CBS does not withdraw its CEO at the moment, accused of sexual harassment

The US television giant CBS announced Monday that it will select external consultants for the company so as investigating allegations of badual harbadment against CEO Leslie Moonves, but he refused to take immediate action on his fate.

Moonves, who after joining the network in 1995 has turned it into a magnet for a high audience, is one of the most powerful American men involved in the #MeToo era who ignited last year with the implosion of Harvey Weinstein's career.

Six women, interviewed by The New Yorker magazine, claim to have fallen victim to the CEO. Four of them said he touched them or forcibly kissed them and the other two claimed that he physically intimidated them or threatened to ruin their careers.

The facts would have occurred between the years 1980 and 2000.

Moonves admitted made progress on women "several decades ago," but denied having badually harbaded them.

At a meeting on Monday, the board of directors decided to postpone the general meeting of shareholders, scheduled for August 10, for a later date without specifying.

He also announced that he has begun the process of selecting the company's external consultants, who will be responsible for conducting the independent investigation into the charges against Moonves.

However, the directors have made no decision regarding their CEO, who will remain at the head of the group until at least the publication of the second quarter results on Thursday.