Originally Posted by
maggot
Be thankful that a timely investigation is possible and the (alleged?) victim can get the support she needs
Here's a case from two decades ago where BA apparently gave their full support to the accused as well:
A British Airways purser was charged with raping a stewardess after a lengthy drinking session in which they consumed champagne suspected of being stolen from their aircraft, a tribunal was told yesterday.
Yesterday Mr Henry, 49, of West Chiltington, West Sussex, claimed he had been unfairly dismissed by BA after the rape charges against him were dropped in January last year. He had worked for British Airways for 32 years before the incident at the McLean Hilton Hotel, Washington, in April 1998.
Julian Henry was arrested but the rape charges were later dropped and in January 1999 he was given a six-month suspended jail sentence and a $1,000 fine after pleading "no contest" to a charge of assault and battery.
The company is introducing compulsory drink and drug tests and has suspended 14 staff after one pilot was found to have reported for work having allegedly drunk the equivalent of 10 pints of beer and having had just three hours' sleep.
Caroline Gregory, BA general manager of personnel services, told the tribunal the airline had given full support to Mr Henry when he was arrested, and had also arranged a loan to cover his legal costs.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...im-634492.html