{"id":350478,"date":"2026-06-08T21:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/west-ham-co-owner-david-sullivan-accused-of-preying-on-women-for-sex-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T21:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:00:25","slug":"west-ham-co-owner-david-sullivan-accused-of-preying-on-women-for-sex-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/west-ham-co-owner-david-sullivan-accused-of-preying-on-women-for-sex-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham co-owner David Sullivan accused of preying on women for sex | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/St6k3gylsm8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"West Ham co-owner David Sullivan accused of preying on women for sex | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/St6k3gylsm8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Multiple women have accused billionaire businessman and West Ham co-owner David Sullivan of abusing his power and preying on them for sex, in some cases when they were in their late teens.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations from seven women have been uncovered in a joint investigation by BBC Panorama and the Times and span decades, starting in the 1980s. All come from women who were in their late teens or early twenties and were young models seeking work at Sullivan&#8217;s Daily and Sunday Sport newspapers.<\/p>\n<p>They accuse Sullivan of sexually exploitative and predatory behaviour, including pressuring them for sex during business meetings, where he offered to boost their careers if they slept with him or gave him oral sex.<\/p>\n<p>David Sullivan has categorically denied the claims.<\/p>\n<p>If you are affected by some of the issues in this story, information and support is available at BBC Action Line (https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/actionline\/).<\/p>\n<p>In the UK, you can watch Panorama &#8211; Predator: The Billionaire Football Boss on BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCPanorama #WestHam #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple women have accused billionaire businessman and West Ham co-owner David Sullivan of abusing his power and preying on them for sex, in some cases when they were in their late teens. 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