A former titan of the fashion industry is facing multiple accusations of sexual assault. Fifteen women have gone to the French authorities with allegations of sexual assault against Gerald Marie, who for decades was one of the most powerful men in the world of modeling.
Two of his accusers, Laurie Marsden and Lisa Brinkworth, shared their stories with CBS News.
"I started in New York City, and then I went to Milan, which is sort of the trajectory that a lot of models go through," Laurie Marsden said. "And then my Milanese agency said, 'Why don't you try Paris?'"
Marsden was a top model in the 1980s. She arrived in Paris at the age of 19. Her agent was Marie, who at the time was one of the most powerful men in the modeling industry. Marsden claims Marie told her she'd be a star. However, at a house party, he attacked her, Marsden said.
"He jumped on top of me and he had me pinned down," Marsden said. "And he tried to rape me. I finally got out from under him, and then I fled."
"There was no question that he was there for sex," Marsden said when asked whether she believed it was an attempted rape. "And the fact that he wasn't stopping, and the fact that he was pulling my clothes off, there came a moment where I said to myself, 'You are going to be raped.'"
Marsden says she didn't go to the police at the time because she thought she wouldn't be taken seriously.
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