Washington Post reporter sues paper for discrimination
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Washington Post politics reporter Felicia Sonmez sued the paper and several of its current and former editors for discriminating against her as a victim of sexual assault.
In a suit filed Wednesday in D.C. Superior Court, Sonmez said she was not allowed to report on sexual misconduct after she issued a statement in September 2018 on the resignation of a Los Angeles Times journalist who she said had assaulted her in China. He has said what happened was consensual.
Sonmez said in that statement that she was grateful the Times took her allegations seriously but criticized how it handled the investigation, and said that the response of institutions is essential to combatting sexual misconduct.
Reporter sues Washington Post, former editors for discrimination
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Last Updated: Jul 23, 2021, 08:20 AM IST
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File photo of Feb. 8, 2019: The One Franklin Square Building, home of The Washington Post, in downtown Washington.
Washington Post politics reporter Felicia Sonmez sued the paper and several of its current and former editors for discriminating against her as a victim of sexual assault. In a suit filed Wednesday in D.C. Superior Court, Sonmez said she was not allowed to report on sexual misconduct after she issued a statement in September 2018 on the resignation of a Los Angeles Times journalist who she said had assaulted her in China. He has said what happened was consensual.
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Washington Post politics reporter Felicia Sonmez is suing the paper and several of its current and former editors for discriminating against her as a victim of sexual assault.
In a suit filed in DC Superior Court, Sonmez said she was not allowed to report on sexual misconduct after she issued a statement in September 2018 on the resignation of a
Los Angeles Times journalist who she said had assaulted her in China. He has said what happened was consensual.
Sonmez said in that statement that she was grateful the
Times took her allegations seriously but criticised how it handled the investigation, and said that the response of institutions is essential to combating sexual misconduct.
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