Silicon Valley 'sex assault list' circulated in tech
The gist
A Silicon Valley 'sex assault list' with over 100 names warns female tech workers.
The private spreadsheet raises questions about how misconduct claims are handled in tech.
How it unfolded
- Dec 2021Yehong Zhu, founder of the app Zette, filed a police report accusing a former member of the San Francisco hacker house Genesis House of rape and assault.
- Sep 21, 2026A New York Times investigation reported that AI 'hacker houses' in Silicon Valley have racked up dozens of complaints, from sexual harassment allegations to out-of-control parties and rat problems.
- Sep 24, 2026The New York Post published a report on a Silicon Valley 'sex assault list' with 'over 100' names circulated to warn female tech workers of predators to avoid.