The lawsuit, some of it so graphic that it includes a 'trigger warning' notice, was filed in federal civil court in the Southern District of New York.
is accused of rape and network executives are accused of knowing of his alleged behavior and ignoring it long before he was fired this month.
"Fox News continues to protect and reward perpetrators of sexual harassment and refuses to take accountability for putting such persons in positions of power from which they can subject women to sexual misconduct, sexual assault and, in the case of Ms. Eckhart, rape. Some of the names in leadership may have changed since Roger Ailes’ regime, but Fox News’ institutional apathy towards sexual misconduct has not," the lawsuit asserts.
He also allegedly took pictures of her on his cellphone. "Ms. Eckhart did not consent to any part of this violent, painful rape," the lawsuit says. Earlier, in September 2015, the lawsuit says, Eckhart says Henry forced her to perform oral sex in a guest office on the 17th floor of the Fox News building.
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