Newspaper chairman resigns after spanking allegations
ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) " The chairman of an Alabama newspaper company resigned Thursday following accusations that he assaulted female newsroom employees in the 1970s by spanking them.The Anniston Star reports that Brandt Ayers stepped down as chairman of the board of Consolidated Publishing Co. Ayers, now 82, said his resignation was in the "best interests of the newspaper and its mission."At least three women have said that Ayers, then a newsroom executive at the Anniston paper, [...]
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