CBI scandal | Police probe new sex crime claims at UK business lobby

This article discusses sexual assault and harassment.

Just days after sacking its director-general and suspending senior employees over claims of misconduct, the Confederation of British Industry has been rocked by further allegations of a serious sexual assault and stalking of female employees.

The Guardian has reported that a woman was allegedly raped by two male co-workers while working at the UK’s leading business lobby. A photograph of her being sexually assaulted while unconscious was later circulated in the office.

The whistleblower told the publication that although the blame for the alleged attack was firmly on the perpetrators, the CBI was to blame “for an atmosphere that was allowed to feed into people’s sense of confidence. That they could act in this way and afterwards feel no worries, no fears of consequences. That they could feel somehow proud, in an office.