Overview

• A former unpaid intern says Khan subjected her to repeated unwanted advances in 2009, including groping at ICC offices and pressure during late-night work at his apartment.
• The UN Office of Internal Oversight Services has taken testimony from both accusers and is assessing evidence gathered in its inquiry.
• Once the probe concludes, findings will go to judicial experts who could advise the ICC’s Assembly of States Parties on possible action, including a member-state vote on removal described as unprecedented.
• Khan denies any wrongdoing, says he has provided evidence contradicting the accounts, and his legal team suggests the claims seek to discredit him following high-profile arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Israeli leaders.
• Khan has been on temporary leave since May 2025 as the inquiry continues, which originated with a 2023–24 staff lawyer’s complaint that included an allegation of coerced sex during an ICC trip to Chad.