ABC News rocked by sexual assault accusations in lawsuit – By Stephen Battaglio (LA Times) / Aug 26 2021
When Kim Godwin was tapped as president of ABC News in April, one of the goals set for her was improving the culture of the division known for having a snake-pit atmosphere.
But the explosive allegations in a lawsuit filed Wednesday by a “Good Morning America” producer, accusing her former boss Michael Corn of sexual assault committed against her and another employee during his tenure at the network, shows just how heavy a lift Godwin will have going forward.
ABC News is now the fourth TV news organization to find itself mired in a sexual harassment scandal in recent years. Fox News, NBC News and CBS News have all seen top anchors (Bill O’Reilly, Matt Lauer and Charlie Rose) and executives (Roger Ailes and Jeff Fager) lose their careers after women subordinates went public with allegations.
The Walt Disney Co. unit had escaped a full-blown harassment controversy until “GMA” producer Kirstyn Crawford filed her suit Wednesday in New York State Supreme Court. Along with the assault accusations, the suit alleges that three network news executives — Derek Medina, Tanya Menton and Heather Riley — failed to act after learning of her issues with Corn in late 2017.
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