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Lorna Hajdini update: JP Morgan executive takes first big step amid sexual harassment row

Lorna Hajdini, the JP Morgan employee, accused of sexually harassing a junior employee, according to a Daily Mail report on April 29, has taken a big step amid the backlash over the allegations.

Lorna Hajdini (L) and a building of JP Morgan Chase. (Lorna Hajdini LinkedIn and Bloomberg)

After the Daily Mail reported that Lorna Hajdini, 37, allegedly drugged a married junior male employee, subjected him to racial abuse and used her power as a top executive to threaten his career. It notes that the lawsuit was filed at the New York Supreme Court on Monday (April 27) by a complainant identified only as John Doe.

With the reports, internet sleuths have dug into the life and career of Lorna Hajdini. She has been trending on social media, which a whole lot of claims being made based on the lawsuit. Though Hajdini has not officially responded to the allegations, she took a big step on Thursday.

Ht.com can confirm that Lorna Hajdini, an executive director of JP Morgan Chase’s Leveraged Finance Department, has deleted or deactivated her LinkedIn profile. Much of the photos and information on Hajdini that are circulating on social media are from her LinkedIn profile. The link to her profile is now broken.

This story is being updated.