The parents of the late 32-year-old employee say she endured sustained sexual harassment before taking her own life.

The parents of an Activision-Blizzard employee who committed suicide in 2017 has filed a lawsuit against the company.

The complaint was filed by Janet and Paul Moynihan. According to Polygon, their 32-year-old daughter, Kerri, committed suicide on a company trip in Florida; her coworkers discovered her body in a hotel room at Disneyland’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa in April of 2017.

In their lawsuit, the Moynihan family claims that sustained sexual harassment was a “significant factor” in Kerri Moynihan’s death.

Moynihan’s death, notes The Washington Post, was first referenced by a California Department of Fair Employment and Housing lawsuit filed last July, which accused Activision-Blizzard of fostering a culture of sexual harassment, misconduct, and gender-based discrimination.

Now, the family says that Activision-Blizzard tried to cover up certain details of Kerri Moynihan’s death.

In their wrongful death lawsuit, the family alleges that Moynihan’s manager, Greg Restituito, initially lied to law enforcement, concealing the fact that he had a sexual relationship with her.

The Moynihan family says that, even after investigators left, Restituito took further steps hide evidence of his relationship with Moynihan.

Meanwhile, he made “seemingly unusual inquiries with other employees who were present with [Kerri] the night preceding her death.”

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