Second woman claims she was raped by colleagues while working at CBI
A woman has alleged that she was raped by two male colleagues when she worked at the Confederation of British Industry.
The woman told the Guardian the incident took place when she was employed at an overseas office of Britain’s most prominent business lobby group.
She said she blamed the culture at the CBI for having no support after what she claims happened to her.
This is the second woman to claim she was the victim of rape at the CBI – it follows another member of staff who alleged she was raped by a manager on a 2019 summer boat party on the River Thames.
Separately, the Guardian has been told that a woman based at the organisation’s London office was stalked by a male colleague in 2018. Sources said he followed her in person and tracked her online, and that when she complained the CBI launched an investigation.
It is understood the CBI upheld a finding of harassment.
However, sources claim the woman was actively discouraged from reporting the stalking to the police and the alleged perpetrator retained his job.
The CBI says it has reported further allegations to the police.
Last week the City of London police launched an investigation into a series of allegations made by more than a dozen women about misconduct by managers at the CBI.
The alleged rape victim approached the Guardian after reading claims made by other women who worked at the CBI.
She said had “nowhere to turn” with her allegationsat the time because of what she felt was a lack of human resources support for workers outside the CBI’s London headquarters.
After a night of drinking with colleagues, the woman claims she woke up with the two men in the same room as her.
She has no recollection of consenting to sexual activity with either man and described in detail
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