A scandal-filled year for the Washington Football Team and Daniel Snyder added another sordid chapter with the report Tuesday by The Washington Post the organization paid a former female employee $1.6 million in 2009 to settle a sexual misconduct claim.
Washington Football Team settled 2009 sexual misconduct claim against Daniel Snyder for $1.6 million. Confidential settlement included no admission of wrongdoing. By @TheWillHobson @bethreinhard & me. https://t.co/M5E4wzBgWl
— Liz Clarke (@lizclarketweet) December 22, 2020
The alleged incident occurred on Snyder’s private plane on a flight returning from the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, said the person, who was not authorized to discuss the matter and spoke on the condition of anonymity. In court records filed Monday as part of an ongoing feud among the team’s owners, Snyder’s business partners referenced the woman’s allegation, calling it “a serious accusation of sexual misconduct.”
The revelation of a seven-figure settlement involving Snyder comes as the NFL conducts an investigation into sexual harassment inside the organization he has owned since 1999.
Snyder and the team declined to comment or answer any questions about the settlement or allegations. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy declined a request for comment about whether it was aware of this settlement or any related allegations.
Earlier this year the paper reported more than a dozen women alleged sexual harassment and verbal abuse by former team employees.
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