John Besh, the high-profile New Orleans restaurateur, is stepping down from the company he founded and co-owns after more than two dozen female employees reported facing sexual harassment there.

“John has decided to step down from all aspects of operations and to provide his full focus on his family,” Shannon White, who is now chief executive of the company, the Besh Restaurant Group, told employees in an email.

The move was announced on Monday, after the publication of a lengthy investigation by The Times-Picayune and NOLA.com over the weekend detailing sexual harassment allegations from 25 current and former employees.

That report described a work environment where harassment went unchecked and those who spoke up were ignored or penalized. The women said that they were subjected to inappropriate touching and comments from male employees and managers, and that, in some cases, individuals in power tried to use their positions for sex. Some of the allegations were against Mr. Besh himself.