11 months ago
Commerzbank Alleges Ex-Analyst Fabricated Sexual Harassment Claims
An ex-analyst named Damilare Ajao is being accused of making up sexual harassment claims against a colleague.
His former employer, Commerzbank, claims his allegations were "bogus" and that he lied in court to try and get money after he lost his job.
A judge previously found Ajao's claim of sexual assault to be false.
Ajao was fired from the bank after only six months.
Ajao's lawyer says that he might have felt threatened.
The bank says Ajao's lies hurt a female colleague.
The most serious penalty for the accusations could be jail time, but often result in fines.
Commerzbank alleges Damilare Ajao made up sexual harassment claims.
Ajao was a former compliance analyst at Commerzbank.
An employment judge previously found Ajao's sexual assault claim was 'pure invention'.
Ajao was dismissed from the bank after six months.
Commerzbank is suing Ajao for contempt of court.
- Who
- Damilare Ajao and Commerzbank
- What
- Commerzbank alleges Ajao fabricated sexual harassment claims and lied in court
- Where
- London hearing
- When
- Ajao was dismissed in 2019; the hearing is ongoing.
- Why
- Commerzbank sued Ajao for contempt after he was ruled to have lied in a discrimination and harassment claim
Ajao's View
Commerzbank's View
Allegations
Ajao's View
Remarks by a female colleague might have caused Ajao to feel threatened.
Commerzbank's View
The allegations were "wholly bogus" and mendacious.
Key facts
- Accused
- Damilare Ajao
- Employer
- Commerzbank AG
- Allegations
- Made up sexual harassment claims and lied to courts
- Ajao's Job
- Compliance Analyst
- Ajao's Lawyer
- Sasha Wass
- Commerzbank's Lawyer
- Louis Browne
Quotes
Sasha Wass
Ajao’s lawyer
“perfectly conceivable" that a remarks by a female colleague might have caused him to “feel threatened and that he perceived this to constitute an episode of sexual harassment”
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“both dangerous and unfair”
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Louis Browne
The bank’s lawyer
“tendentious and argumentative, at best, and mendacious at worst”
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“Much of his evidence was divorced from reality and the truth”
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