Former British prime minister David Cameron has resigned from his role at Afiniti after the software company’s founder was accused of sexual assault on a female employee.
A spokesman for Cameron said he was resigning as chairman of Afinity’s advisory board with immediate effect and that he strongly disagreed with the company’s response to the allegations, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Cameron’s resignation came after Tatiana Spottiswoode, a former employee at the Bermuda-based company, alleged harassment and assault by Afiniti founder and chief executive Zia Chishti.
The US House of Congress has released pictures allegedly showing the injuries suffered by Spottiswoode.
Spottiswoode told the House that Chishti had beaten her on a work trip in 2017 when she was 23, leaving her with injuries, and told her that “he should have had sex with me when I was 13 years old”.
Afiniti said Chishti “strongly disputes all accusations against him” and said that an arbitration decision that she had been sexually harassed and assaulted by Chishti was "erroneous".
Cameron joined Afiniti as the chairman of its advisory board in 2019.
A spokesman for the former prime minister said: “The alleged events took place before David Cameron started working for Afiniti and he had absolutely no knowledge of them until just before yesterday’s Congressional hearing.
“Mr Cameron understands that the allegations are disputed, but strongly disagrees with the approach being taken by the company in responding to the matter. He made this view clear to Mr Chishti yesterday.
“Mr Cameron has therefore resigned as chairman of the company’s advisory board with immediate effect. He does so with regret, given the success and promise of this exciting company, and the commitment, dedication and loyalty of the many hard-working employees with whom he has enjoyed working.”
Cameron was previously caught up in the controversy of Greensill Capital, a finance company he had advised, which collapsed in March after its financial backers withdrew their support.