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This scumbag has been at it for a while. The "Harvey Weinstein of the VC world"
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/03/michael-goguen-sequoia-sex-abuse-case-silicon-valley

INSIDE THE $40 MILLION SEXUAL-ASSAULT CASE ROCKING SILICON VALLEY Understanding the legal maneuverings behind the case that shocked the V.C. world.

BY EMILY JANE FOX

MARCH 15, 2016

The complaint itself is terrifying. Baptiste alleges that Goguen abused her “sexually, physically, and emotionally for 13 years,” beginning when the two met in 2001. In 2014, when “she could no longer tolerate his behavior,” Goguen signed an agreement to settle the claims for $40 million, paid over four installments. The complaint claims that Goguen paid Baptiste $10 million, but refused to relinquish the remainder of the $30 million. (Goguen denied the allegations in a statement on LinkedIn over the weekend. Sequoia Capital says it agreed to separate from Goguen upon hearing of the claims. “We decided that Mike’s departure was the appropriate course of action,” the company noted in a statement.)