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2 women drop sex abuse case against Costa Rica ex-president

September 7, 2020 GMT

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Two women who had lodged sexual abuse complaints against Nobel Peace Prize laureate and two-time Costa Rican President Oscar Arias have withdrawn those complaints...

Nevada woman is the 6th to accuse Arias of sexual misconduct

By SCOTT SONNER and DEEPTI HAJELAFebruary 13, 2019 GMT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The longtime director of the international center at the University of Nevada in Reno is the latest woman to accuse Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Costa Rican President Oscar Arias of sexual misconduct...

More women come forward after Arias sexual assault complaint

By JAVIER CORDOBA and DEEPTI HAJELAFebruary 7, 2019 GMT

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Two more women have accused former Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, a Nobel peace laureate, of sexual misconduct after a criminal complaint alleging sexual assault against another woman was filed against him this week in the Central American nation...