Disney Sued by Employee Over Alleged Concealment of Executive's Sexual Misconduct

Former VP Nolan Gonzales Accused of Multiple Assaults; Plaintiff Claims Retaliation and Cover-Up

Disney is facing a lawsuit from an employee identified as Jane Doe, who accuses the company of concealing former vice president of distribution Nolan Gonzales' alleged pattern of sexual misconduct.
Jane Doe alleges that Gonzales assaulted her multiple times in 2017, using drugs to incapacitate her. When she tried to cut contact with him in 2018, Gonzales allegedly threatened to release intimate videos of their encounters and ruin her career.
The lawsuit claims that Gonzales' history of sexual misconduct was well-known by management, which allegedly refused to properly investigate or take punitive action against him for years.
Gonzales stepped down in 2022 after three other women reported him for sexual harassment. Jane Doe claims she was demoted last year in an alleged attempt by Disney to retaliate against her.
The lawsuit was brought under California's Sexual Abuse and Cover Up Accountability Act, which revived the statute of limitations for claims seeking to recover damages suffered as a result of sexual assault for one year.