A casualty of MeToo?

A BRILLIANT lawyer and father of two little girls was found dead at the bottom of 150ft cliffs hours after being accused of ‘inappropriate’ behaviour at his office Christmas party. I don’t know how badly behaved Geraint Thomas was – or, indeed, if he was. But I would guess that the party, like so many, got a bit messy. Booze flows and things are said and done that are regretted in the cold light of day.

What we do know is two women complained about his behaviour and he was told he was under formal investigation. Within hours he was dead. The company called him a ‘truly exceptional lawyer’. His accusers are said to be ‘devastated’.

Both statements suggest that Geraint, 47, may be a casualty of over-zealous strictures in the wake of the #MeToo movement. The finger of blame, the knee-jerk prosecution, the tragic end of a brilliant life. How I feel for his poor wife Rebecca and young daughters.