Banker sues Merrill Lynch after being sacked over cheating on pregnant wife

Stanislav Stepchuk is in the midst of an employment tribunal (Picture: LinkedIn)

A senior banker who cheated on his pregnant wife with a junior colleague is suing for sex discrimination after he was sacked over the affair.

Stanislav Stepchuk, who was a director at American investment bank Merrill Lynch, sent an unsolicited X-rated photo to the younger woman just four days after they began messaging each other.

The pair then entered a relationship, which lasted several months...