, US, October 11, 2019. [Reuters]

Former Fox News employee Jennifer Eckhart filed a lawsuit on Monday in a New York federal court against Fox News and former network anchor Ed Henry, accusing him of raping her.

The complaint says Henry "groomed, psychologically manipulated and coerced into having a sexual relationship with him, and that, when she would not comply voluntarily, he sexually assaulted her on office property, and raped her at a hotel."

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