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15 women accuse former employees of Washington's NFL team of sexual harassment, verbal abuse

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They say the relentless behavior was ignored — and in some cases, condoned — by top team executives.

In this Dec. 26, 2015, file photo, Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder walks the sidelines against Philadelphia. Allegations of sexual harassment and verbal abuse by employees of the NFL team span most of Snyder’s tenure as owner.

A few months after Emily Applegate started working for the Washington Redskins in 2014, she settled into a daily routine: She would meet a female co-worker in the bathroom during their lunch breaks, she said, to commiserate and cry about the frequent sexual harassment and verbal abuse they endured.