In recent years, United Airlines has been battered by accusations of racial discrimination and failing to prevent mishap after mishap as its reputation has gone from pristine to swirling around the bottom of a toilet bowl. Unfortunately, that notoriety has grown after an unnamed NFL player has decided to sue United for sexual harassment and assault.
From ProFootballTalk:
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The player, filing the civil complaint under the βJohn Doeβ pseudonym, claims that he and another man (who also is an unnamed plaintiff) were sexually harassed and assaulted on a February 10 flight from Los Angeles to New Jersey.
The lawsuit was filed after the company reportedly failed to properly respond to the allegations.
Per Master Tesfatsion of Bleacher Report, the victim alleges that a female passenger made βunwanted sexual advances,β ripped away the playerβs COVID-19 face mask and βgrabbed his penis.β They also claim that the woman in question was intoxicated and consuming prescription pills before she was eventually moved.
βThis matter is about accountability; not just from United but from the assailant as well,β attorneys Darren Darwish and Benji Azizian wrote in a statement provided to Bleacher Report.
βThose with a duty to others should be held accountable for their failures to uphold their responsibilities. Those who report assaults should not be ignored, but believed, their claims investigated, and appropriate action taken where warranted.β
United Airlines has yet to comment on the allegations levied against their company.
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