London tech investor drops cofounder charged with sexual assault

Passion Capital severs ties with Stefan Glanzer, who will appear before magistrates on Thursday

A millionaire former leader of one of London's most prominent technology investment firms has been removed from the company after a sexual assault charge.

Stefan Glanzer, a cofounder of Passion Capital, will appear at Westminster magistrates court on Thursday charged with one count of sexual assault by touching, according to the Metropolitan police.