Sixteen Women Accuse Voice Coach Of Sexual Harassment

Charges Against Peter Rofe

The latest claims of sexual harassment come from what might be a surprising part of the entertainment business -- voiceover work. CNN reports, "SAMANTHA SHULMAN isn't a celebrity. Neither is the man that she and at least 15 other women have accused of various forms of sexual misconduct. But #MeToo is changing their lives."

The story begins when SHULMAN was 27 years old, and "started seeing respected voice coach PETER ROFÉ in 2004. She had moved to NEW YORK from ARIZONA with her best friend a few years earlier. She hoped to turn her experience as a radio DJ into a lucrative career doing voice-overs in television and radio ads. SHULMAN said she had been working with ROFÉ for more than six months when he locked the door of his MANHATTAN studio during a session. She said he persuaded her to take off her shirt so she could get more into the read. He told her that her voice turned him on, she said, and 'he took his penis out. He asked if I wanted to touch it, and then he reached down and he touched my breast'," SHULMAN said. "I remember putting my shirt back on, and I didn't say anything. I was in shock."

Read the full report here.

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