Christian Lanng, the former CEO of San Francisco-based Tradeshift, is facing serious accusations from a former assistant who alleges years of sexual abuse.
This was reported by The Mercury News in October, following the public announcement of Lanng’s termination due to “gross misconduct”.
A lawsuit has been filed in San Francisco County Superior Court, claiming that the accuser was subjected to rape, sexual abuse, torture and assault under the guise of a “slave contract.”
Furthermore, the accuser alleges that Lanng inflicted physical pain on her through various means as well as urinating on her and penetrating her person with foreign objects.
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The Mercury News reported:
Doe claims she told Tradeshift’s human-resources department and company officials about her “suffering at the hands of the CEO under the slave contract,” but instead of protecting her, Tradeshift, which has offices in London, Tokyo, Paris and seven other international locations, fired her in 2020. Tradeshift did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the lawsuit, filed Thursday in San Francisco County Superior Court. The lawsuit does not make clear how long Doe worked at Tradeshift. Lanng claimed in his statement that Doe never filed a complaint, “formal or otherwise,” to Tradeshift’s HR department or board.
Among the many purported provisions of the contract are that Doe, “Always be sexually available for her master when he needs sex and to never refuse him sex even when not wearing the collar,” and, “Whenever she sees her master in private for the first time, she is to kneel and ask if there is anything she can do for him.”
Under the purported “at work” section of the alleged contract, Doe was free to “act independently as long as she remembers she is her master’s property and she is there to please him and for no other reason.”
Other alleged provisions detail mandatory sex acts. The purported document also allegedly required Doe to dress in “a proper, feminine way, preferably skirts, dresses and stockings,” to keep her weight between 130 and 155 pounds, and noting her weight weekly in a spreadsheet shared with Lanng. Doe was allegedly required to wear her “day collar” when out with Lanng.
Allowed under the alleged contract is “any punishment the master decides to inflict, whether earned or not,” including spanking, caning, slapping, humiliation and electric shock, although the purported document noted the “master’s responsibility” to avoid killing Doe or committing permanent bodily harm.
Despite the severe accusations, Mr. Lanng has firmly denied all claims made in the suit. In a recent statement, he emphasized that these allegations are “absolutely false” and declared that he believes there is a malicious attempt to misconstrue what he characterized as a consensual private relationship for financial gain.
“The shocking and vile claims in the lawsuit are categorically false, and I reject allegations that I subjected someone to any form of abuse during my tenure as CEO or at any other time of my life,” he said in a statement.
“A highly distorted version of the extremely intimate details of a private consensual sexual relationship is now not only in the public domain but also being used to defame me for personal financial gain,” he added.
Lanng contradicted his own statement by noting that his relationship with Doe was personal and consensual, although this was in direct violation of company policy. He conceded to the impropriety of hiring someone he had a romantic involvement with.
In response, Doe filed a lawsuit detailing Lanng’s requests for writings in a “diary” depicting her submissiveness.
Despite this, on International Women’s Day, Lanng advocated for the event through his X account.
Happy International Women’s Day to all the brave, amazing women fighting for peace and a better world, you are an inspiration! #IWD2022
— Christian Lanng (@christianlanng) March 8, 2022
Lanng has been widely acknowledged for his vehement criticism of Donald Trump and Elon Musk. His X account is populated with posts expressing opposition to the President.
So everyone is agreeing that Trump was a giant traitorous asshole, but that to prosecute him for insurrection would create a bad precedent for future assholes who would use abuse the system even more, maybe let’s not vote in the assholes
— Christian Lanng (@christianlanng) June 26, 2022
Trump is a racist asshole, the Spanish Flu came from Kansas, but US kept it secret until Spain could be blamed, also China already banned wet markets https://t.co/VOvW7w1SZ6
— Christian Lanng (@christianlanng) March 17, 2020
Trump incites mob? Really that’s your take??? He didn’t incite a mob he staged a fucking coup! https://t.co/Mld8paZwKC
— Christian Lanng (@christianlanng) January 7, 2021
We need more people to call out the bullshit, Donald Trump is a flat-out racist. https://t.co/jypUWkXOUo
— Christian Lanng (@christianlanng) October 7, 2016
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Despite the fact that lanng is an arrogant, ignorant person , I would wait to see how this case proceeds. The terms of the “contract” are highly questionable.
Someone is lying.
This sounds like a very “sick” S&M contract, that has no business in a workplace at all. It also sounds like 1, or probably both, parties need serious mental health care ASAP!
Just another insane far Left criminal.
Didn’t the female employee have a male relative that could have “CANCLED” the contract for her ?
That’s what family members are for in my book !
Yes, that should have been done, but now he will get his ” rewards ”
Once in jail, he may get cancelled for good!
Christian (not, really) Lanng is a terrible person. He is a real nut job. BUT! No woman needs a job so badly that she would go along with this, either as a “contract” or as just a job.
I have such a hard time with all these “after the fact” claims. If it is important, speak up when it happens. How well was this woman paid, that she agreed to this, if it really happened.
pretty sick sob if you ask me. hope he gets what he deserves. a little prison time with some big bubbas will straighten him out or bend him over whatever the case.!!LGB!!
Judging from Lanng’s tweets, for such a supposedly smart guy he really has a remarkably limited vocabulary and monomaniacal focus on one subject.
This fool deserves everything that’s coming to him.
It appears this character, Lanng, is an unbalanced mental midget. This “humanized” thing belongs in a steel cage.
This a–hole is probably compensating for a really small p—-, I mean brain.
Just another day and criminal in the life of a Communist Democrat piece of shit.
He’ll probably blame his crimes on President Trump.
Agreed!!!!!
Normally I wait for facts to surface before passing judgement, but….
If this guy can promote the insurrection lie, I can promote the chick’s story, whether there is an ounce of truth to it or not.
What a ugly man!
Say goodbye, Christian
What a lunatic to be in a CEO position. Obviously, highly deranged socially. Would have likely been best if the board(s) had canned him far sooner than they did.
Doesn’t indicate if Doe has a wrongful termination or harassment case within the context of working in Caseshift. If their deranged sexual relationship, contracted slave, pre-exists her working within Caseshift, somewhat dismisses the work environment as being material to her filing.
If any sort of sexual slave ‘contract’ was a part of her employment, particularly with her ‘master’ being the CEO, the company and Lanng should be subject to severe penalties.
Sad that something like this is made public. Originating in San Fran, this should not surprise anyone.
Are all democrats sexual deviants? Sure seems like it.
Another attack on Christian activities, he is still a good Democrat and no mean memes. C’mon man. just move on.
AND YOU MR LAANG, YOU ARE A TOTAL FU-KING POS. AND YOU CAN TAKE THAT TO THE BANK! IF IT’S TRUE WHAT YOU DID TO THAT EMPLOYEE, YOU SHOULD BE HUNG BY YOUR NUTS!
There is a precedent for this type of “overlord/underling” type of (citizen and societal)organization (both miltary and civilian) in world history. India has this system of “overlord/underling” operational until this very date. There was an extensive analysis recently in an essay on just how “distorted value systems” unfold and perpetuate themselves in all of India’s culture…to it’s detriment. And, breaking it is almost impossible…so “live and let live” reigns supreme. Yes, India’s culture is one even English occupation couldn’t resolve. Modi’s government can’t either. So, no wonder some citizens in USA (reading this published narrative) may wander down this totally absurd “Rabbit Hole” to (Literally) Perdition. Biblically speaking, this report is alien to all Judeo-Christian believers. Pray, read a Bible. KJV. Psalm 128. 10 Commandments everywhere. God Bless America and its Judeo-Christian heritage. Follow Jesus Christ…HE’S THE PATH TO SALVATION.
What kind of company would hire a pervert like Lanng! There is something very wrong at this company.
Not saying this guy shouldn’t get prosecuted, but if “Doe” really had a contract as it states in the article, sounds as if she knew what was gonna happen, plus she prostituted herself, if she was being compensated for it.
Merry Christmas all.
They should take him to the center of town where he lives and stone him to death that’s what he deserves nasty pig
I believe it… first off he is from San Francisco, thereby making him an idiot liberal. Then he is a big-wig in tech ensuring he is an idiot liberal. Being a weak liberal he has a big need for submissiveness to boost his fragile ego. I recommend a huge settlement for the female victim and a harsh liberal slap on the wrist for him. Let’s face it, a slap on the wrist is all he will get in court anyway.
The contract would be in violation of 13th Amendment, Abolition of Slavery.
Does this company have lawyers?
Did the company legal dept. have anything to do with this?
The entire company is at risk for legal elimination of its charter and should be sold with proceeds to victims.
We’re going to have to see some videos, or at least some photos, before we can take your claim seriously, madam.