CBS, Disney, ‘Criminal Minds’ producers sued by California over alleged sexual misconduct on show’s set - Fox News

The entertainment companies and producers of the long-running series “Criminal Minds" are being sued by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, which is alleging that the show's cinematographer engaged in rampant sexual misconduct against crew members for 14 years.

The suit filed on Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court claims the show's production team knew of and condoned the alleged behavior of cinematographer Gregory St.

Those entities along with production company Entertainment Partners, several of the show's producers and St.

Johns himself are named as defendants in the suit, which seeks back pay and other damages for the crew members who were fired.

Johns, engaged in rampant sexual misconduct against crew members for years. .

According to Variety, the suit claims that the show's production team was aware that St.

The suit further alleges that more than a dozen men were fired after complaining about St.

Johns, and investigations by the corporate defendants were toothless and designed to hide the misconduct, the suit claims.

The cinematographer left the show after Variety broke the news of the allegations against him in 2018.