Former Orchestra CEO Sigmund Mifsud Jailed Over Sexual Harassment Cover-up
In brief
- Former Malta Philharmonic Orchestra head Sigmund Mifsud has been handed a six-month prison sentence.
- The Court of Appeal found him guilty of attempting to obstruct justice by covering up a sexual harassment case.
- The underlying incident involved a male employee who had sexually harassed a female colleague at the orchestra.
Former Malta Philharmonic Orchestra chief Sigmund Mifsud has been sentenced to six months in prison after being found guilty of attempting to obstruct the course of justice.
The judgment was delivered by the Court of Appeal, which concluded that Mifsud actively worked to conceal an incident of sexual harassment that occurred within the national cultural institution.
The case centred on a female employee who was subjected to sexual harassment by a male colleague during Mifsud's time leading the orchestra.
Court proceedings established that Mifsud attempted to suppress the allegations rather than reporting the matter to the appropriate authorities, intervening after the victim raised the complaint.
His actions included launching an internal inquiry, which the court determined was used to contain the fallout and shield the perpetrator from external criminal scrutiny.
With the appellate court upholding the conviction and confirming the custodial penalty, the judgment concludes the legal proceedings regarding Mifsud's interference in the case.
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