Fund Boss Odey’s Assault Trial Starts After Humbling Year

  • Prosecutors say Odey assaulted a woman at his home in 1998
  • Odey denies the charge, pushed for swift court trial

Crispin Odey at his hearing in September.

Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
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For Crispin Odey, a personal and professional crisis is coming to a head.

The hedge fund manager will fight a sex assault charge this week knowing that a verdict against him could end an investing career that’s spanned nearly three decades.