Crispin Odey: I can’t remember telling female employee ‘I could attack you now’:
Hedge fund tycoon faces questions in court over sexual harassment allegations ...
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Crispin Odey Battles Sexual Harassment AllegationsThe hedge fund founder denies a 2020 incident and challenges a financial industry ban in a three-week trial.
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- Crispin Odey claims no memory of threatening a female employee after a boozy lunch in 2020.
- He admitted to non-consensual groping in 2005, attributing it to sedation from dental treatment.
- Odey seeks to overturn a regulator’s ban preventing him from senior roles in the UK financial sector.
- Five women have filed civil claims against him, including a rape allegation, with trials set for June.
I could attack you now.— Quoted in the employee’s diary describing an alleged confrontation after a boozy lunch, attributed to Crispin Odey.
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