According to Luhn’s filing, Ailes used his position of power to “trap” her “in a decades-long cycle of sexual abuse.” And to ensure her compliance, the complaint adds, “Ailes photographed and videotaped Luhn in compromising positions—blackmail material that he explicitly described as his ‘insurance policy’—and made clear to Luhn that any attempt to speak out or stop the abuse would result in severe personal humiliation and career ruin.
“In the period when Ailes was abusing her, Luhn had a front-row seat to the very public intimidation campaign that Fox News waged against another victim after she lodged disturbing allegations against Fox News star, Bill O’Reilly. In private conversations with Luhn, Ailes explicitly reinforced the message that this public campaign was designed to convey to Luhn and other would-be accusers: come forward at your own peril,” the lawsuit states.
In January 1991, a few months into Luhn’s job, Ailes allegedly called her to a Marriott hotel in Virginia for a meeting that would become the first episode of abuse.People knew, but no one at Fox News stepped in to stop it. Her career and her life were destroyed.“Ahead of the meeting, Ailes demanded that Luhn wear a black garter and stockings, calling it her ‘uniform,’ the lawsuit says. “When she arrived, Ailes told Luhn to dance for him. She was resistant. But this did not stop Ailes.
“From this moment on, Luhn believed that she had no choice but to do as Ailes commanded her, or risk losing her safety, her career, her reputation, and her personal relationships,” the filing alleges. “Luhn knew she was trapped.” The complaint further describes Ailes’ degrading conduct in these hotel rooms, including his commanding of Luhn, “Bring an envelope to make it look like you’re on official business” and “Come here and show me what you can do.”
During these incidents, Ailes allegedly photographed and videotaped Luhn performing oral sex on the unnamed woman while violently egging her on, yelling, “Get in there, Laurie!” During one encounter in November 2005, the lawsuit says, the woman brought a flesh-colored dildo, which Ailes used to sexually assault Luhn.
In 2007, the lawsuit says, Fox and Ailes were concerned Luhn would go public with her story and “began a character assassination of [her] in the media.” Luhn was soon reassigned out of the booking department and told that rumors about her ties to Ailes prompted the move.
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