Ex-FTC Official Accused of Sexual Misconduct Sues for Defamation

Former FTC Commissioner Joshua Wright filed a defamation lawsuit against two women who alleged on social media and in press reports that he abused his power as their professor to gain sexual relationships with them.

Wright, in the Thursday complaint, asked the Fairfax Circuit Court in Virginia to award him $108 million for the damages he said the allegations have caused to his work with consulting clients and employers, several of which terminated contracts with him as a result.

The allegations of misconduct cover a period beginning in the early 2010s when Wright was a professor at George Mason ...