UBS to be sued over rape claim

INVEStMENt bank UBS is being sued by a former trainee who claims it failed to protect her after she was raped by a senior colleague.

the ex-staff member was allegedly raped by a banker 20 years older than her, then complained to the Swiss bank which did not do enough to help. She says she had to sit near the alleged rapist for almost three weeks after raising concerns.

the alleged victim said the bank monitored her movements after she spoke up and allegedly coerced her into handing over hundreds of messages from the personal phones of friends who were also graduate trainees.

It is claimed UBS also monitored her twitter account. She is now suing the firm in a London employment tribunal. the woman has left UBS, and her alleged rapist also quit.

UBS said: ‘While we would never comment on individual claims ahead of formal hearings, in November an independent investigation into the allegations made by the former UBS employee concluded UBS made no fundamental errors.’