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Davidar says will fight trumped up allegations | Former Penguin Canada CEO David Davidar who has been accused of sexual harassment by a former colleague has said that he will not be cowed down by the 'trumped up' allegations against him. He said, "I really
can't respond at the moment. Everything will be dealt with in my statement of
defence." Meanwhile the Globe and Mail has reported that Samanta Francis, another
alleged victim of Davidar's sexual advances, has come out in support of Lisa Rundle,
the accuser in the case. "Ms. Francis has had the opportunity to review [Ms. Rundle's]
Statement of Claim, in particular the references to incidents which occurred during
her employment with Penguin Group ( Canada ). She confirms her strong support
of Ms. Rundle," wrote Samantha's lawyer. Rundle has sued Davidar for sexual harassment
when she worked with Penguin for three years. She is also suing Penguin for allegedly
terminating her employment after she filed her complaints. Evidently, her Statement
of Claims alleges that Davidar told Rundle that Francis had filed a sexual harassment
complaint with Penguin in 2008. Further it states that Davidar had claimed that
Francis had withdrawn the charges after a conversation between them. Both the
harassment cases claim Davidar sent gifts to victims. Moreover, it also asserts
that the company's HR department told both that Davidar felt they had misinterpreted
his friendliness. A company statement said Davidar was asked to leave. Penguin
representatives could not be reached for comment. |
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