After much resistance on the part of former Hewlett-Packard chief Mark Hurd, a letter has been released that details some of the sexual harassment allegations made against him by a woman who formerly worked for Hewlett-Packard.

According to the letter, the alleged sexual harassment occurred when he tried to get the female company events contractor to have sexual intercourse with him and kissed and touched her when she was working for the company 

Hurd is now the CEO of Oracle, one of the largest and best-known tech firms in the Bay Area.

The June 2010 letter, written by infamous defense attorney Gloria Allred, who is representing the woman, and sent to Hurd claims that between 2007 and 2009, Hurd inappropriately touched the woman, tried to initiate an affair and tried to seduce her even after she expressed no interest. The letter says that this inappropriate conduct happened several times in several different cities.

The letter claimed that the woman was considering a sexual harassment lawsuit and wanted to discuss a possible settlement. What is very interesting is that after the letter was sent, the woman herself said it contained some inaccuracies. E-mails between the two also seem to indicate that they had a cordial, professional relationship; a direct contradiction to the woman's claims that Hurd made her uncomfortable at work.

Hurd resigned as CEO of Hewlett-Packard in August 2010 after his relationship with the woman became known. Although he was found not to have committed sexual harassment under Hewlett-Packard's standards of that phrase, he was found to have violated the company's code of conduct.

Source: The San Francisco Chronicle, "Letter in HP's Mark Hurd' harass case released," Dec. 30, 2011