LMPD lawsuit: Officer says workplace became 'hostile' after she made sexual harassment claims

TWO MALE SUPERVISORS. IN THIS DEPARTMENT. IS GREAT THAT WAS RECRUIT CHRISTINE SILK IN 2022 WHILE SHE WAS TRAINING TO BECOME A LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE OFFICER. EARLIER TODAY, SILK FILED A CIVIL SUIT AGAINST LMPD. IN THE COMPLAINT, THE OFFICER ALLEGES SHE WAS SEXUALLY HARASSED BY TWO MALE SUPERVISORS. IN THE LAWSUIT, SILK CLAIMS ACADEMY INSTRUCTOR DALE COTTON, JIM MADE NUMEROUS INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS. IN ONE INSTANCE, SILK SAYS COTTON JIM TOLD HER TO -- HERSELF OUT FOR CHILD CARE. SILKS ATTORNEY SARAH COLLINS. HE THEN EXPLAINED, AND THIS STATEMENT WAS REPEATED MULTIPLE TIMES, THAT SHE PICKED A GUY UP, GO OUT WITH HIM, TAKE HIM HOME, SLEEP WITH HIM AND THEN SHE WOULD HAVE CHILD CARE. COLLINS SAYS. SILK REPORTED THE INSTRUCTOR맥스카지노�S ACTIONS TO HER SUPERIORS, ACCORDING TO MAYOR CRAIG GREENBERG맥스카지노�S OFFICE, COTTON JIM RECEIVED A REPRIMAND AND WAS TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE TRAINING UNIT. CHRISTINE SILK WAS SWORN IN AS AN LMPD OFFICER SEPTEMBER EIGHTH OF 2023, AND ASSIGNED A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER NAMED JUSTIN LEMON. HE KEPT PROPOSITIONING HER, MAKING ADVANCES TOWARD HER, AND FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, SHE MADE IT VERY CLEAR I맥스카지노�M NOT INTERESTED IN A ROMANTIC OR SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I ONLY WANT A PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. BUT ACCORDING TO THE LAWSUIT, LEMON PERSISTED, ONE DAY DURING TRAINING, SILK BECAME HOT AND SWEATY AND REMOVED HER BULLETPROOF VEST, AND WHEN SHE TOOK HER VEST OFF, HE SAID, I DIDN맥스카지노�T KNOW THAT YOU HAD ABS. AND HE STARTED TO PULL HER SHIRT UP AND BRUSHED THE BODY PART OF HER BREAST, AND SHE HAD TO SMACK HIS HAND AWAY. OFFICER SILK ALSO CLAIMS OFFICER LEMON SENT HER MULTIPLE SEXUAL TEXT MESSAGES, INCLUDING ONE WHICH CONTAINED AN INAPPROPRIATE PICTURE. THAT PHOTO IS INCLUDED IN THE LAWSUIT. IT IS CERTAINLY, UM, A VERY DIRECT AND OBVIOUS ACT OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT TO SEND AN UNSOLICITED AND CLEARLY UNWELCOMED, UM, SEXUALLY EXPLICIT PICTURE OF YOUR GENITALIA. ACCORDING TO THE MAYOR맥스카지노�S OFFICE OFFICER JUSTIN LEMON IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, HAS BEEN REASSIGNED AND STRIPPED OF HIS POLICE DUTIES. OFFICERS ARE NOT TERMINATED FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT. UH, AT MOST SUSPENDED. THEY GET A SLAP ON THE WRIST. SO YOU CAN SAY ALL DAY LONG YOU DON맥스카지노�T TOLERATE SEXUAL HARASSMENT, WHEN IN REALITY YOU DO. IN HER LAWSUIT, OFFICER SILK CLAIMS EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, PHYSICAL PAIN AND MENTAL ANGUISH. SHE맥스카지노�S DEMANDING COMPENSATORY AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES, AND SHE맥스카지노�S STANDING UP AS SHE ALWAYS HAS, TO PROTECT AND SERVE. RANDALL, CAM 비바카지노 Viva NEWS. LMPD RESPONDED TO OFFICER SILKS SUIT AGAINST THE DEPARTMENT BY SAYING, IN PART, LMPD WILL NOT TOLERATE SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITHIN THE AGENCY AS THOSE BEHAVIORS RUN AFOUL OF OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE A SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL SWORN AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF. WE TAKE ALL ALLEGATIONS OF THIS NATURE SERIOUSLY AND IMMEDIATELY LAUNCH INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS ONCE THEY ARE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION, THE STATEMENT GOES ON TO SAY. NEITHER OFFICER NAMED

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A Louisville Metro Police officer is suing the department and city, claiming she was sexually harassed and it led to discrimination and retaliation at work.The plaintiff, Christine Silk, started training at LMPD's academy in February 2023.In the lawsuit, she alleges one of her instructors, officer Dale Cottongim, made inappropriate comments regarding her, and the fact that she's a single mother, in front of classmates more than once.Silk says one time when she couldn't secure childcare for a work detail, and Cottongim suggested she "whore herself out" for it. The was one of several examples provided.She reported his conduct to a female training sergeant, who reported it up the chain of command, which resulted in a Professional Standards Unit investigation.The lawsuit says he was found in violation of two allegations, but not harassment/sexual harassment.Cottongim was reprimanded and involuntarily transferred to a patrol division, but was not suspended, according to the lawsuit.Silk said after the investigation, she received backlash from coworkers, including some claiming she "reports everyone for sexual harassment.""She was devastated that so many people she knew, but also people she didn't know, around law enforcement were talking about her, saying, 'Stay away from her, she will file a sexual harassment claim against you,'" her attorney Sara Collins said on Tuesday.Sometime after she was sworn in as an officer last September, Silk claims she was harassed again.The lawsuit claims while in the second phase of her training, her assigned training officer, Justin LeMon, made "inappropriate comments and advances."It says LeMon repeatedly asked her if she would be interested in him romantically if he weren't married, touched her multiple times in a way that made her uncomfortable, and one instance, made her read a sexual fantasy he had written about her on his phone.She also claims he once touched below her breast and tried to raise her shirt, and repeatedly insisted she look at his crotch after they hugged.Silk said in November, he texted her sexual photos.The lawsuit says that after her first experience reporting Cottongim, she didn't want to report another male officer for inappropriate conduct. When she eventually did to a trusted fellow officer, she says that officer wrote a memo to another sergeant saying LeMon should not train other female officers.According to the lawsuit, another PSU investigation happened, and LeMon was put on administrative reassignment with limited powers pending an investigation.Again, Silk said she faced backlash and felt she was treated unfairly afterward. In one example, she talks about when she was put on administrative reassignment after an officer involved shooting in May. She claims she was denied work placements that others were given. 비바카지노 Viva reached out to LMPD about Silk's lawsuit. Here is their full response: 맥스카지노�LMPD will not tolerate sexual misconduct within this agency as those behaviors run afoul of our mission to provide a safe work environment for all Sworn and Professional staff. We take all allegations of this nature seriously and immediately launch internal investigations once they are brought to our attention per our Standard Operating Procedures. "Regarding the specific allegations contained in the lawsuit, one investigation was completed in 2023. That officer was disciplined and transferred. The other investigation is ongoing and while it is ongoing, the officer has been reassigned with powers limited pending the outcome of the investigation. Neither is assigned to the same division or unit as the officer who has asserted the allegations. "While we appreciate the opportunity to respond, we are unable to provide additional comment due to pending litigation.맥스카지노�The lawsuit comes to light just after Chief Jackie Gwinn-Villaroel was suspended for her handling of workplace sexual harassment allegations involving different officers.The mayor said Tuesday, the investigation into the chief's conduct, led by a former FBI agent, will take about a month. The investigation into the officer accused of harassment, which will go through the county attorney's office, will take much longer.The chief will remain on paid leave during both investigations.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

A Louisville Metro Police officer is suing the department and city, claiming she was sexually harassed and it led to discrimination and retaliation at work.

The plaintiff, Christine Silk, started training at LMPD's academy in February 2023.

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In the lawsuit, she alleges one of her instructors, officer Dale Cottongim, made inappropriate comments regarding her, and the fact that she's a single mother, in front of classmates more than once.

Silk says one time when she couldn't secure childcare for a work detail, and Cottongim suggested she "whore herself out" for it. The was one of several examples provided.

She reported his conduct to a female training sergeant, who reported it up the chain of command, which resulted in a Professional Standards Unit investigation.

The lawsuit says he was found in violation of two allegations, but not harassment/sexual harassment.

Cottongim was reprimanded and involuntarily transferred to a patrol division, but was not suspended, according to the lawsuit.

Silk said after the investigation, she received backlash from coworkers, including some claiming she "reports everyone for sexual harassment."

"She was devastated that so many people she knew, but also people she didn't know, around law enforcement were talking about her, saying, 'Stay away from her, she will file a sexual harassment claim against you,'" her attorney Sara Collins said on Tuesday.

Sometime after she was sworn in as an officer last September, Silk claims she was harassed again.

The lawsuit claims while in the second phase of her training, her assigned training officer, Justin LeMon, made "inappropriate comments and advances."

It says LeMon repeatedly asked her if she would be interested in him romantically if he weren't married, touched her multiple times in a way that made her uncomfortable, and one instance, made her read a sexual fantasy he had written about her on his phone.

She also claims he once touched below her breast and tried to raise her shirt, and repeatedly insisted she look at his crotch after they hugged.

Silk said in November, he texted her sexual photos.

The lawsuit says that after her first experience reporting Cottongim, she didn't want to report another male officer for inappropriate conduct.

When she eventually did to a trusted fellow officer, she says that officer wrote a memo to another sergeant saying LeMon should not train other female officers.

According to the lawsuit, another PSU investigation happened, and LeMon was put on administrative reassignment with limited powers pending an investigation.

Again, Silk said she faced backlash and felt she was treated unfairly afterward.

In one example, she talks about when she was put on administrative reassignment after an officer involved shooting in May.

She claims she was denied work placements that others were given.

비바카지노 Viva reached out to LMPD about Silk's lawsuit. Here is their full response:

맥스카지노�LMPD will not tolerate sexual misconduct within this agency as those behaviors run afoul of our mission to provide a safe work environment for all Sworn and Professional staff. We take all allegations of this nature seriously and immediately launch internal investigations once they are brought to our attention per our Standard Operating Procedures.

"Regarding the specific allegations contained in the lawsuit, one investigation was completed in 2023. That officer was disciplined and transferred. The other investigation is ongoing and while it is ongoing, the officer has been reassigned with powers limited pending the outcome of the investigation. Neither is assigned to the same division or unit as the officer who has asserted the allegations.

"While we appreciate the opportunity to respond, we are unable to provide additional comment due to pending litigation.맥스카지노�

The lawsuit comes to light just after Chief Jackie Gwinn-Villaroel was suspended for her handling of workplace sexual harassment allegations involving different officers.

The mayor said Tuesday, the investigation into the chief's conduct, led by a former FBI agent, will take about a month. The investigation into the officer accused of harassment, which will go through the county attorney's office, will take much longer.

The chief will remain on paid leave during both investigations.

LMPD lawsuit: Officer says workplace became 'hostile' after she made sexual harassment claims

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