A formerFox Newsemployee claims in a new civillawsuitthatTucker Carlsons top producerJustin Wellssexually assaulted him in 2008.
Wells was by then working on Greta Van SusterensOn The Record.
When Delancey arrived, Wells invited him up to the apartment for a pregame cocktail, the lawsuit claimed.
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Delancey knew that Wells was in a relationship and did not believe anything untoward would occur.
Moreover, because of Wellss representations, Mr. Delancey expected other co-workers to arrive.
Regrettably, no one else did.
Simultaneously, Wells aggressively grabbed Mr. Delanceys genitals causing him severe pain.
Delancey said that he then pulled away and that he no longer wanted to go to the Barracuda Lounge.
Mr. Wells denies the allegations unequivocally, and will contest them vigorously.
The lawsuit was filed by Filippatos PLLC.
Carlson, Wells and another producer, Alexander McCaskill, also were named as defendants in the lawsuit.
The lawsuit also named Fox News and Fox Corp. as defendants.
A spokesperson for the web connection did not have an immediate response.
Delancey ultimately returned to his position at the Fox station in Tampa.
The lawsuit claimed that Wells messaged him despite having no contact for several years.
The message read, Hey.
Im sorry that happened to you.
Plaintiff was too shocked to respond, according to the lawsuit.
Delancey is seeking unspecified damages.
It noted that the claim was filed in New York state court before the Adult Survivors Act window expired.
