{"id":226164,"date":"2022-08-12T11:29:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T16:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=226164"},"modified":"2022-08-12T18:31:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T23:31:50","slug":"wynn-harassment-accusers-cannot-use-pseudonyms-judge-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wynn-harassment-accusers-cannot-use-pseudonyms-judge-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Wynn Harassment Accusers Cannot Use Pseudonyms, Judge Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

A federal judge in Nevada has once again ordered that nine female Wynn Las Vegas employees must reveal their names if their sexual harassment case against Steve Wynn is to proceed.<\/p>\n

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Steve Wynn, above, attending an event in Los Angeles in 2015. Three years later, he left the gaming industry after being accused of sexual misconduct. He denies the allegations. (Image: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The women, all either manicurists or makeup artists at Wynn Las Vegas, sued Wynn in March 2019 under the pseudonyms \u201cJudy Doe 1-9.\u201d The plaintiffs requested anonymity for fear of possible retaliatory lawsuits from Wynn and because of the disruptive impact going public might have on their lives and careers.<\/p>\n

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The sexual harassment allegations against Wynn include \u201cinappropriate physical touching,\u201d \u201cgrabbing [plaintiff\u2019s] hands and forcing her to massage him near his genitals during a manicure or pedicure,\u201d and \u201casking inappropriate sexual questions,\u201d among other things. There are no allegations of sexual assault.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Wynn left the gambling industry in 2018 after a Wall Street Journal<\/em>\u00a0article accused him of a \u201cdecades-long pattern of sexual misconduct\u201d towards female staff. He has denied the allegations.<\/p>\n

Extraordinary Circumstances<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The US judicial system has a default preference for openness. Parties are only allowed to use pseudonyms in extraordinary circumstances. Those are defined as when the nondisclosure of the party’s identity is necessary to protect an individual from harassment, injury, ridicule, or personal embarrassment.<\/p>\n

The district court dismissed the case in July 2020 when the judge determined the lawsuit had been short on details and inadequately pleaded. He also said the women had failed to defend their decision to remain anonymous.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But a Ninth Circuit Appeals Court batted it back in November 2021, ruling that the women should be allowed to provide more information.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, US Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach ruled that the plaintiffs had \u201cnot met the high burden required by the law\u201d to remain anonymous.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe #MeToo movement showed the world that powerful people, mostly men, were abusing their power and perpetrating violence against women,\u201d wrote Fenerbach.<\/p>\n

Many of these famous men have rightfully lost much of their power thanks to the courageous public testimony of the survivors who came forward,”<\/strong> added the judge. “Most of these survivors used their own names and put their own credibility on the line.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe plaintiffs\u2019 fear of harassment, injury, ridicule, or personal embarrassment in this case are equally present for all similarly situated sexual harassment victims and is not extraordinary,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe plaintiffs\u2019 interest in remaining anonymous is greatly outweighed by the prejudice to the public.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whistleblower Suit<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Wynn is also being sued by Angela Limcaco, a former Wynn Las Vegas Salon manager. She claims she blew the whistle about Wynn\u2019s alleged misconduct 15 years ago but was bullied into silence.<\/p>\n

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Limcaco says she told senior casino management in 2005 that Wynn had sexually assaulted and impregnated one of her employees at the salon. The unnamed woman\u2019s employment was abruptly terminated, and she was paid a concealed $7.5 million settlement, according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A Massachusetts Gaming Commission investigation later confirmed the payoff\u2019s existence. Wynn says his encounter with the unnamed woman was consensual.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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