CBS and her former boss Leslie Moonves have reached an agreement with the New York State General Prosecutor. They will have to pay $ 24.5 million to the shareholders of the American television channel, and devote six million to “strengthen survey mechanisms on complaints for sexual assault”.
Le Monde
The American television channel CBS and its former boss Leslie Moonves will have to pay $ 30.5 million after an agreement with New York justice to settle an initiate affair linked to accusations of harassment and Sexual assault.
“Under the agreement concluded today, CBS must pay $ 28 million, of which 22 million will be donated to its shareholders and 6 million” to “strengthen the mechanisms of reporting and survey on complaints for Sexual harassment and assault, “said New York State General Prosecutor, Letitia James, in a statement. Leslie Moonves, who had been ousted in September 2018, must pay $ 2.5 million to the shareholders of CBS.
The case was triggered by an investigation, published in two rivers in August and September 2018 by New Yorker magazine. The former CEO of the Leslie Moonves channel was accused there by twelve women of harassment and sexual assault.
According to the prosecutor, “CBS and its senior leaders were aware of the multiple allegations of sexual assault against Mr. Moonves, but they intentionally concealed these allegations to regulators, shareholders and the public for months” .
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The investigation of its services shows that another senior manager of the chain “sold millions of dollars in CBS shares in the weeks preceding the publication of the accusations”.
She also recalls the way in which Cory Palka, a captain of the Los Angeles police, informed in November 2017 a manager of CBS that a complaint had just been filed by a victim against Leslie Moonves. The information would then have been shared with other channel managers.
“We are happy to resolve this case concerning events of 2018, without any admission of responsibility or reprehensible act”, reacted paramount in a declaration. The case “does not in any case concern the current company,” said the group.