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| Female guards talk about sexual harassment suit |
| By Recordonline.com |
| Published: 05/15/2009 |
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By Adam Bosch Times Herald-Record Posted: May 15, 2009 - 2:00 AM KINGSTON — Enough is enough, they said. Four female correction officers sat shoulder-to-shoulder Thursday and spoke publicly for the first time about their allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation inside the Ulster County Jail as far back as 2004. "I'm the last person who wants to look like a whiny female," said Amy Negron of Saugerties, a former Marine and 11-year correction officer at the jail. "But you know what? Enough is enough." Two federal lawsuits, the latest filed Monday in Albany, accuse Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum and other jail brass of allowing sexual malfeasance to run wild inside the county jail. The suit claims that male officers huddled around computers to watch porn, used female officers' cell phones to take and send photos of their genitals, and made jokes about a lesbian officer's sexual orientation. Female officers who complained about the lewd behavior were put in "the burn," the suit says. Officers in "the burn" are given the silent treatment by their co-workers, denied vacation and sick days, put on less desirable jobs inside the jail, and are scrutinized more strictly by superior officers. The women also were passed up for promotions that were given to less-qualified men, they said. "All of this shows the ignorance and archaic environment they've had to work through," said Middletown lawyer Joe Ranni, who is representing the female officers. Van Blarcum directed questions to Earl Redding, an Albany lawyer the county hired for the case, but Redding did not return calls. County Executive Mike Hein said he wouldn't comment on pending litigation and refused to say whether internal investigators would look into the accusations. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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