The CBI is facing a second rape allegation from a woman who claims she was seriously sexually assaulted by two male colleagues.
The Guardian reported that the attack took place when the woman was working in one of the CBI’s foreign offices.
On Thursday, the CBI said it was “aware of additional information related to a report of a serious crime.”
The offense to which it relates is presumed to be an allegation of rape.
The CBI said it “immediately released this information to the police.”
City of London Police are already investigating an alleged rape at a CBI summer party in 2019.
The BBC have contacted the City of London Police in connection with the second alleged rape.
The Guardian also reported that a woman at the CBI’s London office had been stalked by a male colleague in 2018.
She complained to the CBI and a finding of harassment was upheld. However, the newspaper reports that the man continued to work at the organization and eventually left for other reasons.
Dame Carolyn Fairbairn served as Director General of the CBI between 2015 and 2020. The BBC has reached out to her for comment.
Earlier this month, allegations of misconduct and sexual assault surfaced at the CBI. The group has suspended three employees pending the outcome of an investigation by law firm Fox Williams.
Separately, the CBI fired Director General Tony Danker last week after allegations of workplace misconduct were leveled at him.
Mr. Danker took over from Dame Carolyn at the end of 2020.
The organization is one of the UK’s leading business lobby groups and claims to speak for 190,000 companies.
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