Women Still Face Harassment: Fund Mogul Crispin Odey Accused – Full Story Revealed

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BRUSSELS (Aftenposten): Women are still harassed. But it happens elsewhere than in the office.

Published: 09/03/2024 16:06

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• Several women have accused fund mogul Crispin Odey of sexual harassment. He left the company last year.

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Crispin Odey was one of Britain’s best-known fund managers. He has given money to the Conservative Party and was friends with former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Last year, his career came to an abrupt halt. Financial Times revealed that a number of women have accused Odey of sexual assault or harassment. It must have happened between 1998 and 2021. Among other things, he must have masturbated on a woman he had a meeting with. He is also said to have scratched the breasts of several colleagues.

Odey har benektet almost all charges. Nevertheless ended he last year in the company Odey Asset Management.

The accusations against Odey have been one of the drivers behind a report that was presented on Women’s Day. It looks at how London’s banking and finance sector has fared in the wake of #metoo. It is far from happy reading.

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