Former enterprise government Steven Brecher is accused of raping two ladies.
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A Harvey Weinstein juror who bragged he “singlehandedly delivered” the responsible verdict within the disgraced film exec’s sexual assault trial allegedly drugged and raped two ladies, in keeping with a lawsuit.
The ladies, who should not publicly recognized, every declare their separate assaults first occurred once they had drinks with Steven Brecher, 55, and shortly blacked out, they stated within the Manhattan Federal Courtroom lawsuit in opposition to their former employer, Milan-based spirits firm Fratelli Branca.
Brecher, 55, the previous CEO of Fratelli subsidiary Branca USA, allegedly coerced the ladies into ongoing sexual relationships, threatening that they'd lose their jobs if the reality emerged, they claimed within the authorized submitting
Brecher — who has not been criminally charged — shamelessly waxed on about his seven weeks on the jury that convicted Weinstein of rape in February 2020, the ladies stated in court docket papers.
Brecher allegedly advised one of many victims “that he noticed ladies on the subway studying in regards to the Weinstein verdict with tears of their eyes, fascinated with their very own sexual abuse, and that they'd him to thank for singlehandedly delivering that verdict,” they stated in court docket papers. Brecher shouldn't be being sued however was recognized as the ladies’s attacker within the litigation.
Jane Doe 1, a Pennsylvania resident who dealt with Branca USA’s market within the state, first met Brecher in 2019, she stated in court docket papers.
Jane Doe 1, 29, was engaged and had simply purchased her wedding ceremony gown when she and the married Brecher met to take a look at bars and eating places stocking Branca merchandise.
She blacked out after leaving their third cease, waking up bare subsequent to Brecher in a wierd lodge room, bodily ailing and bleeding from her anus, she alleges in court docket papers. Jane Doe 1 stated she feared dropping her job if she reported the incident.
The girl claims the same incident occurred two months later, when she traveled to New York for an organization occasion, had drinks, and took a cab again to her lodge, solely to have Brecher comply with her into the car.
“Her subsequent reminiscence is waking up bare and confused in his Higher East Aspect condominium,” she claimed within the submitting.
Months later, Brecher’s government assistant, who was apparently identified on the firm as “his Ghislaine Maxwell,” started “grooming” the second sufferer, in keeping with the lawsuit.
Brecher allegedly invited the 27-year-old girl for drinks with the assistant in one other Branca exec’s workplace. The assistant slipped out, and the lady stated she blacked out, solely to have Brecher inform her that if she filed a criticism, “ Milan would shut this firm down.”
The assistant, who shouldn't be recognized in court docket papers, texted each ladies, downplaying Brecher’s conduct, they claimed.
The 2 ladies “began speaking and realized they'd comparable experiences with the CEO … particularly once they realized that he had accused each of them of roofying him, once they wakened subsequent to him with no reminiscence of the night time earlier than,” in keeping with the lawsuit.
“In my 17 years of training employment regulation, I’ve by no means heard of conduct this egregious within the office,” stated Orit Goldring, an legal professional for the ladies.
After ignoring a number of complaints from different Branca supervisors about Brecher’s conduct with ladies, Branca ultimately terminated him. Each ladies, who're searching for unspecified damages, later resigned.
Branca USA didn’t reply to messages. Brecher couldn’t be reached.
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