{"id":13756,"date":"2026-07-22T17:34:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13756"},"modified":"2026-07-22T17:34:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:34:30","slug":"exclusive-lawyer-goes-public-with-sexual-misconduct-claims-against-icc-chief-prosecutor-he-denies-the-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13756","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Lawyer goes public with sexual misconduct claims against ICC chief prosecutor. He denies the allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n<cite class=\"source__cite vossi-source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location vossi-source__location\" data-editable=\"location\">London<wbr\/><\/span><span class=\"source__separator\">\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/cite><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnim5t9000x29qk5p1gfq7g@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The International Criminal Court (ICC) is under intense scrutiny as member countries prepare to vote this month on whether to remove Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan following an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbczf001f3b6reszlqkec@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            For months, the United Nations watchdog has investigated claims made by a female ICC employee who worked as a direct assistant to Khan. According to a confidential, leaked copy of a UN investigative report that CNN obtained, she alleged that he sexually harassed her and repeatedly subjected her to non-consensual sexual acts, including groping, attempted kissing and digital and genital penetration. Khan has repeatedly denied those claims.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbczf001g3b6r0f1fm1ks@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The allegations against Khan first emerged in 2024. But the woman, Sarah, has not spoken publicly until now. Sarah, a lawyer originally from Malaysia who has worked for the ICC since 2017, said she never wanted to be in this position and described feeling \u201chumiliated.\u201d CNN is only identifying her by her first name, at her request.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbczf001h3b6riy6r7w1s@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI have no other way to describe it but an escalation of attempts,\u201d said Sarah, who is still employed by the ICC, regarding the alleged sexual misconduct \u2014 which she says went on for a year after she started working as Khan\u2019s assistant in February 2023.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbczf001i3b6r6qhgx8m3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201c(There was) the pawing, the physical nature of it \u2013 but it didn\u2019t start that way. Because it was kind of like encroachments on the boundaries slowly \u2013 not just physically but emotionally as well,\u201d Sarah told CNN\u2019s Christiane Amanpour in a world-exclusive interview.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbczf001j3b6rsg1c0d86@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Sarah described freezing at times and being afraid to say \u201cno\u201d to some of Khan\u2019s advances amid fears of losing her job, her livelihood and her work visa, which allows her to live in the Netherlands with her husband and their son.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbczf001k3b6rypusi8vn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThere is no way for something to be consensual when you have such a power disparity. What I think many people don\u2019t understand is that Mr. Khan was not just my boss, he was everyone\u2019s boss,\u201d Sarah said. \u201cAnd it cannot be consensual.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbczf001l3b6rvxwq7dyj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The court\u2019s oversight body <a href=\"https:\/\/asp.icc-cpi.int\/press-releases\/PR-20260608\" target=\"_blank\">suspended<\/a> Khan in June while the disciplinary proceedings played out, and now those proceedings have been referred to the 125 member states of the ICC. Representatives from each member state are expected to decide on July 24 if his suspension will be upheld and what, if any, disciplinary actions will be taken.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbczf001m3b6r4us44jg3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Khan and some of his defenders have claimed the allegations against him are part of an effort to damage his reputation after his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/21\/middleeast\/international-criminal-court-issues-arrest-warrant-for-israeli-prime-minister-intl\">pursuit of warrants<\/a> against Israeli officials for alleged war crimes.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbczf001n3b6ragk7eoak@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Asked about the specific allegations by CNN, Khan\u2019s lead counsel Sareta Ashraph said: \u201cThese are serious allegations and they needed to be taken seriously, investigated seriously and undergo a serious judicial review. And that is what has happened.\u201d Ashraph added that \u201cthey are allegations which form part of a much larger body of evidence. 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src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/videothumbnails\/17981038-00303633-generated-thumbnail.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\" alt=\"clipped thumbnail - lawyer-icc-prosecutor-denial-intldsk - CNN ID 22811047 - 00:18:36;16\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"video-resource__overlay\">\n<div class=\"video-resource__controls\">\n<div class=\"video-resource__info\">\n<div class=\"video-resource__chyron-wrapper invisible\">\n<p>Lawyer for International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan responds to allegations of sexual misconduct<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"20 minutes 6 seconds\">        <\/p>\n<p>        20:06<br \/>\n<\/span>         <span class=\"video-resource__source\"><br \/>\n        <\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbczf001o3b6r0i8yr8m6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            CNN has obtained a copy of the UN oversight office\u2019s report, circulated internally in December, which found evidence showing a \u201cfactual basis\u201d to the claims based on interviews with Sarah, her colleagues and other witnesses. Sarah\u2019s name is redacted from the report and she is referred to simply as \u201cV01\u201d throughout the document.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbczf001p3b6rl3q7gqxf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            However, in March, a separate report by the panel of judicial experts convened by the ICC found that there was \u201cinsufficient evidence to support a finding of misconduct measured against the standard of proof of beyond reasonable doubt.\u201d It concluded that the factual findings by the UN watchdog \u201cdo not establish misconduct or breach of duty.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbczf001q3b6r2kdwp2af@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Then earlier this month, The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/08\/world\/europe\/internal-file-finds-icc-prosecutor-engaged-in-sexual-harassment.html\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> that another internal ICC report found that Khan committed sexual harassment when he engaged in sexual activity with a junior member of his staff, referring to Sarah. It also noted that he initially did not clearly deny a sexual relationship with his subordinate, and that he later sought to dissuade his accuser from pursuing the allegations against him. CNN cannot independently verify the findings of that report, which has not been publicly released.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbczf001r3b6ropohwaa1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Khan\u2019s lead counsel said their position is that the UN OIOS report \u201cdoes not have the same standing as the panel of judges,\u201d adding \u201cit does not apply a standard of proof.\u201d She says the UN investigation\u2019s role was to assemble the facts, and in doing that \u201cit presented a number of conflicting narratives.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrns6lq900123b6rc6xwzvba@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In the interview with CNN, Sarah described early interactions with Khan that made her uncomfortable. She alleges that the behavior eventually escalated into more aggressive actions, like coming to her hotel room late at night and, on one occasion, pushing to join her for a \u201cnap\u201d and groping her down her leggings while she says she pretended to be asleep.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbtsq001v3b6r4hy4ho9f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In a previous interview with journalist Mehdi Hasan, Khan denied that he had any kind of relationship with the staff member, noting that he told UN investigators in his first comments to them that he \u201ccompletely denied engaging in any harassment, abuse of authority, inappropriate behavior whatsoever,\u201d also highlighting that he cooperated with the investigation.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbtsq001w3b6rh6qgfq3r@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The UN report, however, states that \u201cKhan would not confirm whether he had had a sexual relationship with V01 (Sarah), even one that was welcomed by her, instead stating that he never engaged in any prohibited conduct in relation to (Sarah) that \u2018could be construed as inappropriate, unwelcome or abusive.\u2019\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbtsq001x3b6rgya8fy2j@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Khan also told the UN investigators that his tight security arrangements on overseas trips would have made attempts to leave his room without being seen \u201cvirtually impossible.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbtsq001y3b6r4ooyclsu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Sarah told CNN that the security detail did not mean his movements were restricted.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmrnsvnui00353b6r03rtkgiu@published\" class=\"image_large-elevate vossi-image_large-elevate  image_large__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-name=\"GettyImages-1986004683.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"2400\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-1986004683.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image_large__container \" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image_large__picture\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"679\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-1986004683.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_679,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"967\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-1986004683.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_967,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-1986004683.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-1986004683.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-1986004683.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-1986004683.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\" alt=\"International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan pictured in Paris in February 2024.\" class=\"image_large__dam-img image_large__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_large__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbtsq001z3b6ru24huorp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The UN watchdog\u2019s report detailed further allegations of sexual touching at Khan\u2019s home, in his office and on overseas business trips \u2013 all of which Sarah said were non-consensual.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbtsq00203b6r8lopanhb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            According to the UN report, Sarah told investigators that Khan would also sometimes check if she was uncomfortable after such incidents. When asked about this by CNN, she said this did sometimes happen, \u201cbut if you know Mr. Khan, he\u2019s not expecting a response from you \u2013 Mr. Khan does what he wants.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbtsq00213b6rw3tnqo3c@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Khan alleged in the UN report that Sarah would sometimes insist on going on overseas missions, a characterization that another ICC staff member agreed with. But the staff member noted that it was part of Sarah\u2019s job to assist Khan during missions. Another staff member interviewed for the report noted that Sarah appeared to show signs of anxiety regarding work travel as time went on.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbtsq00223b6r0734nk2f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Meanwhile, Sarah told CNN she was trying to carry on doing her job and avoid scrutiny that could damage her future career prospects. At one point, Sarah said she told Khan that if the behaviors continued, she feared she would harm herself.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbtsq00233b6rk6chf0ds@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Khan\u2019s lead counsel Ashraph told CNN that \u201cwith regard to that allegation, no medical evidence was presented to (UN) OIOS. Mr. Khan does not recollect ever being informed of that.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbtsq00243b6raiwp7y10@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The UN report notes that she was eventually placed on so-called \u201csuicide watch,\u201d citing her husband.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbtsq00253b6r94buqbvj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            After several colleagues expressed concern about her wellbeing, Sarah told them about the alleged inappropriate sexual conduct. In the months that followed, Sarah described facing regular pressure by Khan and another ICC staffer who worked for him to write a letter saying she had made up the allegations or had no complaint.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsbtsq00263b6rvuru4tn3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Khan denied to the UN investigators that he encouraged her to write such a letter or asking his adviser to do so.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrns6qco00163b6ri4inphvn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The allegations against Khan came at a moment of intense scrutiny of the ICC.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsc57e00283b6rhlixmwx9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Months before the initial accusations were reported in international media, Khan announced in an exclusive interview with CNN\u2019s Amanpour that the ICC was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/05\/20\/middleeast\/icc-israel-hamas-arrest-warrant-war-crimes-intl\">seeking arrest warrants<\/a> for top Hamas leaders as well as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in relation to the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsc57e00293b6rogtt22h4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The timing led to speculation \u2013 both within the ICC and outside the court \u2013 that Sarah\u2019s allegations were part of a state-sponsored effort by Israel to discredit Khan. The UN oversight report noted that Khan suggested to investigators that the complaints against him were part of a broader push to damage his reputation, citing his pursuit of arrest warrants against Israel.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsc57e002a3b6rhxvm866d@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Sarah, though, has vehemently denied all allegations of working as a \u201cstate actor\u201d for Israel. The UN watchdog report found that \u201cmultiple credible witnesses dismissed the notion that she was a spy,\u201d with one ICC employee telling investigators that the idea she was an Israeli agent was \u201ca load of bull.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsc57e002b3b6rq65tma3j@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI think many parties have for their own agenda conflated the two things,\u201d Sarah told CNN. \u201cThat conflation has only helped to distract and deflect from the validity of that complaint.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsc57e002c3b6rmlcvv6f5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            She also noted that she underwent the highest level of security clearances to work for the court, under both Khan and former Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsc57e002d3b6ryzxfck1b@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIf ever there was even a hint of suspicion that I was a state agent of any kind, I would have been dismissed,\u201d she said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnsc57e002e3b6rybyj6pgu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Sarah also said that part of her motivation for speaking publicly was because her anonymity was allowing other parties to craft a narrative about her to suit their own interests. When asked about her view of the validity of the application for arrest warrants against Israeli officials, she said she could not speak about specific court investigations but added that \u201cI fully and entirely support the court\u2019s investigations.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrns7kz3001c3b6rk5n7wcr1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The UN oversight report also detailed allegations of a second court employee, \u201cPatricia,\u201d who worked as an unpaid intern for Khan\u2019s team in 2009 and agreed to speak to CNN\u2019s Christiane Amanpour on the condition that her name is changed for anonymity. After the initial allegations were reported in the media, \u201cPatricia\u201d said she also came forward to speak to the UN investigation about her own experiences working for Khan in her 20s.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnscg3t002g3b6rxyplacki@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            She described feeling uncomfortable that Khan had asked his team to work from his home, saying that \u201cwithout fail, every time I was there, it was a constant onslaught of him coming onto me, groping me, grabbing me, kissing my face, touching my hair \u2026 trying to get me to engage in intimate activity with him, which I constantly had to bat off.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" 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<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnscg3t002i3b6rsexc5dqw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Khan\u2019s lead counsel told CNN on Thursday: \u201cWe deny these allegations in their entirety, but they\u2019re also not new allegations. They\u2019re allegations which have formed part of the evidential record and which were seen alongside the evidence of over 30 other witnesses as well as the evidence of Mr. Khan himself \u2026 the complete evidential picture paints a far different, far different picture.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnscg3t002j3b6rrr81gbww@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Meanwhile, \u201cPatricia\u201d told CNN that she felt compelled to come forward after reading other media coverage of the allegations against Khan.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnscg3t002k3b6rswrd3jue@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cAt the time it happened to me, I felt very isolated, and as many people do under these circumstances, I felt that perhaps I was the only person who had experienced these behaviors,\u201d she told CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnscg3t002l3b6ramie2rc4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In the years since she was a court intern, \u201che has only accumulated more and more power, he has only grown more and more emboldened.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrns7i2x001a3b6r5c2f6a7u@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Nearly two years have passed since the initial allegations were <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/war-crimes-international-criminal-court-sexual-misconduct-metoo-7519d876decb945aafc2215756df19b2\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> in international media. The investigation process has been criticized \u2013 by Khan and others \u2013 for being long and convoluted.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnscxm5002o3b6rp3vq3ij9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The ICC\u2019s oversight body said in a statement that its decision to suspend Khan \u201cwas based on the report of an investigation undertaken by the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), the underlying evidence, the advice of an ad hoc panel of judicial experts, and written submissions.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnscxm5002p3b6rx40q1ubb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Khan and his lawyers have claimed that the entire investigative process has been unfair, with new bodies and rules created for this case. Khan has argued that only the court\u2019s Independent Oversight Mechanism was authorized to investigate complaints against ICC officials, and he suggested that the UN\u2019s OIOS watchdog investigation be concluded due to procedural irregularities.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnscxm5002q3b6rv7ejv9qa@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            As representatives of all ICC member states prepare to make a final decision on whether to remove Khan next week, Sarah told CNN that she believes coming forward with allegations has damaged her own reputation either way and made her future uncertain.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmrnrr3bz000s3b6rzjxxelva@published\" class=\"image_large-elevate vossi-image_large-elevate  portrait image_large__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-name=\"DB_IV 14 July -3_final.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"1.5\" data-original-height=\"3000\" data-original-width=\"2000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/db-iv-14-july-3-final.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image_large__container \" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image_large__picture\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"679\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/db-iv-14-july-3-final.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_679,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"967\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/db-iv-14-july-3-final.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_967,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/db-iv-14-july-3-final.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/db-iv-14-july-3-final.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"860\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/db-iv-14-july-3-final.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/db-iv-14-july-3-final.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_860,c_fill\" alt=\"ICC employee, Sarah, who accused Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan of sexual misconduct, speaks publicly for the first time. Khan denies the allegations.\" class=\"image_large__dam-img image_large__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_large__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"3000\" width=\"2000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnscxm5002r3b6rklcqisdn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            She told CNN she feels \u201cincredibly nervous, humiliated. I expect a lot of backlash once this goes public. It\u2019s not an easy thing to do,\u201d noting how \u201cI have used up all my savings \u2013 if anything, I have completely and utterly damaged my future career prospects.\u201d But, she said, \u201cI also think it\u2019s very important.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnscxm5002s3b6rx738mouy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI know that my story does not change based on the outcome of the vote,\u201d Sarah said, adding that she strongly believes in the work she and her colleagues do in The Hague.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnscxm5002t3b6r314iajj8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI work at the court because I believe in what the court does \u2026 which is also the reason why I didn\u2019t come forward for so long. Because I was so scared and so worried that doing so would affect the court\u2019s work,\u201d she said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmrnscxm5002u3b6r73cxsmwk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cLong before I joined the court, there has always been pressures on the court, even during Prosecutor Bensouda\u2019s time,\u201d Sarah said. \u201cAnd there will always be criticisms. 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