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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt accused of rape, surveillance by ex-mistress

https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/former-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-accused-of-rape-surveillance-by-exmistress/news-story/cc5947d2828ec3dc7a343ebec5a33151
56•randycupertino•13h ago

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Teever•12h ago
Over the years I've heard whispers of similar stories about Schmidt online, but they always seemed to disappear really fast, like they slip right down the memory hole.

It will be interesting to see if this one sticks or not.

randycupertino•8h ago
Gawker had some crazy coverage of Schmidt back in the day: https://www.gawkerarchives.com/5497193/exclusive-how-googles...

https://www.gawkerarchives.com/296074/eric-schmidts-girlfrie...

also page 6 https://pagesix.com/2019/08/03/ex-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-ma...

meta-level•12h ago
Accusing a former Google CEO of spying on you sounds funny in a way..
mrkramer•12h ago
I usually don't comment on stories like this but this guy needs to get a grip. He's constantly hooking up with women who are 40 or 50 years younger than him. C'mon man.
daymanstep•11h ago
Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. If you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test.
knowitnone3•11h ago
I usually don't comment on stories like this but this women needs to get a grip. They are constantly hooking up with men who are 40 or 50 years older than them. C'mon woman.
soganess•10m ago

  "I usually don't comment on stories like this..."
I humbly suggest you revert the commit that changed your policy.

  "women needs to get a grip... men who are 40 or 50 years older"
Because all men 40 or 50 years older than her are rapist? We should really just put them in jail! Or is it because women in their 20s shouldn't have the right to date older men without assuming they are going to get raped?

Wild idea: every adult should be able to date every other adult without having to do rape calculus.

GOD_Over_Djinn•10h ago
What’s wrong with that exactly?
mrkramer•8h ago
He doesn't seem to get along with young women....that's just my assumption.
throwaday0451•11h ago
I don't understand why the accuser is depicted first in a bikini, then in a dress with a lot of exposed skin, while Schmidt is shown in a suit. Ritter has plenty of professional photos that they could have used, or I'm sure they could have found a casual photo of Schmidt.

The pictures are completely unnecessary, they distract from the allegations and evidence, which are what really matter. It feels like The New York Post is doing this deliberately for sensationalistic purposes.

blibble•11h ago
> It feels like The New York Post is doing this deliberately for sensationalistic purposes

isn't it a tabloid? that's what they do

shagmin•11h ago
Isn't this par for the course for the New York Post? I hear that name and think trashy tabloid.
Fairburn•10h ago
To get folks riled up. Does it bolster her claims? No. But it does work on smooth brains.
111111101101•11h ago
"If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place"

- Eric Schmidt

frogperson•9h ago
With powerful people, you can not take them at their words. They should only be judged on their actions.
knowitnone3•11h ago
Report a rape within days of it happening when police can collect evidence, not 4 years after.
leonvoss•10h ago
Statute of limitations for reporting should be 1 year maximum.
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