Mark Zuckerberg's security chief accused of misconduct, put on leave

[UpInArms]

Source: Marketwatch

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s personal security chief faces accusations of sexual misconduct and making racist and homophobic comments, according to a report Thursday by a business news site.

In a detailed article, Business Insider cited legal letters reportedly written by former employees of Zuckerberg’s household staff. The letters reportedly described pervasive discriminatory conduct and severe levels of sexual harassment and battery, including racist and homophobic comments about members of Zuckerberg’s staff and his wife, Priscilla Chan.

The security chief, Liam Booth, is a former Secret Service officer, according to his LinkedIn profile, and has been with the family’s charitable organization, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, since 2017.

A spokesman from the family office of Zuckerberg and Chan said Booth has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation of unspecified misconduct allegations. The spokesman said the office takes workplace misconduct complaints seriously.

Read more: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/mark-zuckerbergs-security-chief-accused-of-misconduct-put-on-leave-2019-05-30?mod=mw_latestnews

[dalton99a]

1. "White lives matter more than Black lives"

https://www.thedailybeast.com/zuckerbergs-personal-head-of-security-liam-booth-accused-of-sexual-harassment-making-racist-remarks-report

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s personal head of security, Liam Booth, has reportedly been accused of sexual harassment and making racist comments by a former member of Zuckerberg’s household staff and an ex-assistant. According to Business Insider, demand letters from the accusers’ law firm allege that Booth—a former employee of the Secret Service—groped the household staffer and another individual at a July 2018 event in a sushi restaurant. “I’ll feed you something raw,” Booth allegedly told the household staffer while he grabbed his own crotch. The staffer also alleged he saw Booth slap another man’s crotch, groped his butt, and asked him, “Are you still hungry?” The two accusers are said to have complained to Brian Mosteller, a key aide to Zuckerberg, about Booth’s behavior multiple times—but nothing was reportedly done.

The demand letters also outlined racist remarks Booth allegedly made against Zuckerberg’s wife Priscilla Chan and black people. Booth allegedly claimed Chan couldn’t drive because she was a “woman and Asian” and had “no peripheral vision[.]” He also allegedly said he “didn’t trust Black people” and “white lives matter more than Black lives.” In addition, Booth is accused of calling a transgender staffer an “it” rather than their preferred pronoun. Zuckerberg spokesman Ben LaBolt told the website Booth is on administrative leave pending the completion of an investigation by an outside law firm. “The family office takes complaints of workplace misconduct very seriously and our human resources team promptly investigates all such matters,” he said.

More details:
https://allast.co/mark-zuckerbergs-security-chief-liam-booth-accused-of-misconduct/

[UpInArms]

2. Ummm ...

The family office takes complaints of workplace misconduct very seriously and our human resources team promptly investigates all such matters,” he said.

F him

[CherokeeDem]

3. Thank goodness...

At least, something violates Facebook's "Community Standards."

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

4. Not so fast! They're still "investigating". nt

[CherokeeDem]

5. So very true!!! nt

[SayItLoud]

6. Wouldn't it be interesting if;

Someone made an altered video of Zuckerberg or his wife? Slurring or doing something altered from an actual video. Or maybe even his security officer who appeared on AC 360 and made a complete fool of herself.

Be interesting to see if Facebook pulled that video down.

[Nitram]

7. The proportion of white supremacists in the military and armed security operations is high.

The country needs to accept that this is dangerous, and a procedure need too be implemented to screen out and weed out these people.