Carson Group denies that its founder protected an employee accused of sexual harassment

The Carson Group officially denies allegations by a former executive that she was fired in revenge after she complained about the company’s handling of an alleged sexual assault by a colleague.

In a May 23 letter, the Carson Group responded to a lawsuit filed last month in federal court by its former marketing chief Mary Kate Gulick. The asset management firm denied her allegations, including that its founder, Ron Carson, made the decision not to fire an employee who was accused of sexually harassing a participant…