Crimson Dynamo
10-12-2024, 08:58 AM
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The couple who run PinkNews, the world's largest LGBT news website, have
been accused by staff of multiple incidents of sexual misconduct.
Several former staff members told the BBC they saw Anthony James, a director
at the UK-based company and husband of its founder, kissing and touching a
junior colleague who they say appeared too drunk to consent.
And more than 30 current and former members of staff said a culture of heavy
drinking led to instances when founder Benjamin Cohen and his husband
behaved inappropriately towards younger male employees.
Multiple former staff members have told the BBC they had experienced
bullying and sexual misconduct which made some of them feel unsafe to be
alone around Mr Cohen and Dr James. Allegations of misogyny have also
emerged and several people told us that some young female members of
staff had been asked to act as the couple's surrogates.
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'Creepy and sleazy'
One anonymous staff member called it "creepy and sleazy", while another
called it "part and parcel" of how "misogynistic" PinkNews was.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9q4zvwldvo
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The couple who run PinkNews, the world's largest LGBT news website, have
been accused by staff of multiple incidents of sexual misconduct.
Several former staff members told the BBC they saw Anthony James, a director
at the UK-based company and husband of its founder, kissing and touching a
junior colleague who they say appeared too drunk to consent.
And more than 30 current and former members of staff said a culture of heavy
drinking led to instances when founder Benjamin Cohen and his husband
behaved inappropriately towards younger male employees.
Multiple former staff members have told the BBC they had experienced
bullying and sexual misconduct which made some of them feel unsafe to be
alone around Mr Cohen and Dr James. Allegations of misogyny have also
emerged and several people told us that some young female members of
staff had been asked to act as the couple's surrogates.
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/65f8/live/78f71250-b658-11ef-aff0-072ce821b6ab.jpg.webp
'Creepy and sleazy'
One anonymous staff member called it "creepy and sleazy", while another
called it "part and parcel" of how "misogynistic" PinkNews was.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9q4zvwldvo
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