Film director James Toback ‘used Harvard Club to abuse women’

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December 06 2022

Film director James Toback ‘used Harvard Club to abuse women’

James Toback’s film credits include The Pick-up Artist and Harvard Man
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An Oscar-nominated Hollywood film director lured women to a private members’ club in New York “where he falsely imprisoned, sexually abused, assaulted, and/or battered them”, according to a lawsuit.

James Toback, 78, is alleged to have “prowled the streets of New York City” searching for young women “to abuse who were or wanted to be involved in the entertainment industry”.

The director is accused by 38 women of sexual assault over nearly 40 years in the lawsuit, which was filed on Monday at the New York State Supreme Court. They also name the Harvard Club, founded in 1865 by alumni, as a co-defendant.

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A New York jury on Wednesday awarded $1.68 billion in damages to 40 women who accused writer and director James Toback of sexual abuse and other crimes over a span of 35 years, according to lawyers representing the plaintiffs.

The decision stems from a lawsuit filed in Manhattan in 2022 after New York state instituted a one-year window for people to file lawsuits over sexual assault claims even if they took place decades ago.

It marks one of the largest jury awards since the advent of the #MeToo movement, as well as in New York state history, said attorney Brad Beckworth, of the law firm Nix Patterson LLP, in an interview. The plaintiffs, he said, believe such a large verdict will send a message to powerful individuals “who don’t treat women appropriately.”

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