A Rikers Island correction officer alleges in a lawsuit she was sexually assaulted and harassed by a supervisor.
Laurice Williams said that in August 2020, Capt. Morris Lewis bent down with his face near her “private area,” lifted her up by her waist, and bent her over his shoulder, according to the lawsuit.Williams suffers from panic attacks and cannot sleep at night because of the “discriminatory and retaliatory conduct,” according to the suit.“discriminatory and retaliatory conduct,” according to the suit, which seeks unspecified damages.
“Instead of providing help, the DOC permitted harassment. Instead of protecting the plaintiff, the DOC protected the perpetrator,” said Paul Liggieri, Williams’ lawyer.A spokesman for the correction captains’ union did not immediately return a request for comment.
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