In a complaint to the Law Society of Ontario, a former client alleges that Bowie sexually harassed her and offered her drugs
In the Sept. 16 complaint, the former client — struggling with depression and finances — reported that Bowie told her she could pay off her retainer with oral sex.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
“He then asked if I wanted to do cocaine with him,” she recounted in her complaint to the law society. “When I tried to talk about payments, Mr. Bowie knew I was vulnerable and struggling financially,” she said in her complaint. In an interview with this newspaper, the former client, who this newspaper is not identifying as she is the alleged victim of sexual harassment, said she’s been left traumatized.
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