| Helicopter
Exec Accused of Forcing Himself on Female
Employee Now Referred to Mediation
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Jan 20 -- Katharina
Roelcke took a job with the
helicopter company ZiP
Aviation, LLC based in lower
Manhattan. Then she was
coerced into having sex with
its CEO. She sued.
On January
6, U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Magistrate Judge James L. Cott
held a proceeding. Inner City
Press covered it.
The
complaint quotes a ZIP press
release stating, “Zip Aviation
LLC is growing again. Happy to
announce the addition of the
new V.P. of Operations, Ms.
Katharina Roelcke, bringing
with her several years’
experience in the Helicopter
Charter/Tourism
Industry.”
But then,
"Defendant SHOSHANI invited
Plaintiff to have dinner with
a friend and client of his.
After dinner, Defendant
SHOSHANI escorted Plaintiff to
his private social club, 'The
Soho House' for a drink, and
after several moments there,
Defendant SHOSHANI began
kissing Plaintiff.
As a result,
Plaintiff and Defendant
SHOSHANI were escorted out of
the club for Defendant
SHOSHANI being overly physical
with Plaintiff. After being
escorted out of the club,
Plaintiff drove to her hotel
in White Plains. Defendant
SHOSHANI followed Plaintiff
there. Upon returning to the
hotel, Defendant SHOSHANI
proceeded to make sexual
advances towards Plaintiff.
Plaintiff felt compelled to
play along for fear that
Defendant SHOSHANI would
terminate her employment and
refuse to obtain her legal
citizenship. Defendant
SHOSHANI overpowered Plaintiff
and forced Plaintiff to have
sex with him."
Judge Cott
expressed disappointment that
the case, which was filed in
2015, is still on the
litigation path; he said he
will report up to the assigned
District Judge, John G.
Koeltl.
On January 20,
Judge Koeltl held a
proceeding, and Inner City
Press covered it. Judge Koeltl
referred the case for
mediation to the SDNY
Alternative Dispute Resolution
program. If that doesn't work,
cross motions for summary
judgment are due February 12.
The case is
Roelcke v. ZiP Aviation, LLC
et al., 15-cv-6284 (Koeltl /
Cott)
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