Costa Rica’s former president accused of sexual assault

The World

Óscar Arias, the Nobel Prize winner and former president of Costa Rica, is accused of sexually assaulting four women. One of them is a former journalist who says Arias groped her. Host Marco Werman speaks with Emma Daley about her story and why she’s telling it now and to Oscar Arias’ lawyer, Gloriana Valladares Navas, for a response to sexual assault allegations.

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