SILENCED

Washington Football Team Paid Snyder Accuser $1.6 Million: WaPo

More details have surfaced about the culture of sexual harassment and silence that has surrounded the team under Snyder’s ownership.

The Washington football team spent $1.6 million to settle a 2009 sexual misconduct case against the team’s owner Daniel Snyder, according to a copy of the confidential settlement seen by The Washington Post. The incident involving a female employee allegedly took place on a private flight back from the Academy of Country Music Awards, and one official called it “a serious accusation of sexual misconduct” without providing further details. The woman who made the accusation was fired but she and the team agreed to act as if she had resigned of her own accord. Snyder’s team, which he has owned since 1999, is under investigation for allegedly having a pervasive culture of sexual harassment. Dozens of former employees spoke to the Post about being harassed while working for the team.