Chief of Unit John Riccitiello faces sexual harassment lawsuit by former leader

Unity CEO John Riccitiello, former boss of Electronic Arts, faces a lawsuit filed by a former executive, alleging badual harbadment and unlawful dismissal.

Anne Evans, a former recruiting director for Unity, filed a complaint Wednesday, according to Variety. The lawsuit alleges that "while at Unity, Evans observed that the workplace was highly baded. Company CEO John Riccitiello and other men in managerial positions spoke openly about women in a badual way, made badist jokes and flirted with bad with female employees. entrepreneurs and continued their relationship.

The lawsuit goes on to claim that Riccitiello had once "suggested to Evans to ask her if she would like to go to her hotel room". Evans also claims that Riccitiello had warned him that "it would be good for your career if you kept [your] closed mouth ", about his repulsed advances.

Evans was herself charged with harbadment by another Unity employee with whom she had a consensual relationship. Although the allegation was later dropped, Evans was subsequently fired.

Unity issued the following statement: "Unity intends to vigorously defend itself against the false allegations alleged by Anne Evans. Following a third-party investigation highlighting facts alleging that Evans had committed a serious misconduct and establishing several cases in which she had demonstrated a flagrant breach of her judgment Unity ended his job. "

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