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Bigwigs accused of sexual harassment at men-only fundraiser
London — Hostesses hired to entertain figures from business and politics at a secretive men-only charity fund-raising gala in London were groped, propositioned and sexually harassed, the Financial Times newspaper said on Wednesday. The detailed report of the Presidents Club’s gala evening comes at a time of intense public debate about issues of sexual harassment at work and pay discrimination against women. The newspaper, which sent two people undercover to work at the event, said hostesses were told to wear skimpy black dresses with matching underwear before being paraded in front of braying men. "Welcome to the most un-PC event of the year," announced the host at the start of a charity auction to raise funds for good causes, according to the article by undercover reporter Madison Marriage. The Presidents Club Charitable Trust says on its website it was founded more than three decades ago to raise money for underprivileged children. The trust could not immediately be reached for co...
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