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Sarah P. worked part-time in the agency of James N.
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![James N. has been in the crossfire of criticism with his model agency since Sunday. The public prosecutor is investigating him for sexual coercion and harassment.]()
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James N. has been in the crossfire of criticism with his model agency since Sunday. The public prosecutor is investigating him for sexual coercion and harassment.
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![Assistant Sarah P. has reprimanded her boss several times.]()
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Assistant Sarah P. has reprimanded her boss several times.
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![Many of the alleged victims report their experiences anonymously on social media.]()
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Many of the alleged victims report their experiences anonymously on social media.
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Some of them state that they were still minors.
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The allegations do not diminish. More and more victims report and tell of their experiences with model agency owner James N. * (33). The allegations range from sexual harassment to coercion. Now his former assistant is also commenting on the incident.
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From 2016 to 2018, Sarah P. * (23) worked two days a week next to the middle school in the agency of James N. She remembered one experience in particular. «During this time, three models came up to me and told me that James got very close to them and tried to touch them. And that it was very uncomfortable for them. » She spoke directly to her boss about the tip. “I insisted that he stop immediately, said it was unprofessional and uncomfortable for the models.” Afterwards, her supervisor assured her that this would no longer happen, and there was no similar incident as a result.
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She warned him years ago
She also had to reprimand James N. on social media. A chat history from 2017, which is available from BLICK, shows that she must have intervened in the photo studio with posing young men because of a social media post. “I would delete the live video, I received a lot of inappropriate comments,” she wrote. “I got about five messages from people who are upset about your WhatsApp story.” The answer from the boss? “Yes and? Don’t care ». But she did not give up: «I would delete it on Instagram. It looks a bit dubious. » That didn’t make the boss rethink either. “You’re really conservative,” he wrote to her.
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Since Sunday, many of the alleged victims of James N. have formed and told their stories on a website. Evidence is to show how the model agent had used his position. Excerpts from chat conversations read as follows: «Open to have fun on Saturday? You know where I took you, right? “, Or” Show that you’re hot and pointed. And don’t be shy. That is what makes a top model ». Two affected people told BLICK how James N. urged them to have oral or anal sex.
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He sent emails with the wrong name
Sarah P. had not heard of these incidents. «I was not aware of the extent of his attacks. I was not present at any of these events, »she notes. Nevertheless, her name is now brought into play, an email is circulated to a model in which she writes to an affected model: “In terms of touching it is part of the model business to deal with it, and you shouldn’t have any problems with it.” Sarah P. defends herself: «The agency sent emails with disturbing content to models on my behalf. I had no knowledge of this until Monday afternoon, »she says. “I am perplexed and will file a complaint.”
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Upon request, the prosecutor confirmed that she was investigating James N. for sexual harassment and coercion. James N. did not want to speak to BLICK, his lawyer points out the presumption of innocence. «My client never satisfied himself with photo shoots. If there were sexual acts, they were always consensual, »he writes in a statement. “My client never promised a model an advantage in return for sexual acts.” The Zurich City Police are asking other suspected victims to report to them.
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