A federal choose dismissed Fox News from a sexual assault lawsuit {that a} former worker filed towards former anchor Ed Henry.
U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams rejected Jennifer Eckhart‘s retaliation and different claims. Eckhart, a former affiliate producer for the community, alleged that Henry sexually harassed and raped her.
“Fox News did not have actual notice of Henry’s alleged misconduct towards her until she first reported it to the network through her counsel on June 25, 2020—three years after their last sexual encounter,” the choose wrote. “Once the network finally learned of his behavior, its response was the opposite of forgiveness: it swiftly investigated and terminated him just six days later.”
Read the choose’s dismissal of Fox News from Ed Henry lawsuit.
Henry, who now works at Newsmax, has claimed that the sexual relations with Eckhart have been consensual.
The choose additionally dismissed a revenge porn declare however denied Henry’s movement to toss claims of gender-motivated violence, assault, battery, intercourse trafficking and harassment. A trial is scheduled to begin May 12.
Attorneys for Henry and Eckhart didn’t instantly return requests for remark.
More to come back.