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.

Jennifer Eckhart, who worked as an associate producer on Fox News Media's Fox Business Network, is suing Henry for sexual assault. Fox News was named in the suit, as Eckhart claimed the network failed to take action.

A federal judge found that the network didn't know about the alleged sexual misconduct until Jennifer Eckhart was terminated in 2020. Henry will face a trial scheduled to start in May.

A federal judge ruled in favor of Fox News' motion to dismiss Jennifer Eckhart's 2020 sexual assault lawsuit against the network and former anchor Ed Henry. In her original suit, Eckhart alleged that Henry raped her and that Fox News condoned his behavior.