![]() ![]() “This erodes the public trust and is not reflective of our values as an organization.”įive days after Golden-Gottlieb filed her report, Palka - who was in charge of the department’s Hollywood Division - texted Metrose and Moonves’ personal attorney, saying he’d been in contact with the officer investigating the alleged assault. “What is most appalling is the alleged breach of trust of a victim of sexual assault, who is among the most vulnerable, by a member of the LAPD,” Moore said. LAPD Chief Michel Moore this week expressed his dismay. “It is shocking that a high-level captain in the LAPD decided to reveal a victim’s complaint, and chose to help a big corporation at the expense of a woman who alleged to law enforcement that she had been sexually assaulted,” said lawyer Gloria Allred, who represented Golden-Gottlieb.Ĭompany Town CBS’ Leslie Moonves sex scandal: Portrait emerges of a culture of fear, entitlement - and little accountability “The LAPD Captain assured that he had spoken to his contacts within the LAPD and implemented controls to prevent news of the Police Report from leaking to the press,” the report said.Įarly on, the captain secretly provided Moonves and CBS executives with a copy of the police report, which included personal details about Golden-Gottlieb and her allegations, the report said. In the coming weeks, he and others at the LAPD made sure the report was buried and that Moonves’ accuser, Golden-Gottlieb, stayed quiet, according to the attorney general’s report. Palka quickly began working in tandem with Moonves, Metrose and other high-level CBS executives. The attorney general announced that CBS and Moonves would pay $30 million, with much of the money going to CBS shareholders. “It’s confidential, as you know, but call me,” Palka said.Ĭompany Town CBS, LAPD captain led cover-up of sexual assault report against Moonves, AG says “Somebody walked in the station about a couple hours ago and made allegations against your boss regarding a sexual assault,” the police captain said that night in a voicemail message left for Ian Metrose, then the senior vice president of talent relations at CBS, according to the report. Cory Palka called a CBS executive to alert him to the existence of the report. 10, 2017, to report that Moonves had sexually assaulted her in the 1980s. ![]() The Moonves cover-up began hours after Phyllis Golden-Gottlieb, 81, walked into the LAPD’s Hollywood station Nov. believed that women had achieved equality, while only 54% of women held that view. A Kantar Public and Reykjavik Global Forum report this year found that 64% of men in the U.S. And striking differences remain reflected in opinions on gender equality. There have been legislative victories, but also many setbacks. The scandal is likely to further debate about the effectiveness of the #MeToo movement five years after it became a global phenomenon. ![]()
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