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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lauren Almeida and Press Association

Crispin Odey tried to ‘manipulate’ sexual assault victim, FCA tells court

Crispin Odey.
Odey was ‘trying to manipulate this victim into silence’ and had ‘very good reason to discourage’ her from providing her account to the FCA, the authority’s lawyer said. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

The financial watchdog has accused the former hedge fund manager Crispin Odey of attempting to “manipulate” a victim of sexual assault into silence.

Odey texted his former employee, whose breasts he had groped, a warning in 2022 that the Financial Conduct Authority could question her about him.

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