PinkNews director suspended from NHS following allegations of sexual misconduct

Benjamin Cohen [left] and husband Dr Anthony James of PinkNews (Image: Getty)

Dr Anthony James, Chief Operating Officer of LGBTQ+ news organisation PinkNews, has been suspended from his role in the NHS following recent allegations of sexual misconduct made against him and his husband.

According to a BBC report, the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust suspended Dr James from his role as associate non-executive director until further information on the allegations comes to light.

The news follows a report published by the BBC earlier this week in which Dr James and Benjamin Cohen, the company’s CEO, were accused of sexual misconduct by a number of former staff members earlier this week.

In that report, five former PinkNews employees say they saw Dr James groping and kissing a junior member of staff

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