US television network Fox News has suspended one of its presenters after he was accused of sending lewd photographs to three female co-workers.
美国电视网福克斯新闻台一主持人因被指控向三名女同事发送猥亵图片而被停职。
Eric Bolling, a long-time host at the network, allegedly sent the messages on separate occasions several years ago.
埃里克·博林是该网络平台的长期主持人，据称他几年前在不同的场合发送了这些信息。
His lawyer described the claims as "untrue and terribly unfair". Fox News said an investigation was under way.
他的律师称这些指控是不真实的，而且非常不公平。福克斯新闻称现在正在进行调查。
It is the third high-profile harassment case to hit the conservative cable news outlet recently.
这是最近发生的第三起备受关注的骚扰事件。
Citing 14 unnamed sources, the Huffington Post, a politically liberal news site, reports that Mr Bolling sent unsolicited photos of male genitalia by text message to at least two colleagues at Fox Business and one at Fox News.
政治自由的新闻网站《赫芬顿邮报》在一篇报道中引述14个匿名消息来源爆料说，博林主动向至少两名福克斯商业和一名福克斯新闻台的女同事发送了含有不雅照片的短信。
"Eric Bolling has been suspended pending the results of an investigation, which is currently underway," a Fox News spokesperson said.
福克斯新闻发言人称埃里克·博林目前已经被停职并正在接受调查。
Mr Bolling’s lawyer, Michael Bowe, told Reuters news agency: "The anonymous, uncorroborated claims are untrue and terribly unfair.
博林的律师Michael Bowe告诉路透社记者：“这些匿名的且未经证实的说法是不真实的，而且极度不公平。”
"We intend to fully cooperate with the investigation so that it can be concluded and Eric can return to work as quickly as possible."
“我们打算全面配合调查以便尽早得出结论，那样的话埃里克就能尽快返回工作岗位了。”
Other allegations of sexual harassment involving top Fox News stars recently included:
最近，包括福克斯新闻明星在内的其他有关性骚扰的指控有：
Bill O’Reilly, who was dropped from the channel in April following reports that five women had received $13m (?10m) in payouts because of his behaviour. He denied the allegations
名嘴比尔·奥莱利，今年四月份被福克斯新闻解雇，报道称因为奥莱利向5名指控奥莱利性骚扰的女子支付了1300万美元（合1000万英镑）。奥莱利否认了该项指控。
Roger Ailes, who resigned as chairman of Fox News following several accusations of harassment by female employees, which he denied. He died in May
福克斯新闻创始人罗杰·艾勒斯在数名女员工指控其性骚扰之后就辞去了福克斯新闻的董事长一职，尽管他对这一指控予以否认。罗杰·艾勒斯于今年五月份去世。
来源:BBC
爱语吧作者:Lina
