Sunday, June 13, 2010

Plot thickens in Penguin publishing scandal

A former colleague has launched a half-million-dollar lawsuit against former Penguin CEO David Davidar alleging he sexually harassed her for three years. In a statement of claim, Lisa Rundle alleged Davidar practised a “campaign of harassment,” which included inappropriate text messages, leering and stalking, and culminated with Davidar bullying his way into her hotel room at the Frankfurt Book Fair last October and forcing his tongue into her mouth. The allegations have not been proven in court and Davidar has not yet filed his defence.

“There’s so much I want to say,” Davidar’s wife, Rachna, told the Toronto Star. “So much, but I’ve been asked to zip it.”

She said she would stick by her husband.

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