Published 15:52 IST, November 21st 2021

US billionaire allegedly maintained spreadsheet of 5,000 women he had sex with: Report

US billionaire Michael Goguen allegedly kept a spreadsheet of 5,000 women he has had sex with, one of them a teenager he paid off to keep quiet.

Reported by: Bhavya Sukheja
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A Silicon Valley billionaire allegedly kept a spreadsheet of 5,000 women he has had sex with, one of m being a teenr he paid off to keep quiet.

According to New York Post, Michael Goguen, a former partner at Sequoia Capital who w heads his own firm, has been sued by four former employees, who say that y helped 57-year-old man his "harem" of women. allegations, which also include claims of Goguen ordering his security chief to kill detractors, are contained in a civil complaint filed in US District Court, Montana.

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bombshell lawsuit claims that married billionaire, who has two children, owns a series of luxury 'safe houses' where he takes dozens of young women for sex. Apart from keeping a spreadsheet documenting his sexual encounters, Goguen also outfitted a local bar where he owns a basement 'boom boom' room. underground enclave is allegedly used 'to maintain women for purpose of committing illicit sexual activity',  lawsuit said. 

As per New York Post, 135-p complaint seeks more than $800 million in dams. lawsuit was filed by four former employees who set up Goguen's Amyntor Group LLC, a whitefish-based security contractor. It lays out a complex operation headed by 57-year-old to protect his simultaneous affairs. It accuses Goguen of offering 'gifts' to women in a bid to make m perform or 'deviant sexual acts with him' and to maintain ir silence as a part of 'Goguen Sexual Enterprise'. 

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Who is Michael Goguen?

Goguen is from Massachusetts, US. He attended Cornell and Stanford universities, where he studied electrical engineering. He n joined Sequoia Capital in 1996 but was let go from his job after his mistress, Amber Baptiste, accused him of physical and sexual assault over a 13-year period. Baptiste has reportedly said that Goguen sodomised her for six hours at a time and forced her to call him 'king' and 'emperor'. 

In 2019, Baptiste's lawsuit was, however, dismissed for failing to provide relevant documents or to submit to a medical examination. A judge also found that she committed fraud and extortion, and granted Goguen a restraining order preventing her from repeating her claims.

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But allegations had cost Goguen his job at Sequoia Capital in Silicon Valley, where he had been a longtime partner. According to NY Post, despite high-profile exit, Goguen is still worth more than $5 billion and he w runs several businesses, including Casey’s Whitefish - a pub and restaurant, and Two Bear Capital - a firm that invests in early-st companies with disruptive invations, including biotech and cybersecurity. 

(Im: @ColinDarretta/Twitter)

15:52 IST, November 21st 2021