Joe Benigno's WFAN partner: "I can not talk about sexual harassment lawsuits

Joe Benigno's partner WFAN can not talk about it

Evan Roberts, co-host of the noon show, alluded to the complaint filed Wednesday by a former CBS Radio advertising official accusing Benigno of badual harbadment. "at the top of Thursday 's show, but said that there would be no discussion.

Roberts was the host of Thursday' s solo show. According to WFAN's online calendar, Benigno was to be off-air all week.

"I know, you know that there's a big story out there," Roberts said. "J & # 39; I am aware of this, but as you have probably guessed, if you use your brain, I can not talk about it, it's a story that involves the courts, the legal process, I know that the Company does, and I can not add anything personally, so we know it, so if you call about it, you understand that I can not say anything, so I will not play stupidity we are not all idiots. I can not talk about it.

Allegations and prosecutions were first reported by the New York Post. NJ Advance Media has since obtained a copy of the lawsuit.

In the lawsuit, former director of advertising, Lauren Lockwood, alleges that WFAN and CBS Radio had an "animal house" culture fueled by badual harbadment, badist prejudices, unequal pay, unequal commission conditions, targeting of complainants and retaliation as well as protection and concealment of the badual misconduct of the favorite men. "

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Benigno, a 64-year-old resident of Mahwah," would often arrive in the complainant's cabin to flirt with him and ask him questions. personal issues "and" poorly commented on the Applicant's physical appearance, hair, jewelry and clothing "

.] The lawsuit then specifically alleges Benigno to seek" a three "with Lockwood, who sold commercials for CBS Radio and Yankees Radio Network, allegedly including Benigno, his wife and prostitutes:

On t On several occasions, the accused Benigno rubbed the plaintiff's back and whispered to him in the ear of To have "trios" with him, his wife and his prostitutes, and to have "trios with him and his wife" and other women in the office

] The defendant Benigno described to the plaintiff in detail the "trios" that he had with a prostitute he and his wife in Las Vegas

The defendant Benigno showed the plaintiff a bad picture of his wife with a prostitute and asked him to join him, his wife and a prostitute in badual intercourse.

The lawsuit also alleges that Benigno made badual comments about other women in the office and had a two-year affair with a subordinate woman.

the allegations in a statement provided to Newsday: "Joe has been at the station for the greater part of 25 years and has had no problem, to my knowledge." With any story that you hear, people must always consider the source … Joe denies the allegations, and as anyone can imagine is extremely upset about him and his family. "

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