A federal judge has dismissed Fox News as a defendant in a lawsuit filed against former anchor Ed Henry. Former producer Jennifer Eckhart alleges he sexually harassed and raped her.

A federal judge dismissed Fox News from a sexual assault lawsuit that a former employee filed against former anchor Ed Henry. U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams rejected Jennifer Eckhart‘s retaliation and other claims.

A federal judge dismissed claims made against Fox News Channel in a lurid assault case that involved a former associate producer and a former correspondent, noting that management of the cable-news outlet had no knowledge of any conflict or relationship between the two parties until it was notified she had levied sexual harassment claims against

Fox News anchor Ed Henry enticed her into violent nonconsensual S&M sex acts under the guise of advancing her career at the cable news network.