The State of California is attacking Disney for turning a blind eye to the touching by the director of photography for the “Criminal Minds” series.
Kirsten Vangsness and Joe Mantegna are part of the “Criminal Minds” series.
AFP
California has filed a lawsuit against Disney and the American channel CBS, which it accuses of having turned a blind eye to 14 years of sexual harassment on the set of the crime series “Criminal Minds”, officials announced on Tuesday.
Los Angeles lawsuit claims Gregory St. Johns abused his job as director of photography to touch men on the team, and retaliated against those who refused his advances.
According to the document, Gregory St. Johns touched the genitals of several men and “kissed or caressed their necks, shoulders and ears”. This behavior was “common” and was “openly”, according to the text.
Those who resisted were fired
“The complaint ensures that the executive production team was aware of and tolerated this illegal behavior, and that it dismissed ten men who resisted the harassment in St. Johns,” said a statement from the department responsible. to enforce fair labor practices in the state of California.
Gregory St. Johns was removed from the series after the 2018 specialty magazine “Variety” published an article on the charges.
The California department, which ensures that the law is respected including in the event of harassment in the workplace, began to investigate in March 2019. It is now seeking to obtain damages for the alleged victims. Contacted for a reaction, Disney and CBS were not immediately available.
“Criminal Minds”, which follows a team of profilers, is a series produced jointly by Disney-owned ABC and CBS. It goes to France on TF1.
((AFP / NXP)
Published today at 1:11 a.m.-
