Fox Sports executive vice president Charlie Dixon, a co-defendant in two lawsuits filed last month in which he was accused of sexual battery, has been placed on administrative leave, sources briefed on the matter told The Athletic.

Noushin Faraji, a former hairstylist for Fox Sports, alleged in her complaint that Dixon groped her at a co-worker’s party in January 2017. Former Fox Sports anchor and reporter Julie Stewart-Binks alleged in her complaint that Dixon asked her to come to his hotel room following a work meeting and pushed her against a wall, pinned her arms and forcibly kissed her in January 2016.

Dixon did not respond to requests for comment when The Athletic published Stewart-Binks’ allegations last Friday. On Monday, he did not immediately respond to further inquiries. Fox, also a defendant in both lawsuits, declined to comment on Dixon’s work status. In response to Stewart-Binks’ account, Fox Sports said in a statement: “These allegations are from over eight years ago. At the time, we promptly hired a third-party firm to investigate and addressed the matter based on their findings.”

Dixon joined Fox in 2015 and gradually expanded his role at the network, rising to head of content at Fox Sports and FS1. He was expected to be involved in FS1’s coverage of the Super Bowl this weekend in New Orleans.

Stewart-Binks said in an interview and in her complaint that Dixon’s alleged assault followed at meeting at a hotel bar, which she attended after Dixon conveyed that he wanted to discuss her assignment at the 2016 Super Bowl. Later, he asked her to come to his room to see the view from his balcony, and it was there where the alleged assault occurred.

According to her complaint, Stewart-Binks spoke to a Fox human resources representative in 2017 and disclosed what Dixon allegedly said to her in that meeting and what occurred on the balcony of his hotel room.

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