Former Police Officer Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit For $275,000
Suzanne Des Marais a former part-time special law enforcement officer in Plumsted settled her sexual harassment lawsuit with the department for $275,000. According to details alleged in the lawsuit, Marais said Lt. George Titko sexually harassed her and as a result she was unable to continue with her job. While she was being sexually harassed she was also injured on the job and has a worker compensation claim pending against her former employer.
The evidence in this case must have been pretty good for the city to pay this amount of money. In cases where the evidence is lacking, the other side will usually only pay nuisance value to settle the lawsuit. In this case, the city paid a substantial amount and they will still have to pay an additional amount in the workers compensation case. I am glad to see this woman receive a fair amount. You can see by this case how much a sexual harassment case can cost an employer.
“The physical injuries have nothing to do with the psychological or emotional injuries she sustained as a result of the sexual harassment,” said attorney McDermott
