The Washington Redskins came under fire after fifteen former female employees shared details of the sexual harassment they experienced, while employed by the National Football League (NFL) team.

According to a report by The Washington Post, the women suffered multiple incidents of sexual misconduct and abusive behavior from team executives and football staffers over a dozen years.

The victims said the male executives repeatedly commented on their looks. They also received inappropriate text messages and unwanted advances from the high-ranking officials.

Emily Applegate, a former marketing coordinator for the Redskins, said she became the victim of unwelcome comments of a sexual nature between 2006 to 2019. She was also asked to wear revealing clothes and flirt with potential clients to close sales deals.

Who is involved in the harassment claim?

Larry Michael, Washington's longtime radio voice, was one of the names mentioned in the allegations. He would allegedly make comments about the appearance of female colleagues in an unpleasant manner.

In 2018, Michael came under fire for talking about a young intern's physical features. He resigned on Wednesday, a day before the allegations were published.

Another person mentioned was the team director of pro personnel Alex Santos. He was accused by six employees and two journalists from making inappropriate remarks about their bodies. He would also ask them if they were romantically interested in him, Fox News reports.

Richard Mann II, a former assistant director of pro personnel, was caught texting a former female Redskins staffer in a sexual manner. He and his colleagues were also said to be debating whether a female employee had her breasts enhanced by surgical procedures.

Both Santos and Mann were fired from their position.

Former sexual harassment accusations

Dennis Greene, the Redskins' former head of business operations, reportedly encouraged female employees to wear tight skirts and low-cut skirts. He also asked them to flirt with people who owned luxury boxes at the team's stadium in Maryland.

Greene was involved in a 2013 cheerleader calendar photo shoot that had been the subject of multiple scandals. A report published by The New York Times said the former head and other Redskins officials collected the passports of the cheerleaders after they arrived at the adults-only resort in Culebra Bay.

While the calendar would not show nudity, the cheerleaders said they were asked to be topless for the shoot. Others only wore body paint. The Redskins also invited spectators while the victims were asked to do revealing poses. Male sponsors and FedExField suite holders were granted up-close access to the shoots.

After their 14-hour day, nine of the 36 cheerleaders were asked to escort the male sponsors at a nightclub.

The director allegedly told them to get ready even after several of them refused to go. One of the cheerleaders said they were never given a choice, citing that they were told they needed to go.

While their participation did not involve sexual acts, the cheerleaders said the team's director demanded they go as sex symbols to please the sponsors.

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