THE HAGUE, June 10 -- At the center of the case that has now toppled the world's most prominent prosecutor is a woman who worked beside him. A United Nations investigation found evidence that Karim Khan had nonconsensual sexual contact with the aide in his office, at his private residence and while on official missions, conduct she reported and he denies. On Tuesday, more than two years after her allegations first surfaced, the institution Khan led finally acted on them.

The Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties, the court's oversight body, referred the British barrister for disciplinary proceedings and suspended him from his duties as chief prosecutor, CNN reported. The decision strips Khan, 56, of the office he has formally held thr...