At an event held by the Presidents Club, held at a hotel in London, which does raise a lot of money for charity, so they men probably think it was OK that;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42801178
"the 130 hostesses were told to wear skimpy black outfits with matching underwear and high heels and also that they could drink alcohol while working."
It gets worse;
"They were asked to sign a five-page non-disclosure agreement about the event upon arrival at the hotel, Ms Marriage said, and were not warned they might be sexually harassed."
Apparently the women were seen as fair game, groped;
"Madison Marriage, the Financial Times reporter who worked at the event, said she and "numerous other hostesses" were groped at the event...I had one woman tell me that she was shocked," she said. "She was asked if she was a prostitute on the night."
The money raised is being returned. One government advisor who was there has resigned. A government minister is under pressure, because he was there, left early, but did not report what was going on at the time. Celebrity David Walliams hosted;
https://www.theguardian.com/society/...assment-claims
"The event, attended by 360 guests including bankers, entrepreneurs and celebrities, included an auction to raise money for good causes. It was held at the Dorchester hotel and hosted by the comedian David Walliams. He pointed out that he attended in a “strictly professional capacity and not as a guest”.
In a tweet, Walliams added: “I did not witness any of the kind of behaviour that allegedly occurred and am absolutely appalled by the reports.”
I hope the police investigate and we see a series of arrests.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42801178
"the 130 hostesses were told to wear skimpy black outfits with matching underwear and high heels and also that they could drink alcohol while working."
It gets worse;
"They were asked to sign a five-page non-disclosure agreement about the event upon arrival at the hotel, Ms Marriage said, and were not warned they might be sexually harassed."
Apparently the women were seen as fair game, groped;
"Madison Marriage, the Financial Times reporter who worked at the event, said she and "numerous other hostesses" were groped at the event...I had one woman tell me that she was shocked," she said. "She was asked if she was a prostitute on the night."
The money raised is being returned. One government advisor who was there has resigned. A government minister is under pressure, because he was there, left early, but did not report what was going on at the time. Celebrity David Walliams hosted;
https://www.theguardian.com/society/...assment-claims
"The event, attended by 360 guests including bankers, entrepreneurs and celebrities, included an auction to raise money for good causes. It was held at the Dorchester hotel and hosted by the comedian David Walliams. He pointed out that he attended in a “strictly professional capacity and not as a guest”.
In a tweet, Walliams added: “I did not witness any of the kind of behaviour that allegedly occurred and am absolutely appalled by the reports.”
I hope the police investigate and we see a series of arrests.
via International Skeptics Forum http://ift.tt/2FaFYvL
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