Parish co-creator Sunu Gonera is let go from the series following sexual misconduct investigation

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Sunu Gonera, the co-creator and director of upcoming TV series Parish, has been let go from the show following a sexual misconduct investigation.AMC Networks confirmed Gonera's termination on Monday in a statement shared with Deadline, writing that the Zimbabwe-born filmmaker was 'immediately suspended and then terminated at the conclusion of an internal investigation.' Sources speaking with the publication shared that the incident was an alleged sexual assault that took place in late September at 'an off-set apartment outside of production hours' in New Orleans, where the show is currently being filmed.

Serious: Sunu Gonera, the co-creator and director of upcoming TV series Parish, has been let go from the show following a sexual misconduct investigationMeanwhile sources close to Gonera say that the encounter was 'consensual' and that the 'behavior in question involved touching.' AMC's full statement read: 'We recently became aware of some very serious allegations against an individual working on this production, who was immediately suspended and then terminated at the conclusion of an internal investigation.'The victim, who is reportedly a longtime employee of Gonera's, and did not work for AMC, has filed a police report.

Terminated: AMC Networks released a statement confirming his termination on Monday. The alleged incident took place in September at 'an off-set apartment' in New Orleans, where the show is currently filming; Pictured 2012The sources also indicated that the accommodations during the production had the woman sharing an apartment with Gonera, and also note that she reportedly spent the night after the alleged incident in her room.