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Tech CEO Accused of Raping Employee in ‘Slave Contract’

Por: The Daily Beast Nation December 13, 2023

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The former chief executive of Tradeshift, a billion-dollar business software startup, is accused of inflicting years of suffering and pain on an unidentified woman as he allegedly sexually trafficked her around the world.In a lawsuit filed with the San Francisco County Superior Court, the woman accused Christian Lanng of forcing her to abide by a “slave contract” under which she endured “rape, sexual abuse, torture and assault.”The woman... + full article



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