Devcom participant banned over sexual harassment allegations

1 year 8 months ago

The organisers of Devcom and Gamescom have reported that a participant has been banned from this week's events following an alleged incident of sexual harassment.

An email was sent out to Devcom attendees today, stating that the team behind the Cologne conference was informed of an incident that happened yesterday evening where a man "used inappropriate language to sexually harass a participant."

The accused was identified as an employee of an external service provider "that does not belong to Devcom." He has been "dismissed from his service and escorted from the site," as well as banned from future events at Koelnmesse.

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James Batchelor