Canon Brushed Off Sex Harassment Claims, Accuser Says in Lawsuit

A former Canon U.S.A. employee says that her supervisor sexually harassed her for more than a year and coerced her into sexual contact, according to a complaint filed March 20 by “Jane Doe” in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Canon’s HR department “ignored this #MeToo moment” when the woman reported the harassment in November 2016, the complaint says. The department “performed a slow, inadequate and retaliatory investigation” because it did not take her account seriously, she alleges.

“This case is an example of why women are afraid to speak out when they’ve suffered harassment ...