Several women have complained that columnist Nick Cohen groped them or made unwanted sexual advances. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON - Guardian News & Media, the publisher of the Guardian and Observer newspapers, has apologised to several women who said that one of its star columnists, Mr Nick Cohen, groped them or made unwanted sexual advances.
“We want to apologize for your experience of sexual harassment by an Observer member of staff, and for the way your complaint was handled,” the e-mail said. A company spokesperson said that the newspaper had sent similar apologies to several other women named in the Times’ report, most of whom had not previously come forward or filed complaints. Several of those women had said that Mr Cohen’s actions were hardly a secret in the newsroom or the broader industry.
Going forward, newsroom managers will no longer investigate harassment complaints themselves. “All allegations related to sexual harassment will be investigated by independent, external third parties rather than by GNM senior managers,” the company said in a message to staff obtained by the Times.
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