Woman says she feels let down by broadcaster, which has admitted it failed to properly investigate 2009 claim against comedian
The broadcaster said last week it had failed to properly investigate a serious allegation made against the actor and comedian 15 years ago.
The broadcaster also said there had been “delays” in making contact with the woman when she raised her complaint again in September after the Dispatches documentary, Russell Brand: In Plain Sight.She was quoted as saying: “I came forward hoping that it would help bring about change and that bad behaviour would never again be tolerated in the television industry.
“They repeatedly tried to shut down the complaint,” she said. “I feel really disempowered and unsupported by Channel 4.”for the woman’s “serious and concerning” allegation not being escalated at the time and “for the distress this matter has caused”. The woman, whom the Sunday Times refers to as Alice, said: “How can they possibly claim this is a ‘comprehensive and far-reaching’ investigation when they didn’t even speak to one of the main voices in their programme? This shows just how little has changed since 2014.”
He added: “Channel 4 has delivered a wide-ranging internal investigation into the allegations as they pertain to the channel – reviewing 111,984 emails and 333 files of documents, approaching 88 current and former Channel 4 employees for interview and informed by information from investigations of reports to our Speak Up facility – but we do not have the power to compel people to speak to us or provide information.
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