Dan Snyder Impeded Sexual Harassment Investigation, Congress Finds

During the congressional inquiry, former workers made new claims straight towards Snyder. Speaking at a committee spherical desk, Tiffani Johnston, a former advertising and occasions coordinator for the crew, mentioned that at a piece dinner in both 2005 or 2006, she sat subsequent to Snyder, who put his hand on her thigh underneath the desk. Later that night time, she mentioned, she resisted Snyder’s try to push her towards his limousine.

Melanie Coburn, a former cheerleader and director of selling, advised the committee in February that Snyder hosted a piece occasion at his Aspen, Colo., dwelling, for which crew executives employed prostitutes.

The N.F.L.’s Second Investigation

The allegations from the February listening to prompted the N.F.L. to begin its second investigation into Snyder and the crew. It is being led by Mary Jo White, a former Securities and Exchange Commission chair and federal prosecutor. The league mentioned there was no timetable for White to conclude her report.

Several former workers testified to Congress that Snyder, when advised that feminine employees members complained of being harassed by male co-workers, did nothing to deal with the issues, and even defended one of many males.

Snyder, witnesses mentioned, “endorsed a toxic culture at the Commanders in which sexual misconduct, exploitation of women, bullying of men, and other inappropriate behavior was commonplace, and that he was a hands-on owner who had a role in nearly every organizational decision,” the committee wrote in Thursday’s report. “As one witness confirmed, Mr. Snyder ‘created a culture where this behavior was accepted and encouraged.’”

The committee additionally mentioned that the N.F.L. warned Snyder to cooperate with the Wilkinson investigation as early as August 2020, however that the league didn’t step in to forestall Snyder from obstructing former workers from being interviewed. The league, it mentioned, was made conscious that Snyder was attempting to intimidate former workers, and didn’t cease him from doing so.