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WashingtonPost Placed Its Twitterati Reporter on Admin Leave

Jan. 28 Accidents, Crime, Glamour, Politics, Social Cause, Sports, World Comments

(Washington) WashingtonPost Placed Its Twitterati Political Reporter on Administrative Leave
Felicia Sonmez tweeted a link to a story about rape allegations against NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, who was killed Sunday.in a helicopter crash
Dozens of journalists at the newspaper criticized the decision.
Journos protested Somnez’s suspension. They also noted that Somnez had received an onslaught of violent messages and has gotten insufficient guidance from the Post on how to protect herself.
Somnez’s controversial tweet linked to a 2016 Daily Beast story titled Kobe Bryant’s Disturbing Rape Case: The DNA Evidence, the Accuser’s Story, and the Half-Confession.
Bryant was accused in 2003 of raping a 19-year-old employee at a Colorado resort. He said the two had consensual sex, and prosecutors later dropped the sexual assault charge at the request of the accuser. The woman filed a civil suit against Bryant that was settled out of court.

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