Two female sales executives who say
they were sacked by their boss after they refused his demands for a
threesome at his luxury flat are seeking £100,000 compensation.
Anna
Mazover, 29, and Diana Nicholl-Pierson, 24, claim they were told they
would get promoted if they had sex with married Darren Scott, 55.
They were constantly leered at and subjected to sexual remarks after being hired by the sales director, the graduates say.
On
her first day, Mr Scott told Miss Mazover – who is married – she had a
‘great body’, adding: ‘You are very sexy. Have you ever considered
working in a strip club?’
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Claims: Anna Mazover (left). She claims Darren
Scott fired her when she refused to have a threesome with him and Diana
Nicholl-Pierson (right)
The following evening the
pair were at an office leaving party when Mr Scott asked them to have
sex with him at his £1.4million penthouse in north London.
‘It
would be nice if we go back together to my penthouse and have a
threesome,’ Mr Scott allegedly told them. ‘If you have a threesome, you
both would prosper within the company and get promoted.’
The women began working at Entico
Corporation Ltd, a Central London publishing firm that produces
documents and programmes for conferences, in May last year. Almost
immediately, Mr Scott began making sexual references, including comments
about their breasts, they claim.
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Denial: Darren Scott, 53, says he fired the women over performance issues
He
bragged about hiring prostitutes, taking cocaine and visiting his
cousin’s lap dancing bar. He also showed the women images of scantily
clad girls from an escorts website on his work computer, they say.
Mr Scott repeatedly asked
Miss Mazover to go to strip clubs with him and begged her to be his
girlfriend. She made it clear to the reformed alcoholic that she wasn’t
interested but he refused to listen, she says. Instead, he began
stalking her – even turning up unannounced on nights out with friends.
On
one occasion, she says, Mr Scott told her: ‘I’m bored of having sex
with brainless strippers. When I wake up in the morning, there is
nothing to talk about. Please I will give you gifts and money, just be
my girlfriend or my lover.’
Eventually,
Miss Nicholl-Pierson, of Merseyside, reported Mr Scott to police after
he allegedly sexually assaulted her by touching her bottom and thighs.
When
the women – who earned up to £3,000 a month – complained, Mr Scott
tried to get them to withdraw the allegations before sacking them. They
have begun an unfair dismissal claim against Entico and Mr Scott on the
grounds of sexual harassment, and are seeking damages totalling more
than £100,000.
Miss Mazover, the daughter of a Ukrainian businessman, also claims racial discrimination.
She says Mr Scott mocked her accent and made derogatory comments about Russian women, implying they were ‘easy’.
Mr
Scott, who has since been promoted to head of international business,
denies all the allegations. He says he sacked Miss Nicholl-Pierson for
poor performance and Miss Mazover because she was regularly late for
work.
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Miss Mazover, the daughter of a Ukrainian
businessman, also claims racial discrimination, claiming that Mr Scott
mocked her accent
Lawyer Michael
McDonough, who is representing the women, said: ‘It’s extremely
difficult for women to take these type of cases [sexual harassment]
forward, not only because of the stress and trauma involved in going to a
tribunal, but also finding representation they can afford.
'We’ve been able to take this case on a contingency basis and hope that we can... get justice for our clients.’
Last night Mr Scott said the women were taking action only for financial gain. ‘We deny all the allegations,’ he said.
'The
police thoroughly investigated the matter and found there was no case
to answer. It is completely money-driven and indicative of the
compensation culture in this country, hence their use of a no-win,
no-fee lawyer.’
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