ICC prosecutor allegedly tried to suppress sexual misconduct claims against him

Chief prosecutor Karim Khan allegedly tried to persuade alleged victim to deny allegations.

He is accused of unwanted sexual touching and abuse’ over an extended period.

Allegations include an alleged incident in which he is said to have pressed his tongue’ into the woman’s ear.

Khan denies allegations of misconduct and says there is no truth to suggestions of such misconduct.

Alleged victim reported to colleagues detailed descriptions of alleged unwanted sexual touching.

Alleged incidents said to have occurred in his office at ICC ’s headquarters, in hotel rooms on overseas work trips, as well as at his home in The Hague .

The alleged victim told colleagues she was reluctant to pursue a formal complaint as she feared that doing so could have negative consequences for her, her family and the work of the international court.

The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board published a leak of information about the allegations.

It speculated on what it called “a new theory’: that Khan sought arrest warrants against Netanyahu to divert attention from sexual misconduct allegations that threatened to precipitate his resignation.

But many in the same workforce also have deep concerns about the accusations he is facing and the court's handling of the situation.