Former NY Post editor sues News Corp and Col Allan, alleging sexual harassment

According to a complaint filed in a New York federal court, Michelle Gotthelf alleges former editor-in-chief Col Allan sexually harassed and verbally abused her

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Former senior New York Post journalist Michelle Gotthelf has launched legal action accusing the tabloid’s longtime editor-in-chief, Col Allan, of sexually harassing and verbally abusing her, including propositioning her for sex.

In a complaint filed in the US federal court system on Tuesday, Gotthelf accused the Post’s owner, News Corp, Allan and the paper’s current editor-in-chief, Keith Poole, of breaching New York employment law by discriminating against her on the basis of her sex and retaliating against her when she complained.

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