Police Officer Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit For $750,000
The city of Concord California settles a sexual harassment lawsuit and will pay $250,000 to former police officer Lisa Capocci and $500,000 in legal fees to her attorney for a total settlement of $750,000. According to published accounts one of Capocci's supervisors, then-Cpl. Michael Hansen, made inappropriate sexual advances toward her. When she complained, Hansen and his colleagues in the department retaliated by filing a half-dozen groundless internal affairs investigations against her.
In probably the most troubling aspect of the case Capocci alleged other officers were slow to back her up on calls. Doing something like that could put her life in danger. After being stripped of her position as a K-9 officer, Capocci quit the department because of the hostile work environment. For the cities part they claim that the internal investigations against her were all legitimate. They point to the fact that Capocci posted pictures on Facebook of a trip to the county fair while she said she was out sick. I think paying that large amount however says it all.
