Veteran DJ and manufacturer Paul Oakenfold has been accused of sexual harassment in a up to date lawsuit filed via his former non-public assistant.
Time limit reviews that the lawsuit used to be filed on Friday (2 June) in Los Angeles Awesome Court docket via a 24-year-old girl, who alleges that the 2 corporations run via Paul Stepanek, CEO of New Frequency Control and Stepanek Control, Paul Oakenfold, and more than a few John Does had violated her employment rights.
The plaintiff, known most effective as ‘Jane Roe’, stated that she used to be 23 when she set to work for New Frequency Control remaining October as Oakenfold’s non-public assistant for $20 in line with hour. The sexual harassment, the lawsuit claims, started “very in a while after”.
“On 4 separate events, each and every on other dates, whilst Oakenfold had Plaintiff on my own at his space, Oakenfold touched his genitals after which masturbated in entrance of Plaintiff when Oakenfold used to be mindful that Plaintiff may just now not get away,” Roe’s grievance states.
“In each and every example of masturbation, as described herein, Oakenfold stimulated his genitals together with his hand, in shut proximity to the plaintiff, for plaintiff to look. On each and every separate date of masturbation, Oakenfold masturbated for longer classes of time.”
The musician additionally allegedly as soon as masturbated within the passenger seat whilst Roe used to be using him house in her personal automotive.
In keeping with the lawsuit, Roe used to be offered with a nondisclosure settlement after reporting the incident to control, and used to be averted from returning to paintings till she signed it, which she ultimately did “underneath duress”.
After returning to paintings, Roe used to be not assigned as Oakenfold’s assistant, although she alleges that “her hours have been dramatically decreased,” till she used to be “laid off for loss of paintings” in March 2023.
”Defendants terminated Plaintiff now not for any authentic reason why, however in retaliation for Plaintiff’s court cases concerning the aforementioned sexual harassment, in violation of the regulation,” the lawsuit provides.
Roe is looking for damages of greater than $25,000. To learn the whole courtroom submitting, head to Time limit.
A outstanding report manufacturer, remixer and DJ, Paul Oakenfold has launched a considerable discography of unique subject matter, and created remixes for songs via the likes of Madonna, Britney Spears, The Treatment and Michael Jackson.
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