PREMIER League giants Chelsea have hired lawyers to investigate a sexual harassment complaint made by a female worker.
Club owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali are aware of the grievance she has raised against a male employee.
They said they take concerns of sexual harassment seriously.
The woman made allegations about an incident she said took place on club property in May 2022.
Club officials began looking into the matter last year when they were made aware, but earlier this year the male employee was cleared of misconduct and sexual harassment.
The alleged incident took place before the new owners took over control of the club.
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The woman resigned and has appealed against the ruling. Now the club has appointed independent barrister Tara Shahbahrami to review her appeal, overseen by Chelsea’s chief financial officer Adriel Lares.
Ms Shahbahrami’s LinkedIn profile says she has “more than ten years’ experience of conducting complex, lengthy and sensitive investigations in workplace settings”.
The timing of the allegations coincided with the club’s £4.25billion takeover by a consortium led by US businessman Mr Boehly.
The purchase was approved by the Government as it had control of the club after previous owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned with the freezing of his financial assets here following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Russian oligarch Abramovich had owned Chelsea for 19 years.
Since the takeover the West London club have spent around £1billion on new players.
However, they endured a turbulent period on the pitch last season, ultimately finishing sixth. The club have been approached for comment.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
