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| Philip Green charged in US over claims he touched pilates instructor | |
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| Sir Philip Green has been charged with four counts of misdemeanour assault in the US after a pilates instructor alleged he repeatedly touched her inappropriately, Arizona authorities have said. | Sir Philip Green has been charged with four counts of misdemeanour assault in the US after a pilates instructor alleged he repeatedly touched her inappropriately, Arizona authorities have said. |
| Pima county attorney’s office deputy county attorney, Lauren Deakin, said the Arcadia boss had been formally charged with four counts of “knowingly touching another person with the intent to injure, insult or provoke”. | |
| “These are class three misdemeanours. Each count has a potential sentence of up to 30 days in the Pima county jail, a fine of not more than $500, and up to one year of probation.” | |
| Sir Philip Green asked for extra £50m to cover Arcadia's CVA offer | |
| Green is due to appear in court in Tucson on 19 June, according to court filings. | |
| In February the Daily Telegraph reported that Green was being investigated by police in the US after a woman alleged he had “spanked” her following a pilates class in January 2016. | |
| “I felt very taken advantage of and like, you know, just a piece of meat there at his disposal,” Katie Surridge told the newspaper. | |
| “It feels completely sexual in nature. And the way – the noises, and the ‘Oh, you naughty girl’. Like – ugh – I can hear him saying it right now.” | |
| A spokesman for Green denied the claims to the Telegraph. | |
| This month the House of Lords heard that Green was an abusive bully who had been the subject of hundreds of grievance cases. Peter Hain, a former Labour cabinet minister under Tony Blair, said he had heard “horrible” claims of repeated sexual assaults by Green. | |
| Hain said one alleged victim of Green had “pleaded” with him to name the retail tycoon. | |
| “I quote: ‘He was touching and repeatedly slapping women staff’s bottoms, grabbing thighs and touching legs. Hundreds of grievance cases were raised with HR [human resources]. The company lawyer who interviewed me then lied. Sir Philip screamed and shouted at staff to go to psychologists,’” Hain said. | |
| Green, 67, was knighted in 2006 for “services to the retail industry”, but his Arcadia fashion empire is ailing amid plummeting profits at its fashion chains, which include Topshop, Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Miss Selfridge, Wallis, Evans and Outfit. | |
| The business could collapse next week if Green cannot persuade his shops’ landlords and the UK pension regulator to back a rescue deal that involves slashing his rent bills and closing about 50 stores. | |
| Arcadia has 570 shops and 18,000 employees and its pension scheme has a deficit of up to £750m. | |
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