team in Washington has hired the law firm Wilkinson Walsh to review the claims of 15 women who, in an article published by The Washington Post on Thursday, said they were sexually harassed while employed by the team. The article detailed numerous allegations of sexual harassment, misconduct and abusive behavior by several team executives and football personnel over more than a dozen years. Male executives, the women said, commented repeatedly on their looks, sent them inappropriate text messages and pursued unwanted relationships. All three were accused of sexual harassment by former team employees, according to the article. Michael declined to comment about the reason for his departure before The Post’s article was published.

Source: New York Times July 16, 2020 20:26 UTC