The Washington Post obtained a letter from an attorney working for the Washington Commanders that contained details of sexual assault allegations against their owner.
A woman was paid more than one million dollars by the team to settle her claims that she was sexually harassed and assault by the team's head coach. The woman's allegations and settlement were reported by the Post in December 2020, but no details of the allegations were given.
More recent investigations of the team revealed the settlement. As part of the settlement, the woman didn't want to reveal her allegations to the public.
According to the attorney's letter, a team investigation accused the woman of making up the claims in order to extort him.
The contents of the letter were made public a day before the hearing about the Washington team's workplace culture. The committee invited the commissioner of the National Football League to testify, but he didn't show up.
A workplace culture that was abusive to women was revealed in an investigation by an attorney and the team stepped away from its day-to- day operations. The report was not released by the league.
An allegation of sexual harassment has been uncovered. The committee was told by a former team employee that Snyder groped her at a team dinner and tried to force her into his limo.
Mary Jo White is a former US attorney and chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. White is looking into allegations of financial improprieties by a former vice president of sales. White's findings will be made public, according to the league.
The letter was written by an attorney at the law firm that helped the team investigate the woman's accusations. The woman's claims were not true. He wouldn't speak to the Post.
According to the letter, the woman accused the man of asking her for sex, touching her and trying to take off her clothes in a private area at the back of the plane.
None of the other passengers supported the woman's story, according to the letter. The door to the back of the plane was open for most of the flight according to the letter.
The AP contributed.
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