Former Naughty Dog Employee Accuses Uncharted 4 Lead Multiplayer Designer of Sexual Harassment - Videogames Blogs

Former Naughty Dog Employee Accuses Uncharted 4 Lead Multiplayer Designer of Sexual Harassment



In late October 2017, former Naughty Dog Environment Artist David Ballard claimed he was sexually harassed while working at the studio. At the time, the company quickly replied and claimed that an internal investigation had revealed no evidence regarding it. While things went quiet for some time, earlier this week Ballard took to Twitter to lament on the fact that nothing had ever come of it, and then took things a step further by publicly naming the man he was allegedly harassed by.

It's been 2 and a half years since I was sexually harassed at Naughty Dog by a lead. And 2 years and 2 months since I told Sony PlayStation HR that I was sexually harassed and then promptly fired. I still don't feel like I have the dignity or respect because of it.
— David Ballard (@DBal) May 7, 2018
If Sony PlayStation came out and said, yes, he's telling the truth, I'd be so relieved and happy.
— David Ballard (@DBal) May 7, 2018

I mean, do I need to name the harasser to get justice
— David Ballard (@DBal) May 7, 2018

Thank you. His name is Robert Cogburn. Former Naughty Dog co-president Christophe Balestra accused me of wanting to fire Robert when I told him I couldn?t work with him anymore. HR was present. And it was Sony PlayStation HR Heather Zavadil who I told about the harassment.
— David Ballard (@DBal) May 10, 2018

As you can tell from the tweet above, Ballard names Robert Cogburn, who has worked on almost all of the Uncharted series an...
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