A recent lawsuit alleges Linda McMahon, who U.S. President-elect Donald Trump tapped to lead the Department of Education, knowingly enabled the sexual exploitation of children by a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) employee as early as the 1980s — allegations she denies.



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Linda McMahon, Trump's Education pick, was sued for allegedly enabling sexual abuse of children

A recent lawsuit alleges Linda McMahon, who U.S. President-elect Donald Trump tapped to lead the Department of Education, knowingly enabled the sexual exploitation of children by a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) employee as early as the 1980s — allegations she denies.

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President-elect Donald Trump's pick for education secretary has a glittery, wrestling-packed past, and people are taking notice.

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A recent lawsuit alleges Linda McMahon, who President-elect Donald Trump tapped to lead the Department of Education, knowingly enabled the sexual exploitation of children by a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) employee as early as the 1980s — allegations she denies.

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Linda McMahon, Trump’s Education pick, was sued for allegedly enabling sexual abuse of children

By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — A recent lawsuit alleges Linda McMahon, who President-elect Donald Trump tapped to lead the Department of Education, knowingly enabled the sexual exploitation of children by a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) employee as early as the 1980s — allegations she denies. McMahon is the former CEO of the WWE, which she co-founded with her husband, Vince. As head of the WWE, Linda McMahon oversaw its transformation from …

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The suit claims McMahon and others at the WWE were aware of misconduct decades ago and negligent in failing to prevent it.

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Trump education secretary pick Linda McMahon named in recent WWE child sex abuse lawsuit

President-elect Trump’s pick for Education secretary, Linda McMahon, is at a center of the lawsuit regarding child sexual abuse while she was in charge of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).  The lawsuit, which was filed last month, accuses McMahon and her husband, Vince McMahon, of knowing about a ringside announcer who allegedly abused young boys for…

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Trump’s education pick Linda McMahon accused of negligence in WWE child sexual abuse lawsuit

Chosen by Donald Trump to take over the Department of Education of his government, Linda McMahon is accused in court of not having acted to prevent a series of teenagers from being victims of sexual abuse in the 1980s and 1990s, the American press revealed this Thursday (21).
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Escolhida por Donald Trump para assumir o Departamento de Educa��o de seu governo, Linda McMahon � acusada na Justi�a de n�o ter agido para impedir que uma s�rie de adolescentes fossem v�timas de abuso sexual nas d�cadas de 1980 e 1990, revelou a imprensa americana nesta quinta-feira (21).
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Educators are sounding the alarm about Donald Trump’s choice to put the former WWE chief executive at the helm of public education.

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Trump's Pick For Education Secretary Is Dealing With Her Own Sexual Abuse Scandal

A lawsuit accusing Linda McMahon of turning a blind eye to the sexual abuse of children by a World Wresting Entertainment employee dating back to the 1980s is raising new questions about another one of Donald Trump’s cabinet selections.“The big question here is what did Linda McMahon know and when? ...

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“A recent lawsuit alleges Linda McMahon, who President-elect Donald Trump tapped to lead the Department of Education, knowingly enabled the sexual exploitation of children by a World Wrestling Entertainment employee as early as the 1980s — allegations she denies,” CNN reports.

Linda McMahon, Trump's Education pick, was sued for allegedly enabling sexual abuse of children

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