The lawyer, Douglas Jacobs, issued a statement saying that Mr. Roma was “shocked” by the accusations from the other four women. Ms. Thayer said that she was sitting at a desk when Mr. Roma asked her to turn around. There, she said, Mr. Roma asked to touch her breast and put her hand on his crotch. But, some added, Mr. Roma could be dismissive or even cruel to those who had rebuffed him. In 2014, she said, she met Mr. Roma in Brooklyn and let him know that a book of her photographs was about to be published.

Source: New York Times January 03, 2018 15:00 UTC